Lamar NewsLocal news for Lamar, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Filings reveal no ethics offenses by city officials- April 19, 2008 "It's not questionable whether it's right or wrong. You should not be getting gifts." No one in Pittsburgh city government is on the take, according to 151 financial disclosure forms filed with the City Clerk in 2005 and 2006. via PittsburghLIVE.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-pa/2008/04/filings-reveal-no-ethics-offenses-by-city-offic... Police: Man gets two DUIs in 8 days- April 13, 2008 A Patton Township man already in trouble with the law for allegedly driving drunk and crashing a stolen minivan was arrested again early Saturday by state police in Clinton County and again on charges he was ... via Centre Daily Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-pa/2008/04/police-man-gets-two-duis-in-8-days?fromrss=1 Gifts sideline city's press secretary, URA official- April 11, 2008 "We needed to take decisive action to make sure that the public's trust is always in city government." Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl asked his press secretary to resign Wednesday and allowed her husband, the city's top development official, to take a paid leave while the State Ethics Commission investigates ... via PittsburghLIVE.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-pa/2008/04/gifts-sideline-citys-press-secretary-ura-offici... Lamar executive gave gifts to URA chief- April 9, 2008 "It looks like it could have been a pay-to-play situation." Pittsburgh's top development official said Tuesday he and his wife accepted a surround-sound speaker system, cigars, neckties and other gifts from an advertising executive who brokered a deal with the city to ... via North Hills News Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-pa/2008/04/lamar-executive-gave-gifts-to-ura-chief?fromrss... Bellefonte man charged in 23 burglaries- April 5, 2008 "You can do a lot of time. A lot of time. You need to take these charges seriously." Daniel Scott McCloskey is escorted into district court for arraignment on Friday, March 4. CDTChristopher Weddle Daniel S. McCloskey, 21, who has been held in Centre County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail since ... via Centre Daily Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-pa/2008/04/bellefonte-man-charged-in-23-burglaries?fromrss... Sign Off Council approves moratorium on new billboards- April 3, 2008 "I've seen the swap work in my district" After spending much of March fighting over issues like LED billboards and take-home vehicles, councilors started April in what appeared a cooperative and amicable fashion. via Pittsburgh City Paperhttp://www.topix.net/city/lamar-pa/2008/04/sign-off-council-approves-moratorium-on-new-bil... |