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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
City focused on fixing aging homes
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – Mayor Danene Sorace said Thursday that affordable housing is a topic on the mind of every mayor across Pennsylvania and nationwide. For a city, it can be difficult to find room to squeeze in new housing. It's leading Lancaster down the path of protecting the aging homes it already has. 'It is often one repair, one leaking roof, one boiler that's not working, one collapsed sewer line that is the difference between whether or not they're going to be able to stay in their home or if they're going to need to sell and relocate to some place else that may not be as affordable long term,' Mayor Sorace said. This isn't just a Lancaster problem. Governor Josh Shapiro is looking to address the issue and provide dollars in his next budget. 'The governor's proposal calls for $50 million in a housing stock restoration program to restore our aging homes,' Rick Siger, the secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development, said. Lancaster received a grant in 2020 for around $10 million to make necessary repairs inside aging homes. 'In 2024 alone, the city invested $3.75 million in our aging housing stock and helped more than 200 low to moderate income households make needed home repairs, addressing a variety of health and safety issues,' Mayor Sorace said. Those repairs are made possible with the help of the city's Office of Healthy Homes, which is looking to combat issues such as lead poisoning. 'We're really trying to let people know that lead is really just the tip of the iceberg,' Elaine Esch Lapp, the lead program manager for the Office of Healthy Homes, said. 'I know a lot of caretakers of young children worry about lead poisoning.' Mayor Sorace feels confident in Healthy Homes' work across the city. Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices 'I know that the work that our led team is doing is transforming the lives of our little ones because they will not be impaired for their entire lives by lead poisoning,' Sorace said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Yahoo
Former MNPD assistant police chief accused of murdering wife has died
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A former assistance chief with the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) arrested and accused of murdering his wife has died, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. John Sorace was 87 years old; last month, Sorace was arrested after his wife was found shot to death in their family home in Murfreesboro. He had called police and claimed he woke up from a nap. His wife was found dead at the scene. PREVIOUS: Wife of former MNPD assistant police chief found shot to death in Rutherford County Arresting documents stated a .40 caliber Glock was found about eight feet away from her body and a single spent cartridge was discovered in the room. The documents added the ejection path seemed to originate from the couch. Sorace had been in custody at the time of his death, officials said. He had spent 13 days in an area hospital to treat a pre-existing illness. ORIGINAL STORY: Rutherford County man charged in wife's death 'He was in custody at the hospital,' jail administrator Kevin Henderson said. 'A deputy was there the entire time.' Sorace's family was notified and had asked for palliative care. According to District Attorney Jennings Jones, the case will be closed due to Sorace's death. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Yahoo
Former Nashville police official dies in custody on homicide charges while awaiting hearing
An elderly former Nashville assistant police chief died Feb. 20 while awaiting a court hearing on homicide charges, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office announced. The former Metro Nashville assistant police chief, 87-year-old John Sorace, had faced reckless homicide charges accusing him of shooting and killing his wife Feb. 9 at their home near Murfreesboro, court records show. Deputies booked Sorace at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a $700,000 bond, sheriff's spokeswoman Lisa Marchesoni previously confirmed. Sorace died after a 13-day hospital stay for a pre-existing illness, according to the press release from sheriff's spokeswoman Lisa Marchesoni. Sheriff's Jail Administrator Kevin Henderson said Sorace was admitted to the hospital for medical issues Feb. 7, according to the press release. 'He was in custody at the hospital,' Henderson said in the press release. 'A deputy was there the entire time.' Incarceration: Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh hires Kevin Henderson as deputy chief over Rutherford County jail Chief Deputy Keith Lowery said the Sorace family was notified and asked for palliative care, according to the press release. District Attorney Jennings Jones said the case would be closed because of Sorace's death, the press release added. A criminal hearing had been reset for Sorace as part of an 8:31 a.m. March 17 docket in General Sessions Court before Judge Lisa Eischeid at the Rutherford County Judicial Center in downtown Murfreesboro, online Rutherford Circuit Court records show. Sorace had representation by a public defender, according to the court records. Court records list the victim's name as Sharon Sorace. "The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the neck," states a case warrant filed Jan. 13 through General Sessions Court by Rutherford County Sheriff's Detective Christian Wrather. Homicide: Warrant shows ex-Nashville assistant police chief charged in wife's shooting death Reach reporter Scott Broden with news tips or questions by emailing him at sbroden@ To support his work with The Daily News Journal, sign up for a digital subscription. This article originally appeared on Murfreesboro Daily News Journal: Former Nashville police official dies in custody on homicide charges
