WPPA / T-102 RADIO NEWS / Wednesday

08/23/06 LOCAL HOSE COMPANIES RECIEVES GRANT


CONGRESSMAN TIM HOLDEN ON TUESDAY PRESENTED TWO GRANTS TO TWO LOCAL FIRE COMPANIES.A GRANT FOR $53,200 WAS AWARDED TO THE GOOD INTENT HOSE CO.#1 IN LLEWEYLN FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYS ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTER GRANT PROGRAM AND A $38,000 GRANT TO THE NEW MINERSVILLE HOSE CO. IN MINERSVILLE. THE FEDERAL GRANT WAS AWARDED UNDER THE ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE US FIRE ADMINISTRATION, A DIVISION OF THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE DIRECTORATE OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO AWARD ONE YEAR GRANTS DIRECTLY TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO FIRE AND FIRE RELATED HAZARDS.


08/23/06 TWO VEHICLE CRASH ON ROUTE 209 MONDAY AFTERNOON RESULTS IN INJURY.

STATE POLICE AT SCH. HAVEN REPORT THAT ON MONDAY AFTERNNOON TWO VEHICLES, ONE DRIVEN BY 21 YEAR OLD STEVEN MOORE OF TOWER CITY AND THE OTHER DRIVEN BY ROBIN GONZALES 54 ALSO OF TOWER CITY WERE EXITING NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE 81 INTENDING TO TRAVEL SOUTH ON ROUTE 209. BOTH VEHICLES WERE STOPPED FOR A STOP SIGN AT ROUTE 209. MOORES VEHICLE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND GONZALES. GONZALES TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKES , BUT DID NOT PULL OUT DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.ACCORDING TO REPORTS MOORE ASSUMED GONZALES WAS PULLING OUT IMMEDIATELY AND ACCELERATED DRIVING INTO THE REAR OF GONZALES VEHICLE. ALL INVOLVED WERE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS.A PASSENGER IN GONZALES VEHICLE,58 YEAR OLD JORGE GONZALES WAS TRANSPORTED TO POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL FOT UNKNOWN INJURIES.


08/23/06 SHENADOAH MAN ARRESTED FOLLOWING FIGHT

A SHENADOAH MAN WAS CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND PUBLIC DRUNKENESS WHILE POLICE QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT HIS INVOLEMENT IN A FIGHT OUTSIDE A TURKEY HILL MINIT MARKET ON MAIN STREET EARLY MONDAY ACCORDING TO REPORTS POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE TURKEY HILL PARKING LOT FOR A REPORT OF TWO MEN FIGHTING. UPON ARRIVAL THE POLICE FOUND ONLY ONE OF THE TWO ,22 YEAR OLD JEFFREY D. CAPIGA OF FERGUSON STREET IN SHENADOAH AND THE CLERK AT THE TURKEY HILL STATED THAT CAPIGA STARTED THE FIGHT. POLICE TOLD CAPIGA TO GO HOME BUT BECAME DISORDERLY AND REFUSED TO LEAVE AND HAD TO BE HAMDCUFFED AND TAKEN INTO POLICE CUSTODY.


08/23/06 TEEN INJURED WHILE SKATEBOARDING

A FIFTEEN YEAR OLD SHENADOAH HEIGHTS BOY WAS FLOWN TO LEHIGH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AFTER HE SLIPPED ON HIS SKATEBOARD AND PUT HIS ARM THROUGH A WINDOW. ACCORDING TO WEST MAHANOY TOWNSHIP POLICE ,RAYMOND KOSTOWSKIE WAS RIDING HIS SKATEBOARD ON A SCH. AVENUE SIDEWALK, SLIPPED AND ACCIDENTLY PUT HIS RIGHT ARM THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A FORMER GARAGE AT 90-96 SCH. AVENUE.


08/23/08 SCH.TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WORKERS APPROVED A THREE YEAR CONTACT MONDAY NIGHT,23 DAYS AFTER A PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT WAS REACHED. ACCORDING TO THE POTTSVILLE REPUBLICAN A TOP OFFICAIAL WITH THE REDCO GROUP,THE POTTSVILLE BASED MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT’S OVERSEEING THE COUNTYS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND UNION OFFICALS DECLINED TO DISCLOSE CONTRACT DETAILS.ACCORDING TO TERI HENNING GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION, WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC MONEY GOING TOWARD THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES THE RECORDS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC SCRUTINY. HENNING SAID THE ENTITY EXIST IN LARGE PART BASED ON PUBLIC FUNDING. AS PART OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT TO KNOW ACT CERTAIN RECORDS OF THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER AGENCIES PERFORMING ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS, ARE REQUIRED TO BE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY CITIZENS OF THE STATE.VIRGINA SCHENK THE RECO GROUPS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SAID A NEWS RELEASE WOULD BE ISSUED AND DECLINED TO COMMENT.AS FOR THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT SCHENK SAID IT’S A PRIVATE AGREEMENT. ERIC COOKSON CHAPTER PRESIDENT OF THE 1201 LOCAL SERVICES EMPLOYMENT INTERNATIONAL SAID IT WAS A HARD FIGHT BUT WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED ,EACH SIDE DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE IN AND WE REACHED A HAPPY MEDIUM.


COUNTY RESTAURANT KICKS THE HABIT

ANOTHER BIG CITY TREND MAKES ITS WAY TO SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. AMATO’S ITALIAN GRILL, ROUTE 61 NEAR SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, HAS GONE SMOKE FREE. OWNER DANNY AMATO SAYS THEY POLLED REGULAR CUSTOMERS BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION AND THE RESPONSE WAS GOOD……

TEENS KICIN’ NICOTINE WILL BE ON HAND TODAY (WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23) AT 10AM TO HELP CELEBRATE THE RESTAURANTS NEW SMOKE FREE STATUS.