Feb 25, 2021
GROVE CITY, Pa. Phillip C. Macri III, 46, of Grove City, Pa. died Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at Grove City Hospital.
He was born June 12, 1974, in Youngstown, as a preemie, at Tod Children’s Hospital, the son of Phillip Jr. and Sallie Baragona Macri.
Phil graduated from Niles McKinley High School in 1993, and went on to follow in his father’s footsteps working for Durso’s Bakery. Later in life he followed his heart and ministered to those in need, and then founded Keystone Blind Association, where he would spend his last years of work.
He is survived by his father of Niles; his brother, Salvatore (Danielle) Macri of Niles; his sisters, Teresa Nicholson of Austintown and Brandy Hitchcock of Vienna; four nieces, Kara, Samantha, Katie and Lilliann; two nephews, John and Corey; one great-nephew, Nikolas; and countless friends he called family.
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Jamestown school district held a vigil to remember the life of 18-year-old high school student Darian Keyser, who died on Feb. 17.
Jan. 2 â Closing the recidivism pipeline:Â An $800,000 grant given to West Central Workforce Development to assist 140 students age 18-24 in Mercer and Lawrence counties to transition from the judicial system to the workforce.
Jan. 4 â âA great dayâ:Â Common Pleas Court of Mercer County swear in two new judges. Tedd Nesbit and Ronald Amrhein, elected the previous November, fill seats that have been vacant since January 2018.
Jan. 5 â âThe communityâs projectâ: Shane Nugent is named as capital campaign chairman for the Shenango Valley Animal Shelterâs fundraising efforts to build a new center.