Jane Hubert News Today

Pittston voters are expected to weigh in on the town's $1.95 million spending plan at Saturday's annual Town Meeting, and head to the polls to choose a new selectman and decide whether to recall Selectman Joe Caputo.

Residents will be able to give input on the controversial issue before before they vote on Thursday at the special town meeting to be held at 6 p.m. at the Town Office at 38 Whitefield Road.

A lawsuit brought by Cheryl Peaslee claims town officials could prevent recall vote by calling for a town vote on rescinding its recall ordinance, which officials deny.

The public hearing and vote on the ordinance is set for Feb. 22 at 6 p.m., and the vote to recall Joe Caputo is March 18.

With a petition to recall one of the town's three selectmen in limbo for weeks, town officials have scheduled a Feb. 22 public hearing on whether to change the town's recall ordinance or eliminate it and follow state law instead.

Jean Ambrose could face repercussions for letting the resident into the town's RiverWalk property after the Select Board voted in October to close it due to a potentially dangerous leak.

Interim Town Clerk Christian Jensen urged the Pittston Select Board to seek legal counsel before ordering a special election.

A resident has gathered enough signatures to warrant a recall election for Joe Caputo, but a dispute over the document has caused delays.

Cheryl Peaslee, a longtime Pittston resident, is collecting signatures to recall Joe Caputo from the Select Board over what she calls a 'change in atmosphere' at meetings.

Poor construction work directed by Road Commissioner Sam Snow and low-quality materials caused premature breakage on Jewett Road that could cost millions to fix, engineers said.