Kiwanis consider federal action over HoJo’s incident
Chester Kiwanis may file discrimination charges against Howard Johnson’s Motor Lodge over alleged refusal to host a Christmas party for handicapped children. Club president says members will decide. Human Relations Commission may pursue if club does not. Local figures cite federal accessibility laws. hotel denies violation.
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Chester
Chester Kiwanis Ub
Howard ’S Motor Lodge
Kiwanis Club
Neil Montella
Pennsylvania Human Commission
Iwanis
Nation Army
Howard J ’S
Montella
Human Resource Commission
Carlene Neal
Kiwaniis
Ernest Trosino
Motor Lodge
Providence Avenue
Salvation Army
Dewey LaRosa
LaRosa
William Benson
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Delaware County
Benson
Howard Johnson
Springfield union aims to avert strike with mediator today
Town officials and Teamsters Local 107 plan talks with a federal mediator to avert a strike as 44 township workers face a midnight Sunday contract expiry. Wages offered are 5 percent in years one and two and 4 percent in year three. Ferla said the union seeks higher raises and maintains patience while pressing for benefits improvements.
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Springfield
Teamsters Local 107
Teamsters 107
Joe Ferla
Ferla
Michael LeFevre
LeFevre
LaFevre
Teamsters
Homicide charge set after fatal November accident
Delaware County residents face preliminary hearings on vehicular homicide and drunken driving charges. John Hoffman Jr., 28, of Folsom, allegedly struck Michael Dougherty, 23, while Dougherty walked near MacDade Boulevard and Baltimore Avenue around midnight. An additional case involves John Iezzi, 24, Philadelphia, charged with drunken driving and eluding police after a 15 minute chase through three communities. Also noted are library Dial-a-Story offerings and a senior center blood pressure clinic in Wayne.
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Michael Dougherty
High Street
Sharon Hill
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MacDade Boulevard
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Upper Darby
John Iezzi
Breadwood Road
Philadelphia
Francis Rafferty
Dennis Keegan
Iezzi
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