Vietnam memorial display to be at park in Salem

Vietnam memorial displayto be at park in Salem
SALEM -- The traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will arrive in Salem on Thursday and be on display at Waterworth Memorial Park from Friday through June 5.
The memorial is inscribed with the names of some 58,000 Americans who were killed or listed as missing during the Vietnam War. Salem Mayor Larry DeJane said workers are preparing the site at the park today. The replica wall will be located near the band shell at the park. The best access to the area is from Sunset Boulevard off North Lincoln Avenue (state Route 45), DeJane said.
District attorney position
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Lawrence County commissioners introduced an ordinance that would make the county district attorney a full-time position. The measure would mean that District Attorney Matthew Mangino would have to give up his private law practice. His salary would go from $60,000 per year to $120,225 per year, according to state law. A federal grant would pay the extra salary costs for the first two years and then the county would pay those costs. There are 26 other full-time district attorneys in Pennsylvania, officials have said. In other business Tuesday, commissioners designated 200 acres in Neshannock Township as a Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone. The property, located in Millennium Park off of Pa. Route 60, is exempt from state and local taxes until 2013. Officials say a semiconductor company is considering building a plant on the land.
Indian gathering
NORTH LIMA -- The Beaver Township Park Board will present an American Indian gathering Saturday at Woodworth Park on Warren Avenue. The event will feature the Soaring Hawk Village and Cultural Society and will include dancing and demonstrations. Various vendors will be selling wares and food. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Cited on alcohol violations
COLUMBUS -- State liquor agents cited a Youngstown restaurant and two Washingtonville establishments Friday evening, charging them with furnishing alcoholic beverages to someone under age 21. Cited were Nancy L. Grega of Hubbard at Armadillo's Restaurant, 3031 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, and Brenda A. Lambert at Rasoul's, 920 W. Main St., and John K. Branch at Mrs. T's, 325 W. Main St., both in Washingtonville, which is where Lambert and Branch are from.
Motorcycle accident
HADLEY, Pa. -- State police said Patricia A. Baker, 43, of Ridge Avenue, Sharpsville, was seriously injured when the motorcycle she was driving ran off U.S. Route 19 and into a ditch in Perry Township. Police said she was southbound around 3 p.m. Sunday when she lost control of the motorcycle on a curve. Baker was taken to Hamot Medical Center in Erie, where she remained in the intensive care unit this morning. The hospital wouldn't release her condition. A passenger on the motorcycle, Brian K. Donner, 46, also of Ridge Avenue, didn't require hospitalization, police said.
Homeowner robbed
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Two men forced their way into an East Washington Street home and robbed the owner early this morning. Police said the men forced in the front door of a home on the 1300 block of East Washington Street at 12:10 a.m.
One of the men hit the 32-year-old victim over the head with a revolver. The other man had a sawed-off shotgun, police said. They took $900 from the homeowner before leaving, police said. Police did not release a description of the suspects.
Accidental shooting
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- City police reported this morning that a man accidentally shot himself in the men's room of the Post Office Lunch on South Jefferson Street. Police were called to the eatery at 3:32 p.m. Sunday after someone reported hearing a shot.
Authorities found Raymond E. Rice, 43, near the American News Stand, just a few feet away from the restaurant. Police said a witness told them Rice had a shotgun in his pants and was trying to determine if the safety was on when he shot himself. He injured his left leg and foot, police said.
Rice was admitted to Jameson Hospital Sunday, but has been released, according to hospital officials. Police said they found a sawed-off shotgun in a nearby trash container. They offered no other details.