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The National Observer: Investors taking a big interest in strip malls
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OF Elijah Dunham Named Eastern League Player of the Week For 7/1 – 7/7
Bridgewater, New Jersey - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots OF Elijah Dunham the Eastern League Player of the Week for games played from July 1-7. Over the Patriots' six-game series vs. Reading, Dunham went 10-for-25 (.400) with 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, and 6 XBH. Dunham began the series with a walk-off double on Monday and concluded the set with homers in back-to-back games, including a go-ahead grand slam on Friday.
Schmidt sentenced for crime spree
A New Paris woman who stole a car, crashed the car, stole a gun, then stole another vehicle will spend four years in state prison for her one-woman crime spree on Oct. 27. Victims in the case hope Jessica Schmidt, 31, will get the help she needs, including drug treatment, while she’s incarcerated, according to court statements.
Bedford residents asked to conserve water
As a result of the low flows in the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, created by the ongoing lack of sustained precipitation in the river’s watershed west of Bedford, the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Bedford is requesting that its customers voluntarily conserve water by taking the following minimum steps (recommended by DEP):
Hurricanes blow past Nanty Glo, 9-2
The Bedford Post 113 American Legion baseball team rebounded from a tough loss on Sunday with a big win over Nanty Glo, 9-4, on Monday. The Hurricanes struck for 4 runs in the bottom of the first and added 2 runs in the second and 3 in the third for their scoring.
Schellsbburg man sentenced to treatment program
A Schellsburg man was sentenced to a drug treatment program and probation after previously pleading guilty in theft and DUI cases. Ricky Lee Mock, Jr., was sentenced to an in-patient drug treatment program and 2 years of drug treatment court followed by probation.
Drug defendant pleads guilty
A local man pleaded guilty to charges in five cases including felony counts of drug possession and burglary. The cases against Matthew R. Sabo, 41, of New Paris, were scheduled for jury selection Tuesday in Bedford County Court. Sabo instead entered guilty pleas for one felony count of possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, two third-degree felony counts, one for receiving stolen property one for criminal use of communication facility, and four second-degree felony counts for criminal trespassing.
Everett Borough awards demo bid
EVERETT — Everett Borough Council opened bids for the demolition project of the West 3rd Street apartment building at its Monday night meeting. The council awarded the bid to Shane Beegle for $33,350, pending the final review of the paperwork. As part of the bid, the borough must guarantee access to the building for his equipment.
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