| Street lamps go missing from Lohia Path
LUCKNOW: The ruination has already begun. Nearly five dozen state-of-art street lamps, worth over Rs 2.5 lakh, installed along side the walking and bicycle track of the Lohia Path have been stolen. Two days back, the Public Works Department (PWD) initiated the exercise of putting security boxes around these lamps to protect them from usurpers.
The prestigious project, a dream of chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, has around 800 such lamps with each costing Rs 4,500. Now, 58 of them have been stolen by the unscrupulous elements of Jiamau or Martinpurwa, said executive engineer, PWD, AP Upadhyaya.
This, despite the fact that the PWD has appointed at least four guards to keep a vigil on the track to protect them. Upadhyaya, however, said that an FIR has been lodged against the 'unidentified' thieves.
Airmont man sentence to prison for having pot, guns
An Airmont man has been sentenced to a minimum of two years in prison for possessing 51 marijuana plants and a handgun without a permit. State Supreme Court Justice William Kelly sentenced Nicholas Loiola on Monday to two years for second-degree criminal possession of marijuana and two to four years for third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. The sentences will run concurrently. Loiola, 27, of 190 Saddle River Road, pleaded guilty Feb. 5. Ramapo police arrested him Dec. 4 after investigating a reported fight at 190 Saddle River Road. Loiola's brother accused him of threatening and menacing him with a baseball bat, police said. As soon as officers entered the two-story house, they were overwhelmed by the odor of marijuana, police said at the time.
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The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation recently announced disciplinary actions taken by the department's various divisions.Locally:* Willie Davis, of Riverdale, was placed on probation for three years due to a criminal conviction. In order to work as a security guard, locksmith or in other security-related fields, a potential employee must have a permanent employee registration card issued by the state.* The chiropractor license of James R. Jordan, of Harvey, was indefinitely suspended after violating the conditions of his probation for unpaid state income taxes.* The registered nurse license of Linda Dianell Hinton, of Lynwood, was indefinitely suspended for failure to comply with conditions of probation regarding the repayment of her educational loan.* The pharmacy technician license of Donald Ray Bowles, of South Holland, was placed in refuse to renew status after defaulting on an Illinois educational loan.* The pharmacy technician license of Mildred L.
CHC is fined $8K for waste violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sanctioned the Commonwealth Health Center with an $8,000 fine as part of a recent settlement over federal waste violations.In addition to the fine, EPA said that CHC will now fund an environmental project valued at $17,000 for a mercury thermometer exchange program.Under the program, the hospital will purchase mercury-free thermometers, provide information to clinics and households in the CNMI about the mercury exchange program, and make mercury-free thermometers available at no cost to residents.Public Health Secretary Joseph Kevin P. Villagomez said the infraction was discovered following inspections conducted several years ago. "When we came into office in 2006, we decided to have a direct communication with EPA and work toward a resolution. The entire fine was much higher but we were able to show commitment to improving things environmentally around CHC," Villagomez said.EPA inspectors had cited the hospital for failing to properly label containers holding waste florescent lamps containing mercury; properly dispose of the lamps; and respond to an EPA request for information.
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