After losing much of its staff to sudden resignations earlier this year, Milesburg Borough will now need to fill two council seats, with the newly-appointed council president walking out of Monday night’s meeting. Samantha Walker, who was elected in November and appointed council president last month, abruptly resigned after a discussion about filling an open […]
Allegheny County police are responding to reports of a shooting in Mount Oliver Borough. Emergency crews were called to Transverse Avenue near Margaret Street at 9:15 p.m. Channel 11′s Pete DeLuca is at the scene, working to learn more. WATCH for a live report with what we know so far on 11 at 11. We’re […]
Blawnox Borough and O’Hara Township are weighing a potential police department merger. The proposal is getting mixed reviews among residents. “Ideally, you’d like to have your own township, police just cover your own township because it’s not going to be as big of an area, but sadly, I guess, a lot of departments are being […]
A mayor in New Jersey, who has been accused of racism and abusing her power, has asked the state’s attorney general to help manage the police department in a borough beset by lawsuits from its officers alleging abuse, bullying, discrimination and retaliation. Jackie Palmer, the mayor of Spotswood in central New Jersey, implored the attorney […]
SADDLE RIVER — Like father like son? Albert and Jon Kurpis would agree. Mayor Albert Kurpis, 75, was sworn to his third term earlier this month, and in turn, swore in his son Jon Kurpis to his first term as councilman. Jon, 46, had previously served as head of the borough’s landmark and environmental commissions, […]
FRANKLIN – A lawsuit alleging brutality and false arrest has been filed against the police department and three individual officers by a borough resident over an incident which occurred more than two years ago. The lawsuit was filed by the Marchese Law Firm which represents Lukas Budzel, who alleges police tracked him down in a […]
Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger recently announced nearly $1.8 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding was awarded to improve water and sewage systems and public health and safety. The sidewalks along Walker Street in Garrett show much wear and tear. Somerset County was awarded $976,586 for sidewalk rehabilitation […]
Dec. 25—PALMER — A proposed Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly ordinance would allow local candidates to include their political party affiliation on the election ballot for the first time. Another proposed ordinance would extend the terms of future assembly members, as well as the borough mayor, from three years to four. Neither change would require voter approval. […]
Saxonburg Borough Manager Steven May was criminally charged Wednesday with animal cruelty after allegedly shooting his neighbor’s dog with a crossbow. According to May’s attorney, Phil DiLucente, May thought the dog was a coyote. “It’s a mistaken identity,” DiLucente said. “Hunters, every day, shoot at people by accident thinking they’re animals. Now imagine a four-legged creature, […]