Restaurant robbed

Restaurant robbed
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Police are searching for the person who broke into Gallo's Italian Villa on Wilmington Road. Neshannock Township police said the back door of the business was forced open sometime overnight late Tuesday or early Wednesday. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken, they said. Anyone with information should contact Neshannock police.
Driver has heart attack
NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A man apparently suffered a heart attack and crashed into a parked car before driving home for help. Police said John Parra, 61, of East Reynolds Street, was traveling west on Chestnut Street when he crashed into a parked pickup truck at 10:10 p.m. Saturday. The truck is owned by Gary Shreckengost of Spruce Street.
Police said Parra then drove home, where he complained of chest pain and difficulty breathing. He later died at Jameson Hospital, they said.
Adult education
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Free adult education classes for Butler, Lawrence and Mercer county residents, 16 and older, are being offered by the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV. Classes will be at various locations in the tri-county area and are designed for those who want to learn how to read, write or speak English or develop other basic skills.
Students may also prepare to take the GED test to obtain a high school equivalency diploma. Instruction is individualized, so participants may register just by attending classes. For details, call the Midwestern Intermediate Unit at (724) 458-6700.
Family history seminar
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- A how-to seminar on discovering and organizing your family history will be offered by the Grove City Area Historical Society from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Penn Grove Hotel, East Pine Street, here. Each participant will receive a tote bag filled with materials to help their research.
Speakers include Loretta DeSantis, on how to locate information and verify data; Dr. Thomas Hannon of Slippery Rock University, on tombstone geography; and Barry Harlow, on research methods used at the Latter-day Saints Library in Slippery Rock. The fee is $30 and includes breakfast and lunch. The deadline is Saturday. For details, call Anita DeMarco at (724) 458-9499 or Ginny Filer at (814) 786-7805.
Motorcycle event
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Thunder at Cooper's Lake Fall Reunion is set for Friday through Sunday at Cooper's Lake on Currie Road. There will be eight bands, a disk jockey, field events, a wet T-shirt contest and a masquerade ball. A large outdoor motorcycle used-part swap meet also is planned. For details, call John Morgan at (724) 658-5000.
Dem ranking member
YOUNGSTOWN -- State Sen. Marc Dann of Liberty, D-32nd, will be named Wednesday as the Democratic ranking member of both the Civil and Criminal Judiciary committees. He has been one of the Democrats' three members of both committees since January.
Dann, a lawyer, will step down from the State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee; he has served since January as the committee's Democratic ranking member. The decision by the Democratic Senate Caucus comes after the resignation of Leigh Herington of Ravenna, whose last day as a state senator is Wednesday.
Charged in dog neglect
YOUNGSTOWN -- A 26-year-old Youngstown man is facing misdemeanor charges of not properly taking care of his dogs. Shawn D. Ramsey of Tampa Avenue was charged with depriving a companion animal of necessary sustenance and not having a dog license. Police reports say a hound dog was found tied to the back of his home without food or water and with its ribs showing. Another dog was found on the property without a license.
Bartending services
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mill Creek MetroParks' board members voted to change the general rules and regulations for patrons serving alcohol at the Davis Center.
The parks board lists 32 caterers from which those renting the facility can choose to cater functions at the center. Now patrons must also look to that list of 32 approved caterers in selecting a bartender. All 32 caterers offer bartending services.
Board members said no specific occurrences led to the change, but that it was needed for liability and safety reasons. They said the change should not be an added cost to those renting the center.