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BEST IN SHOW in the Weatherly Halloween Parade. Weatherly Area Elementary School teacher Christine Peiser turned her popular summer reading program for the Weatherly Area Community Library into a fabulous float featuring the theme — Bee Happy. It followed a smaller float by the library on the same theme, and earned Best of Show in the Community Chest’s annual parade on October 28. For more pictures from the parade, see page 6. For Trunk or Treat at Penn Lake, turn to page 16. JH: Ruth Isenberg
Kidder OKs plans for 2nd Rt. 940 warehouse A land development plan for a second warehouse building was approved at Kidder Township’s October Board of Supervisors meeting, held on the 24th. Developer PNK’s application for their land development agreement, the same as the Henry development at the same site on Route
940, a quarter mile east of Moseywood Road, was approved. Township secretary/ treasurer Tammy McMahon is resigning on November 10. She and her family are moving out of state. Supervisors okayed this with reluctance. Manager Suzanne Brooks, in her report, also wished McMahon well – “I’m going
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to miss (you).” This vacancy will be advertised, and so will a position for a full-time clerk. Louis Blum was appointed to fill the Zoning Hearing Board vacancy – from three applications. He is a member of the Albrightsville Fire Company. The township needs a new backhoe. The current one See KIDDER, page 10
The general election on Tuesday, November 7, will decide statewide races for Justice of the Supreme Court, with either Daniel McCaffery or Carolyn Carluccio to be elected; Judge of the Superior Court, with two to be chosen from Jill Beck, Timika Lane, Maria Battista, and Harry F. Small Jr.; and Judge of Commonwealth Court, either Matt Wolf or Megan Martin. In Luzerne County, there are 12 candidates for six 4-year County Council seats. On the ballot are Joanna Bryn Smith, Patricia Krushnowski, Brittany Stephenson, Michelle Rothenbecker, Jimmy Sabatino, Maryann Velez, Stephen J. Urban, Lenn Ann McDermott, Harry Haas, Thomas Dombroski, Kimberly Platek, and Matthew Mitchell. Sam Sanguedolce is the only candidate for District Attorney. In Carbon County, voters will choose two County Commissioners. Candidates are Jeff
Schnaiter, Rocky Ahner, Wayne Nothstein and Michael J. Sofranko. Either Sam Lux or Kayla Herman will be elected as Controller. Donna L. Gentile is the only candidate for Recorder of Deeds, Michael S. Greek is the only candidate for District Attorney, Kayla Semmel is the only candidate for Prothonotary, and Daniel G. Zeigler is the only candidate for Sheriff, but there is a contest for Coroner, between Robert W. Miller Jr. and Mark Smith. School Boards There are six candidates for five 4-year terms on Crestwood School Board — John Peter Webby II, Lauren McCurdy, Denise Chaytor-Zugarek, Anna Bibla, Craig Chiampi and Robert Derwin. Weatherly Area School Board has six candidates for five 4-years terms — April Walters, Willia Knepper, Christy Minor, Ty Harris, See ELECTION, page 10