Transsexual teacher fired by Chester Upland School Board
Chester Upland School District voted 6-0 to dismiss Jewell Ashlie a transsexual art teacher who changed her name from Keith Komarnicki after sex change surgery. Officials cited incompetency immorality and other improper conduct while stressing potential litigation.
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Chester
Chester-Upland
Jewell Ashlie
Earl Foster
Media
John J. Vaul
Ashlie
Ms. Ashlie
Pulaski Middle
Daily Times
Pennsylvania
Kutztown State College
Chester Upland Education Association
CUEA
Martha Poor
Mercy Convalescent Home hearing delayed in Chester
Harrisburg reports a hearing on revocation of the Mercy Convalescent Home license in Chester was postponed at the request of attorney Jack Brian for owner Morton M. Sturm of Lower Merion. The hearing, at 811 West 3rd Street, Chester, is the first step toward enforced closing.
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Harrisburg
Mercy Convalescent Home
Chester
Jack Brian
Morton M. Sturm
Lower Merion
W. 3Rd S
Ewing Transportation Co. Closes Shocks Local Workers
The Twin Oaks based trucking firm shut down after its sales manager and VP visited Paul Lumley’s home to relay the news. Twenty eight employees lost jobs with only a few days notice, as ownership sold the headquarters and equipment before closing. Drivers face unemployment payments far below prior earnings, and workers express frustration over the abrupt action.
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Nancy J. Holt
Daily Times
Ewing Transportation Co
Paul Lumley
Boothwyn
Lumley
Twin Oaks
Ewing
Teamsters Local 312
Rich Taylor
Taylor
Morton
Chester Detective Earns Second Hearing Delay on Fees Charge
Chester Detective Sergeant Charles Emanuel leaves Media court after a continued preliminary hearing on charges he illegally received 1431 in witness fees. The case was postponed again at the prosecution's request. Emanuel, arrested Aug. 11, is the second Chester police official charged in the county witness fee probe. Det. Anthony Polites faces trial Sept. 25.
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Chester
Charles
Bud) Emanuel
Joseph V. Gessler
Emanuel
Anthony Polites
Coach loses bias charge in Chester High baseball post
Chester Upland School District teacher Michael Sapovits 39 claimed anti Semitism cost him the head baseball coach job at Chester High School. An HRC panel ruled in favor of the district citing coaching conduct and temper issues. Frank Ryan was chosen unanimously for the slot.
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Philadelphia
Chester-Upland
Michael D. Sapovits
Pennsylvania State Human Relations Commission
HRC
Sapovits
Chadds Ford
Chester High School
Alvin E. Echols Jr
State Human Relations Commission
Frank Ryan
Smedley Junior High School
Chester Water Authority declines injunction against painters union
Chester Water Authority will not seek a court injunction against Painters Local 921 after picketing at Village Green tank farm and related facilities over a $145,460 painting contract awarded to Kallis Painting Co Inc of Baltimore. Union members continue picketing the storage tank site in Village Green Aston.
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Chester
Chester Water Authority
CWA
Village Green Tank Farm
Peter MacEwen
Painters Local 921
Ed McClintock
Kallis Painting Co. Inc
Baltimore
Courthouse Softball Feud Stalls League Title Fight
The Courthouse Softball League grips the courthouse with a dispute from a 14 12 victory by Glen Mills in the nine innings and a later eligibility controversy over three Glen Mills players. Officials ponder arbitration by Judge Bloom while predicting another season.
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Jefferson University Hospital
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Paula Grossman
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eDrexel
Hilltop
Llanerch
Cathy Jones
Ed Aiken
Marcus Hook
Front and
Fulton Sts
5Th and
Welsh Sts
Marlene Digiacomo
Billy Martin
Yankees
Courthouse
Sheriff's Deputies
Glen Mills
Delaware County Umpires Association
Raymond Williams
Public Defender’s Office
Williams
Louis A
Bloom
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