Today's News-October 29, 2009

LOTTERY SCAM WARNING

ST CLAIR POLICE ARE WARNING RESIDENTS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A MAIL SCAM. A BOROUGH RESIDENT RECEIVED A LETTER AND A CHECK FOR $47-HUNDRED-DOLLARS FROM CAN EQUITY INVESTMENT, TELLING HER SHE WON A LOTTERY IN CANADA. THE LETTER WAS AN APPARENT SCAM AND THE WOMAN TOLD NOT TO CASH THE CHECK. SHOULD YOU RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF FRAUDULENT SOLICITATION, CALL POLICE.

NEW VISITORS BUREAU DIRECTOR NAMED

THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU HAS NAMED A NEW DIRECTOR. REGINA GARGANO OF POTTSVILLE, FORMERLY WORKED FOR SCHUYLKILL COUNTY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND WILL FILL THE SPOT FORMERLY HELD BY MARK MAJOR OF POTTSVILLE, WHO ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION IN AUGUST. GARGANO BEGINS HER NEW ROLE IN MID NOVEMBER.

ARGALL PROPOSES CUT IN SENATE AND LEGISLATURE
　
IS THE STATE LEGISLATURE TOO BIG? SENATOR DAVE ARGALL THINGS SO, AND IS PROPOSING A REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF LAWMAKERS BY MORE THAN 20 PERCENT. HANSON QUICKEL REPORTS FROM HARRISBURG:

ARGALL CUT LEGISLATURE

WOMAN CHARGED IN POTTSVILLE INCIDENT

A POTTSVILLE WOMAN IS JAILED FOLLOWING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE IN THE CITY TUESDAY NIGHT. POTTSVILLE POLICE SAY EDNA SHAY AND JOHN KAMANT WERE INVOLVED IN AN ARGUMENT, WITH SHAY THROWING AN ASHTRAY AND STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH. KAMANT NEEDED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE INJURIES. A SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA WAS ALSO FOUND. SHAY WAS CHARGED WITH SIMPLE ASSAULT AND POT POSSESSION AND WAS JAILED ON $10-THOUSAND-DOLLARS BAIL.

CITY MAN FACES STATE PRISON TIME

A POTTSVILLE MAN IS HEADED FOR STATE PRISON ON CHARGES THAT HE FAILED TO CARE FOR AN ELDERLY WOMAN. 52 YEAR OLD ARTHUR DEITER PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT LAST MONTH. HE FAILED TO CARE FOR 69 YEAR OLD JOANNE WEIDER, NOT FEEDING HER AND PROVIDING ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE. ACCORDING TO THE REPUBLICAN HERALD, DEITER WILL SPEND ONE TO TWO YEARS IN STATE PRISON, BEGINNING NOVEMBER 6TH.



CRUISE DONATES FUNDS FOR NEW LIBRARY VAN

THE POTTSVILLE LIONS CHARITIES CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, THIS TIME AIDING THE POTTSVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE GROUP PURCHASED A NEW VAN THROUGH PROCEEDS FROM THE GREAT POTTSVILLE CRUISE. LIBRARY DIRECTOR NANCY SMINK:

SMINK VAN

CRUISE CHAIRMAN AND POTTSVILLE LIONS MEMBER JERRY ENDERS SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN SOCKING THE MONEY AWAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS:

ENDERS VAN

GEISINGER GETS TOP MARKS

U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RECENTLY RANKED GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER AMONG THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY FOR NURSING CARE. THE REPORT WAS BASED ON PATIENT SATISFACTION FROM SURVEYS DONE IN 2008. IN THE SURVEY, 78 PERCENT OF GEISINGER PATIENTS RESPONDED THAT NURSES WERE ALWAYS COURTEOUS, LISTENED CAREFULLY AND GAVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS. THE LATEST HONOR FOR GMC COMES ON THE HEELS OF LAST YEAR'S DESIGNATION AS A MAGNET HOSPITAL. THAT COVETED STATUS-GRANTED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS WITH NURSES THAT PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE.
　
NEW YORK (AP) - IN THE OPENING GAME OF THE WORLD SERIES, CLIFF LEE AND CHASE UTLEY GOT PHILADELPHIA OFF TO A FAST START. LEE PITCHED A COMPLETE-GAME, SIX-HITTER TO OUTDUEL CC SABATHIA, UTLEY HOMERED TWICE AND THE PHILLIES BEAT THE NEW YORK YANKEES 6-1 LAST NIGHT. PEDRO MARTINEZ STARTS FOR THE PHILLIES AGAINST A.J. BURNETT IN GAME 2 TONIGHT.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - THERE'S A NEW TWIST ON THE TRADITIONAL BET BETWEEN GOVERNORS OF STATES WITH WORLD SERIES TEAMS THIS YEAR. IF THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES WIN, AN ESSAY WINNER AND A GUEST WILL GET A NIGHT ON THE TOWN IN MANHATTAN. IF THE NEW YORK YANKEES WIN, A STATE RESIDENT AND GUEST CHOSEN BY LOTTERY WILL GET A VIP WEEKEND IN THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.

WIND GAP, PA. (AP) - THE JANITOR ACCUSED OF FATALLY STABBING A NEW JERSEY PRIEST 32 TIMES IS DUE IN COURT TODAY IN MORRISTOWN, N.J. COURT DOCUMENTS FILED IN WIND GAP, PA., SAY THE REV. ED HINDS DISCUSSED FIRING JOSE FELICIANO ONE DAY BEFORE HE WAS ATTACKED IN THE RECTORY OF ST. PATRICK CHURCH IN CHATHAM, N.J. A WAKE FOR HINDS IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

WILKES-BARRE, PA. (AP) - POLICE IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA SAY A MAN UNHAPPY WITH HIS NEW VAN TOOK A CAR SALESMAN ON A WILD RIDE AND LATER TORCHED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE DEALERSHIP. AUTHORITIES SAY JOHN WALTON JR. WENT TO COCCIA FORD NEAR WILKES-BARRE, TOOK THE SALESMAN ON RIDE OF OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR AND BURNED THE VEHICLE. WALTON IS CHARGED WITH MAKING THREATS, ARSON AND OTHER CHARGES.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - AN ATTORNEY FOR A WOMAN CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF A 10-YEAR-OLD PHILADELPHIA GIRL SAYS THE VICTIM'S FATHER IS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIME.AUTHORITIES SAY CHARLEENI FERREIRA DIED LAST WEEK OF INJURIES SUFFERED THROUGH REPEATED ABUSE. HER FATHER, DOMINGO FERREIRA, AND STEPMOTHER, MARGARITO GARABITO, HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER.

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DEL. (AP) - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN IN THE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD CONFLICT IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PRESIDENT MADE A MIDNIGHT JOURNEY TO DOVER AIR BASE TO GREET THE FLAG-DRAPED CASKETS OF 18 AMERICANS KILLED THIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN. HE ALSO MET PRIVATELY WITH THE SOLDIERS' FAMILIES.

TEHRAN, IRAN (AP) - THE IRANIAN PRESIDENT SAYS THE WEST AND IRAN ARE NOW COOPERATING ON THE NUCLEAR ISSUE. MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD SAYS THE WEST HAS MOVED "FROM CONFRONTATION TO INTERACTION." HE SAYS THE "GROUND HAS BEEN PAVED FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION" AND THAT TEHRAN IS READY TO WORK WITH THE U.N. NUCLEAR WATCHDOG, WHICH RECENTLY COMPLETED INSPECTIONS OF ITS QOM URANIUM ENRICHMENT SITE.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A SCIENTIST ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SELL U.S. DEFENSE SECRETS TO ISRAEL IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT THIS AFTERNOON. STEWART NOZETTE WORKED FOR DECADES ON VARIOUS SCIENCE AND SPACE PROJECTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THE REAGAN-ERA STAR WARS MISSILE SHIELD EFFORT.

WASHINGTON (AP) - TREASURY SECRETARY TIMOTHY GEITHNER PLANS TO ASK A HOUSE PANEL TODAY TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW FEDERAL REGULATORS TO DISMANTLE HUGE NONBANK FIRMS BEFORE THEY COLLAPSE. THE PROPOSAL WILL ALSO GIVE NEW POWERS TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO ENFORCE TOUGHER REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE "TOO-BIG-TO-FAIL" COMPANIES. THE BILL IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT ANOTHER LEHMAN BROTHERS-LIKE COLLAPSE.