New Castle neighborhood struggles after blast

NEW CASTLE, Pa. —  Dwight Caldararo knows his neighborhood will never be the same.

Six months ago, Caldararo, his wife and children were forced out of their Almira Street home after a natural-gas explosion at a home just yards away at 833 Franklin Ave. — a force that mostly destroyed the neighborhood.

Today, the neighborhood is a shell of what it once was with eight homes demolished and countless others still unoccupied because of the damage.

For the complete story, see Sunday's Vindicator.