Widow accuses Halcovage of using funerals for votes in race
The widow of former Schuylkill County Commissioner Frank Staudenmeier accuses Commissioner George Halcovage Jr. in an email of attending funerals to win votes and of diverting funds from a shared campaign account. The Schuylkill County Republican Committee posted the email on Facebook ahead of the May 16 primary where Halcovage seeks one of two nominations.
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Frank J. Staudenmeier
George F. Halcovage Jr
Republican Committee
Kate Staudenmeier
Halcovage
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Staudenmeier
Pioneer Tunnel
Ashland
Howard Merrick
Republican Party
Butler Two
George F. Halcovage
Fire ruled accidental in Hazleton building blaze
Firefighters battled heavy flames on the second floor and roof access, keeping the blaze under control by 7 pm. The third floor was gutted while both sides sustained damage. Authorities cited an electrical fault as the cause and city officials closed nearby streets as responders extended overhaul and investigation.
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Leshiro
Lafayette Court
West Ninth and 10Th Streets
Leshko
Hazleton
Addi
Hazle Top
West Hazleton
McAdoo
Freeland
Lehigh Valley Ems
Pennsylvania
N. Locust St
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Turner trial proceedings described as sprawling and implausible
Prosecutor described Turner as a grandiose operator whose associates and witnesses offer increasingly bizarre tales of criminal schemes. The defense questions motive and logic while noting Torner’s rooming house at 559 Washington St. Freeland where Herran lived before vanishing. Trial expected to last about a week.
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Freeland
Herran
Turner
Saurman
Alzugaray
Crocamo Named County Manager By 10-1 Vote
The citizen search committee ranked Crocamo as top candidate over Fred Rosencrans and William McIntosh. Council approved her appointment 10-1, with Urban as the lone negative vote. Crocamo thanked the council and pledged tireless work for residents. She previously held roles in New York firms and Scranton’s Barbara J. Hart Justice Center before county service.
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Fred Rosencrans
William McIntosh
Crocamo
Stephen J. Urban
Kendra Waugh
John Lombardo
Tim McGinley
Chris Perry
Lee Ann McDermott
Carl Bien- Kevin Lescavage
Brian Thornton
Matt Mitchell
Couty
Robert Lawton
David Pedri
Robertson
New York City
Barbara J. Hart Justice Center
Scranton
Tina Polachek Gartley
Trump did not attend trial and rejected testify invitation
Former president Trump did not appear in court and declined to testify as jurors weigh whether he raped E. Jean Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room. The defense argued Carroll fabricated the incident to boost a memoir, while Carroll’s team urged jurors to believe her account and consider defamation claims.
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Kaplan
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Joe Tacopina
Tacopina
Roberta Kaplan
Donald Trump
E. Jean Carroll
Bergdorf Goodman
Trump Tower
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