The LuLac Edition #2562, November 26th, 2013

BOWMAN ON THE CASE

Newswatch 16’s Investigative Reporter Dave Bohman provided area residents with their first glimpse of former 22nd District Senator Bob Mellow on Monday. Mellow is serving out his sentence at a halfway house in Scranton. Here’s a link to Bowman’s report. 
 http://wnep.com/2013/11/25/140887/

CARTWRIGHT AND SHERMAN HILLS

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright office announces he will be holding a press conference on Wednesday announcing a task force to address the environment at Sherman Hills, including fixing the problems in the report that was recently published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Cartwright will announce the members of a local task force who will troubleshoot the situation at Sherman Hills and require action on the problems revealed in the official review of the property. The task force will work to ensure that Sherman Hills Realty, LLC is held accountable for the safety of our community.
These are the members of Cartwright’s task force:
Matt Cartwright, U.S. Representative (PA-17)
Tom Leighton, Mayor, Wilkes-Barre
Eddie Pashinski, State Representative (PA-121)
Bill Barrett, Chairperson, Wilkes-Barre City Council
Maureen Lavelle, Councilwoman, Wilkes-Barre City Council
George Brown, Councilman, Wilkes-Barre City Council
Tim McGinley, Chair, Luzerne County Council
Harry Haas, Councilman, Luzerne County Council
Edd Brominski, Councilman, Luzerne County Council
Eileen Sorokas, Councilwoman-Elect, Luzerne County
Ron Felton, President, Wilkes-Barre NAACP
Rev. Shawn Walker, Pastor, First Baptist Church
Angel Jirau, Executive Director, Spanish American Leaders Serving All.