Honesdale Wayne Independent (Newspaper) - October 23, 2003, Honesdale, Pennsylvania Wayne 11. 2001 Advertising: 253-3057 253-6666 County's Only Daily 253-3055 253-3055 125, Number 209 125th year - October 23, 2003 cents Newsstand Established 1878 Respond Could Halt Independent Photo by Tom Southern Wayne Regional Chamber of Commerce and DeWit Media Group Inc. hosted a forum Tuesday at the J J Lounge In Hamlin for the candidates for Wayne County DA and Each candidate fielded questions from the local From left to Commissioner candidates Anthony Donald Annetta DeYoung and Robert Back DA candidate Christopher Board and event chairman Brian Executive Director Patty and DA candidate Michael The forum was taped by Blue Ridge Communications and will be broadcast on October 26 from noon to 2 p.m. and Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon on Channel 13. THOMAS M. Staff - The Southern Wayne Chamber of and DeWit Media Group hosted a candidates on at the J featuring candidates for Wayne County District Attorney and head of DeWit Media Group as It was live on Radio and was taped by Blue Cable and will air on October 26 from noon to 2 p.m. and Nov. 1 10 a.m. to noon on Channel 13. candidates Michael Lehutsky and Christopher Farrell were up first and fielded questions from area reporters from The Wayne DeWit Media The News Weekly River Reporter and The DISTRICT ATTORNEY said that criminals are charged with the provable offense based on the Plea he said is one way to save the cost of a trial those charges dismissed are usually included Farrell said that dealing with domestic violence he sometimes has to prosecute without a victim's or He said that he wants to hold the defendant for their actions and charge them with the highest possible offense or go to said that to fight the state cutbacks he would seek community He also said the program will be expanded to include 6th and 7th parents and the community Farrell said that it is important to volunteer and would make it mandatory for assistant to go into the school to talk about As Farrell said that with some he thinks that kids should get a and be dealt with as He said that there are exceptions and they are looked at on a a difference of a kid doing something bad and a bad kid continuing to do something Lehutsky that younger children are committing more serious crimes due to a drop in family values and community He would at each case separately and try to sort out the serious violent would not want the Drug Task Force lose any funding and would increase the of laws so criminals do not profit from Farrell said he would want the Task Force to be maintained as well as money to fight domestic that the use of video and faxes would save the DA from moving back and forth throughout the Advance he pointed could make the court better and more efficient fbr the FaiTell said that videoconferencing is used in bigger cities like Philadelphia and is not needed in Wayne He stated that it is better to have the county travel than the of the said for serious crimes it is important fbr the Office to be at the crime scene to oversee the state police and its gathering of Lehutsky said he has been to about nine crime and also has received forensic training and has sat in on He said occasionally he might go to a scene to become familiar with the circumstances surrounding the Both candidates are in of death penalty depending on the and its circumstances and input from the victim's Farrell said he would consolidate the duties of two of the Assistant into Lehutsky said such consolidation would leave the one man He would put some of the lesser duties of the county detectives off on others allow them to investigate Lehutsky sad he would seek to have a police substation up in Northern Wayne to cut response time fbr other He also said that the a new prison and the county could use the project as a capital improvements - the site will need sewer and water and electricity that others may hook into would have at least one extra patrol car out each night and work with politicians for more funding for He said that he doesn't care where the prison goes as long as it is secure and a short break the commissioner candidates answered questions from the They were incumbent Anthony Herzog fonner and Robert Carmody and Annetta Executive Director of the Wayne County Chamber of said it is to work with organizations such as the local chambers and to make sure economic development occurs all around Wayne He said that Sterling has zoning which was instrumental in getting its industrial He would use that knowledge to help other parts of He if he would go over the budget with the other two commissioners to see what cuts can He would also work with the new board to find a site fbr the new He may be willing to attempt to hold some meetings on the noting that last time it was no one He would work to save the family fanns and the forest stated that his 12 years as commissioner as well as his business sense would help him be the watchdog for the He said that he hoped the Sterling Business Park would house small clean companies such as health care and vowed to be a said that zoning is a matter but the county can serve as an that economic development was important but not for the sake of the quality of life that Wayne He said that the county code limits where some money can go in the budget but he would work to make it the most efficient fbr the He out that a regional authority like the one in the area could be in the best interest of many in the He stated that he may in favor of meetings outside the courthouse perhaps at the school some time in the Herzog noted that Wayne is 19th in the on page 2 KEVIN Staff TOWNSHIP owner of Maple City Transit said the company may lose its insurance coverage because its broker has not paid the premium in August the taxi company paid around to its Philadelphia Transportation Insurance Agency or which has failed to forward the funds to the insurance Prime Insurance said Maple City owner Sandra paid our bills and we're the ones punished she added that the broker told her the insurance has been being but Prime says it has not received Lord and her five employees are sweating out the told us to just sit but I only have a week and a half I can't is my said company logs between 40 and 70 calls daily covering Wayne County and parts of Pike and Lackawanna still in she don't know where to owes based in about said Rick president of the insurance He said Prime has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Philadelphia against the claims it has turn over the funds because it has doubts about the legality of Prime's insurance according to a report by the Philadelphia Daily said he would prefer to work through a local insurance but none offer coverage for taxi She said going through a broker is a common practice with many out-of-state insurance City has been with for about two and did not have any problems until said who has owned the company for 13 from contacting the Lord has spoken with at Prime the state Insurance Department and Jerry Clark of the Pennsylvania Utility Insurance who inspects Maple City's five done a lot of leg Lord it may pay off. Officials at Prime have said they want to and may allow Maple City to continue its she the Insurance Department will investigate Lord lot of people depend on this she adding that her business is what she her family crisis is impacting numerous taxi from Milford to Lord said his company and the taxi services are on the same he must either turn the money over to Prime or return it to the taxi Remind Businesses To Enforce Handicap KEVIN Staff TOWNSHIP a brief meeting Monday the Board of Supervisors said they will ask area businesses to make sure handicap parking rules are drivers have been seen using handicapped spaces even though they did not have a handicap sticker on their Supervisor Allan Wickle incidents have been occurring at the Route 6 Mall and also on Route 6. said they have no authority in but can contact the a separate 1,800 feet of new guide rails will be installed along Bucks Cove Road at a cost of or a Supervisor Paul Sprague the township received bids from Wayco and Leeward for work on Upper Mill and are awaiting a bid from other supervisors received a call suggesting the signs where Shady Lane intersects Route 191 be They will look into the A resolution was adopted appointing Haggarty as the agent in charge of dealing with the will reimburse the township 75 percent for costs related to weather damage incurred between July 21 and Sept. 12. An estimated in damage was Supervisors appointed Jack Mundy to the Planning The township also needs people for its Zoning Township supervisors meet at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of the month at the municipal building on Old Willow Threat COUNTY was arrested Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a woman and threatening her with a knife during an altercation at a home they share in argument escalated when Mark Robert 38, punched Donna Marie 32, in the face and threatened to stab according to state police at was placed in the Wayne County Prison after being arraigned before Jane Farrell on charges terroristic threats and disorderly A Madison Township woman may face charges of driving under the influence in connection with a crash Oct. 13 in Salem 48, who was not apparently lost control of her Buick and crashed through a guide rail on Spudeno police She was taken to Wayne Memorial Hospital for a blood test afler showing signs of police Charges are pending the police were assisted by Hamlin Fire and Independent photo by Peter Becker HAUNTED BONES GARDEN ESTATE is the name of a seasonal event planned this Oct. 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Beach Lake Community recommended for ages 12 years and the Beach Laker 4-H Club is the There is a Juice and snacks will be Some of the club members involved are from Leann Luke Ashley Darby Kay second Kaitlyn Mallory Janell Stephen back Beth Kristy Jeremy Corine Katherine Chelsea
