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ournal-herald THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 • Volume 43 – No. 2 ©2023, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
CONTINUING: THE WHITE HAVEN JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1879–144th YEAR, NO. 41
Fire, police, ambulance topics for WH Council The August 28 White Haven Borough Council meeting opened with praise for the actions of the White Haven Volunteer Fire Company, and the White Haven Police Department. Bernie Brown, a resident of Woodhaven, sent a letter praising the “very quick response” to an oven fire at his home. During the meeting, the borough approved two potential hires as part-time police officers, Prakriti Sharma and Nicola Palermo,
At the August 28 White Haven Borough Council meeting, VFW Commander Missy Dimmit had requested permission to hold the annual homeless encampment from October 20-22. A decision was put off to determine when the construction would be completed. JH: Ruth Isenberg
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CONTINUING: THE WEATHERLY HERALD ESTABLISHED 1880–144th YEAR, NO. 15
by Ruth Isenberg
MAIN STREET SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT: Crews were at work on Tuesday installing new sewer pipes from in front of the Aqua Pennsylvania headquarters on Main Street in White Haven along the length of the 400 and 500 blocks. That area was closed, while the street was dug up. Area manager Dave Hoogstad explained that the line was upsized to 12” from the intersection with Allegheny Street, which transports sewage from Foster Township through the borough to the sewage treatment plant. When the line reaches the White Haven Market parking lot, shown above, it is being upgraded to a 15” line into the plant. Pipes are scheduled to be in by the first week in October, with paving to immediately follow, weather permitting.
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pending background checks. The meeting ended with a report by White Haven Ambulance operations manager Dennis Sites, who told council staffing levels are slipping a bit, as students are heading back to college. He also discussed the ambulance association finances, saying he would like to take the ambulance from hiring via 1099s to W-2s. (People hired as independent contractors are issued 1099 tax forms, and are responsible for paying their taxes on their own. If See WHITE HAVEN, page 10
Happy 10th birthday, Steffie
by Janet Konicki Steffie is the resident cat at G & A Hardware in White Haven. September 2 was her birthday. She’s 10 years old. The store owners decided to throw her a birthday party and let customers share in the fun. They decorated one of the front windows with a birthday cake, balloons, and banners. Inside, a long See STEFFIE, page 7