Friday, September 5, 2008

Robert Henreich - Water on Again at Pittston Township Volunteer Fire Department (WNEP 16 Pennsylvania)

The water was turned back on at the Pittston Township Volunteer Fire Department Thursday. It was turned off because the fire company didn't pay a $1,000 sewer line bill. Firefighters said no water meant they couldn't fight fires. Robert Hernreich

"A lot of people think that there is only one face of volunteering: handing out food in a soup kitchen," said Becca Kaplan, CU senior and outreach and events coordinator for CU's Volunteer Resource Center. Robert Hernreich

The Porch Pistols are not the kind of band that would be seen playing at the local watering hole — instead they perform their acoustic improv music at places such as Albert Music Hall, a bluegrass venue in Waretown where they said they received a good response, and local charity events. Robert Hernreich

THE manager of a charity-run cafe plundered more than £5,000 takings in a seven-month fraud. Mark Owens already had a police caution for stealing cash from a charity when he began working for his new employer. Robert Hernreich

A recent audit of a volunteer fire company in Swoyersville indicated more than $500,000 in revenues is unaccounted for, according to search warrants that have recently been unsealed. Robert Hernreich

For the 35-year-old wheelchair fencer Qi Kaili, the Beijing Paralympic Games would be a brand new experience as she chose to be a volunteer this time. Robert Hernreich

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