Former fire chief warns of danger from missing borough siren
A retired Bessemer fire chief told council residents could face hazards without a warning siren after the local cable company stopped carrying Youngstown stations. The old siren on the firehall was removed last summer for roof work, and officials consider options including a new pole or reusing an old siren. In the interim, the borough relies on a Reverse 911 system to alert residents by phone. The meeting also accepted police officer Matthew Smock’s resignation, raised two officers’ pay, awarded a tree-cutting contract in Kennedy Park, and reminded the Mohawk Coffee House director to notify the borough before events.
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Bessemer Council
Bob Slosser
Youngstown
Slosser
John Kliem
Kliem
Jimmy Nelson
Bessemer Cement
Tom McGraw
Penn Power
eCouncil
Matthew Smock
Matt Kennedy
Jim Lombardo
Hudson Company
Enon Valley
Kennedy Park
eThey
Mohawk Coffee House
Scott Gorbold
Grzebieniak
Ncnewsonline
Wolf reinstates open records officer as court weighs firing
Gov. Tom Wolf agrees to reinstate Erik Arneson as director of Pennsylvania's Open Records Office while the state Supreme Court weighs whether the governor had authority to fire him. The Commonwealth Court had ruled Arneson should be returned with back pay, and Wolf will continue appealing.
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Harrisburg
Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Open Records
Wolf
Commonwealth Court
Erik Arneson
Arneson
Supreme Court
Jeff Sheridan
State Supreme Court
Sheridan
Senate
Dominic Pileggi
Delaware
Tom Corbett
Prison worker in court over Clinton prison escape case
Joyce Mitchell, a Clinton Correctional Facility employee, faced a second court appearance in Plattsburgh after being charged with aiding two inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat to escape. Prosecutors say she planned to drive them but backed out, with the manhunt entering its 10th day and investigators finding no Plan B or stolen vehicles. Sweat, 35, is serving life without parole for killing a sheriff’s deputy, while Matt, 48, faces 25 years to life for kidnapping and dismemberment.
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Dannemora
N.Y
New York
Joyce Mitchell
Richard Matt
David
Clinton
Mitchell
Plattsburgh
Clinton County
Andrew Wylie
Wylie
Sweat
Matt
Wampum bar cited for permitting gambling at Paramount
A Wampum bar at 400 Beaver St. was cited by the State Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement for possessing or operating gambling devices or paraphernalia and permitting gambling or bookmaking on the premises. Violations observed on January 20 and 28 will be heard by an administrative law judge who may impose penalties from 50 to 1000 dollars for minor offenses and up to 5000 dollars for serious offenses, plus possible license suspension or revocation and required training.
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Paramount
Beaver St
State Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement
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Wilmington
Stephanie Leslie
Maddox
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Joel Frank
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Rachel L. Carver
D.D. Optometrists
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Avanade
Pein
Siemens
Phonak Rexton
Vee Lee
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