WPPA / T-102 RADIO NEWS / Tuesday

4 IDENTIFIED IN WEEKEND CRASH

STATE POLICE FRACKVILLE HAVE IDENTIFED THE FOUR PEOPLE INVOLVED IN A DELANO CRASH SUNDAY. OFFICERS SAY 20 YEAR OLD LORI KAUFFMAN, POTTSVILLE, WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ON LOFTY ROAD, JUST NORTH OF DELANO, WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE. SHE ROLLED THE VEHICLE ONTO ITS SIDE, COMING TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC. KAUFFMAN WAS EJECTED FROM THE SUV. KAUFFMAN AND PASSENGER 20 YEAR OLD CRISTINA PETROZINO, PORT CARBON WERE FLOWN TO THE LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTER. 26 YEAR OLD FRANCIS VILCHECK, POTTSVILLE AND 22 YEAR OLD MARK SHELLHAMMER, MIDDLEPORT, SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. POLICE SAY AN INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. CHARGES ARE PENDING AGAINST KAUFFMAN.

MAN CHARED WITH DEFRAUDING LOCAL MARKET

A POTTSVILLE MAN WAS CHARGED OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER STATE POLICE IN SCHUYLKILL HAVEN ACCUSE HIM OF CASHING TWO COUNTERFEIT CHECKS TOTALING OVER $1,000 AT THE RED & WHITE MARKET, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN. 47 YEAR OLD ALVIN WASHINGTON, WHO IS BEING HELD IN THE SCHUYLKILL COUNT PRISON ON UNRELATED CHARGES, IS CHARGED WITH FORGERY, THEFT AND OTHER CHARGES. TROOOPER SAY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.

AREA TEENS KICKIN’ NICOTINE

TEENAGERS FROM TEENS KICKIN NICOTINE WILL BE JOINING AMATO’S ITALIAN GRILL TO CELEBRATE THE RESTAURANT BECOMING A SMOKE FREE ESTABLESHMENT. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD THIS WEDNESDAY, 10 AM, AT AMATO’S ROUTE 61, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN. RESTAURANT AND BAR WORKERS ARE TYPICALLY EXPOSED TO TWIDCE AS MUCH SECOND HAND SMOKE AS MOST OFFICER WORKERS AND ACCORDING TO THE TEENS, THEY ARE 50% MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF LUNG CANCER.

MINERSVILLE TO CELBRATE!

THE BORO OF MINERSVILLE WILL COMMEMORATE ITS 175TH ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEKEND! THE CELEBRATORY PARADE WILL BEGIN THIS SATURDAY AT 1PM AND IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN AN HOUR LONG. THE DAY FEATURES LOCAL BANDS, ANTIQUE FIRE APPARATUS, VENDORS AND MORE. PARADE COORDIANTOR BOB LLEWLLYN SAYS THE DAY FEATURES MANY INTERSTING PEOPLE. WPPA AND T-102 SPORTS AFFILATE PHIL SHOENER WILL BE AN HONORARY MASTER OF CEREMONIES

SCHUYLKILL PRODUCTS ON THE MOVE

SCHUYLKILL PRODUCTS WILL MOVE OVER SIZED LOADS. A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON SAYS TWO LOADS WILL LEAVE TODAY AT 7AM, TWO AT 9AM AND TWO AT 11AM; WEDNESDAY TWO LEAVING AT 7AM AND 9 AM AND TWO LEAVING THURSDAY AT 7AM. MOTORISTS WILL EXPERIENCE DELAYS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 901 AND 183 AND ROUTES 183 AND 61 IN THE CRESSONA AREA.

PENNDOT LINE PAINTING

PENNDOT REMINDS MOTORISTS TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ROUTE 61 IN THE ORWIGSBURG AREA THIS WEEK. CREWS WILL BE PAINTING NEW LANE MARKINGS IN THE AREA OF RED CHURCH. TRAFIC WILL BE REDUCED TO A SINGLE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION NEAR BRICK HILL ROAD, LIBERTY STREET AND GREENVIEW STREET. OFFICIALS SAY THE WORK MAY TAKE UNTIL AUGUST 25 TO COMPLETE.

ARGALL SPONSORS IDENTITY THEFT SEMINAR

IDENTITY THEFT IS A SERIOUS CRIME AND NOW COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN LEARN HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST IT. REP DAVID ARGALL WILL HOST AN IDENTITY THEFT SEMINAR WEDNESDAY, SEPT 6 AT 6:30PM IN THE CAFETERIA OF SCHUYLKILL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LEESPORT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES VALUABLE INFORMATION TO PROTECT LOCAL FAMILIES AND SENIORS FROM FALLING VICTIM TO THIS CRIME. CONTACT ONE OF AR
GALL’S DISTRICT OFFICES, IN TAMAQUA 668-1240 OR ORWIGSBURG 366-2735 TO REGISTER.


HELMETS TO HARD HATS INITIATIVE PREPARES FORMER MILITARY MEMBERS FOR CONSTRUCTION JOBS

IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT PENNSYLVANIA’S SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN RETURNING HOME, GOV. ED RENDELL RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A $200,000 GRANT TO THE HELMETS TO HARDHATS INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDES TRAINING FOR JOBS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. IN LESS THAN A YEAR, MORE THAN 4,500 MILITARY CANDIDATES HAVE REGISTERED FOR THIS PROGRAM. MORE INFORMATION ON THE INITIATIVE IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT HELMETS TO HARDHATS –DOT- ORG.