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Lawrence Gurnari, 91, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, from complications of COVID-19, at River Run Skilled Nursing Facility, where he resided since July 2019. Lawrence was born in Kingston to the late Catherine Provenziano Gurnari and Bruno Gurnari on Nov. 16, 1929. He grew up in Luzerne and attended Luzerne High School. He was an avid bowler and caddied at the local golf courses while learning to play golf. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. As a corpora...

Bygone Muncie: Track the history of Delaware County’s railroads Chris Flook, Muncie Star Press © Photo provided by Lost Muncie Facebook page The interior of the Union Station Depot is shown in this 1957 photo by newsman Dick Greene. I grew up in West Acres Addition just outside of Muncie. The heavily wooded lots provided for a magical childhood. In warmer months, my sisters and I spent the majority of our time exploring the natural surroundings, while birds serenaded in the...

Text size Elon Musk is now the world’s richest person—and his rise to the top spot is a blueprint for would-be billionaires everywhere. Tesla founder Musk is now worth an estimated $195 billion, according to the Bloomberg billionaires index, eclipsing Jeff Bezos’s net worth of $185 billion. Newsletter Sign-up The Barrons Daily A morning briefing on what you need to know in the day ahead, including exclusive commentary from Barrons and MarketWatch writers. PREVIEW SUBSCR...

Barbara DaLonzo WELLSVILLE — Barbara DaLonzo, 78, of Wellsville, OH passed away from complications of COVID-19 at the Orchards in East Liverpool,on December 24, 2020. Barb also had a long battle with Alzheimer disease. She was born on August 26, 1942, in Pittsburgh, PA, the only child of Stephen and Gertrude (Graczky) Lukowski. She grew up in the Pittsburgh area and attended Sewickley Academy. In 1976, Barb began working for Conrail and held highly responsible positions in areas such as ...

Love them or hate them, the railroads created a template that other nascent industries followed. Telegraph and telephone, automobile and airplane, radio and television, and now the internet—each of these technologies, in its own way, made us ever more tightly connected. Industries that sprang up around these new technological products generated enormous wealth and great power for some. And all of them eventually felt the hand of government regulation. But first the railroad had to come throug...

100 years ago — 1920 The women of Schuylkill County will be called upon to assume full responsibility in the matter of citizenship. The Schuylkill County jury commissioners on Tuesday morning decided to place in the jury wheel the names of the women as they come before them for consideration. 75 years ago — 1945 The Van Buren Chorus, consisting of a group of 40 men, will give a sacred concert on Sunday evening, Dec. 30, in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Schuylkill Haven at 7:30...

Hearst investigation: Lifesaving rail technology deadline nears FacebookTwitterEmail An express train speeds through the Greenwich Metro-North station in Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, June 10, 2020.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media Two deadly train collisions in Connecticut could have been avoided if railway technology now required on commuter lines existed at the time, federal authorities say. The Federal Railroad Administration documented two rail accidents in the state in the past 50 y...

Dec 23, 2020 >>Drexel University College Of Medicine At Tower Health Set To Finish (Wyomissing, PA) -- The Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health is getting closer to completion. Officials announced yesterday that the new medical school is expected to be completed in July of next year. The school is a result of a partnership between Tower Healths Reading Hospital and Drexel University. The new building will include a large anatomy lab, small group rooms and a simulation lab....

Deacon Joseph F. Sexton Posted December 21, 2020 Deacon Joseph F. Sexton, a retired permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, died Dec. 17 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from complications related to COVID-19. He was 86 years old. Deacon Sexton was the only child of the late Thomas and Margaret Sexton. He entered a high school seminary but after graduation left to join the United States Army. He was stationed in Japan where he met his future wife, Barbara. After b...

Parsons, NJ TRANSIT Complete Positive Train Control Implementation Advanced train control system will improve safety, protect riders News provided by Share this article Share this article CENTREVILLE, Va., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that NJ TRANSIT (NJT) has completed the final deployment of its Positive Train Control (PTC) system; an advanced, technological capability that increases the safety of rail transit and protects riders. In partnersh...