Plainfield NewsLocal news for Plainfield, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Forks force to add 3 officers- February 24, 2008 Forks Township police will add three men to its 20-member force by March 2, Police Chief Greg Dorney told the Forks Township supervisors Thursday night as he introduced the officers.In addition, Dorney announced the department will have a captain for the first time since 2003.The new officers are James Rovinski, 31, of Roseto ; Joseph Kizer, 43, of Lower Nazareth Township; and Brandon Schippers, 24, of Plainfield Township.Promoted to captain was Detective Cpl. Richard Grifo, who has been with..http://www.topix.net/city/plainfield-pa/2008/02/forks-force-to-add-3-officers?fromrss=1 Truck traffic incites battle- February 22, 2008 "They're backed in there (on DeGaetano's lot) like a truck stop every morning" Jim DeGaetano thought he'd taken every measure to prevent tractor-trailer trucks from parking in the lot of his business along Alexander Spring Road. via Cumberlink.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/plainfield-pa/2008/02/truck-traffic-incites-battle?fromrss=1 Area residents with Cuba ties say the wait isn't over- February 20, 2008 Lazaro Fuentes was born in the United States, but says that doesn't make him any less Cuban. He flies the Cuban flag outside his house in Plainfield Township and dreams of moving back to the country he considers home.His father, a military officer under Fulgencio Batista , held onto his allegiance to Cuba even after he was jailed when Fidel Castro overthrew Batista.The father escaped and the family ''came here with a round-trip ticket,'' Fuentes said.With Castro's announcement on Tuesday that..http://www.topix.net/city/plainfield-pa/2008/02/area-residents-with-cuba-ties-say-the-wait... |