Date archive for July, 2011
N.Y. man to serve 1-2 years for resisting arrest (0)
7/27/11 •
BY STACI WILSON AKirkwood,N.Y., man – who engaged in a wrestling match with a state trooper; was peppered sprayed and Tasered multiple times during his arrest two years ago – maintained his innocence at his Thursday sentencing hearing. On June 17, aSusquehannaCountyjury found Edwin Bell, 46, guilty of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Bellwas sentenced [...]
Mountain View bus contracts debated (0)
7/27/11 •
BY VIRGINIA CODY A debate about advertising four bus contracts took center stage at theMountain Viewschool board meeting last Monday night (July 11). Questions were raised by several board members as to whether routes might be consolidated rather than continuing with the existing routes, a move that might save the district some money. The issue [...]
Burglary of cop house goes to higher court (0)
7/27/11 •
BY VIRGINIA CODY The case against a Factoryville man accused of burglarizing the home of a Susquehanna County Deputy Sheriff in May has been transferred to Susquehanna County Court. Treavor Scott Murdter, 35, of 98 College Ave., appeared before District Judge Suzanne Brainard yesterday and waived his preliminary hearing. He is accused of felony burglary, [...]
New Milford man held on assault charge (0)
7/27/11 •
BY STACI WILSON A New Milford man faces charges after he allegedly gave a 16-year-old female beer and then inappropriately touched the girl. Michael Smith, 38, was charged by Tpr. Greg Deck with corruption of minors and indecent assault stemming from an alleged July 17 incident in New Milford Twp. Smith waived his preliminary hearing [...]
Jail time for man who busted patrol car window (0)
7/27/11 •
BY STACI WILSON A Hallstead man who broke out the window of a state police patrol car and broke away from officers at the Gibson barracks will serve jail time for the offenses. Douglas Soller, 36, was sentenced Thursday in Susquehanna County Court to serve concurrent six to 23-1/2 months on three counts. Earlier this [...]
DEP approves permits for gas pads near Lyncott Landfill (0)
7/27/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI The New Milford Township supervisors reviewed erosion and sediment control general permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources on July 20, noting that among them were several on or near the former Lyncott Corp. facility. The landfill was closed in the 1980s after decades of use as an industrial chemical [...]
MASD to re-balance budget (0)
7/20/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI The Montrose Area School Board learned Monday that the district had $80,000 in additional funding, and its finance committee needed to address how the budget just approved last month could now be balanced again. Superintendent Mike Ognsoky said that in the final state budget approved, the school district had received about $400,000 [...]
Man admits to faking kidnapping (0)
7/20/11 •
BY STACI WILSON State police in Gibson say a South Montrose man wrote three worthless checks totaling over $340,000 in an attempt to purchase a stone quarry business in Susquehanna County and even tried to get the business owner to believe he had been kidnapped when he couldn’t make good on the money. Wayne ‘Cody’ [...]
Faces of this weekend’s Relay for Life (0)
7/20/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Some Relay for the community. Some Relay for a loved one lost. They all Relay for the hope of “just one more birthday.” The Susquehanna County Relay for Life this Friday and Saturday at Montrose Area High School celebrates that “birthday” wish – the theme of this year’s event. Peter Bell, a [...]
Emergency coordination gets boost with mobile trailer (0)
7/20/11 •
BY STACI WILSON The county’s emergency management capabilities will soon get a boost with the addition of a mobile communications trailer. The two-person, single axle trailer can be used during emergency situations until the large mobile unit out of Lackawanna County arrives if needed, 911 director Art Donato said. The trailer has been purchased with [...]