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Razing of Realty building placed on fast track
YOUNGSTOWN — The Realty Tower demolition contractor is bringing in a larger crane with a heavier wrecking ball next week that he said will speed up the process of taking down the downtown building. But Gary Moderalli, owner of Moderalli Excavating, said he can’t guarantee enough demolition work will...
Albert M. Dota Jr. 1946-2024
YOUNGSTOWN — Albert Michael Dota Jr., 77, of Boardman, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2024. He was born Nov. 21, 1946, son of the late Albert and Emma Jane Hunter Dota. He served in Vietnam as an infantry mortarman and lived most of his life in Youngstown. Al graduated...
City council plans to move $10M of ARP funds to its general fund
YOUNGSTOWN — City council could consider legislation Monday to put $10 million of its $82.7 million American Rescue Plan money into the general fund to give Youngstown more time to use it while it collects interest. Council on April 6, 2022, appropriated $3.9 million in ARP funds into the...
Route 68 construction on schedule despite delay
Work to expand Route 68 in Butler and Connoquenessing townships resumed a few days after the July 13 rally for former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show grounds — and construction still is on schedule to be completed in November 2025. Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc., contractor for...
Weekend Entertainment | All Eyes on Downtown Youngstown
The razing of Realty Tower has become a morbid attraction in downtown Youngstown. A crew has been bashing away at the 12-story building with a wrecking ball, stripping it down to its steel-beam skeleton. Workers are then sent up in a metal basket dangling from a crane to cut away...
Cranberry Township updates park upgrade plan
CRANBERRY TWP — Supervisors reviewed the updated version of the township’s master plan to upgrade the community park facilities during an agenda preparation meeting on Thursday evening, July 25. While an authorization to bid was approved on Thursday, decisive action on phase one of the project will be...
House votes to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally, recommend legislative fixes
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Rep. Mark E. Green, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters after leading a bipartisan visit on Monday, July 22, 2024, to the site of the July 13 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pa. Pictured from left are Rep. Carlos A. Jimenez, R-Fla., Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., rear, Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., and Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Trump rally shooting victim released from hospital; 2nd survivor remains hospitalized
PITTSBURGH -- One of two surviving victims injured at the Trump rally shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, has been released from the hospital. David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, was released from Allegheny General Hospital on Wednesday, hospital officials confirmed with ABC News. Dutch was among three rally-goers who were shot...
Unanimous vote: House to investigate Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on July 13. The vote underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump came within inches...
Community
Website: www.redcross.org or www.redcross.org/greaterPA. Contact: Jorge Martinez, chief executive officer, Southwestern PA chapter. Address: 1127 New Castle Road, P.O. Box 517, Prospect, PA 16052. Telephone: 724-865-2400. Website: www.bigbutlerfair.com. ∎Butler County Council of Governments. Address: 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry, PA 16066. Telephone: 724-612-7315. Email: butlercog@gmail.com. ∎Butler County Farm Bureau. Address: 362...
Rally gunshot victim released from Allegheny General Hospital
David Dutch, the 57-year-old New Kensington man injured at the July 13 rally for former President Donald Trump, has been discharged from Allegheny General Hospital as of Wednesday afternoon, July 24. A news release sent by Allegheny Health Network Wednesday evening said James Copenhaver, the 74-year-old from Moon Township who...
Veterans Appreciation Day at Calcutta Plaza
When St. Clair Township hosts the annual Veterans Appreciation Day at Calcutta Plaza, it is standing-room only. The crowd listens to live music, while awaiting a flyover during opening ceremonies before gathering for a picnic celebration. The plaza is the location of the East Liverpool Veterans Administration multi-specialty outpatient clinic, and veterans each were invited to attend with a guest. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)
State Parks
Address: 2716 McConnells Mill Road, Portersville, PA 16051. or when using GPS: 1761 McConnells Mill Road, Portersville, PA 16051. Website: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/McConnellsMillStatePark/Pages/default.aspx. Founded: 1957. McConnells Mill State Park has 2,546 acres in Perry and Slippery Rock townships in Lawrence County. Services, activities and attractions: Picnic areas, fishing, hunting, climbing and repelling,...
Public Transportation
The authority has 12 buses, six of which operate four routes primarily in Butler and Butler Township, as well as parts of Center and Summit townships. Six commuter buses operate four routes between Pittsburgh and Butler; two travel Route 8 to Route 28 and two travel Route 68 to Interstate 79 and Interstate 279.
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