Monaca hires lifelong resident as borough manager
MONACA Residents will see a familiar face leading the borough.
David Kramer, 46, of Monaca, was recently hired as Monaca Borough manager. He filled the position as interim four months ago after the previous manager, Mario Leone, left and was officially hired at the end of December.
Borough residents will likely recognize Kramer, who is a lifelong resident of Monaca, and for four years worked as the borough s treasurer.
He worked under Leone, who served as manager for 13 years, with the plan to become borough manager at some point. Mario, you can t say enough about Mario, Kramer said. He s respected locally, statewide and nationwide.
Industry woman wins $10K in Gannett contest
Debra Fantone is a giver.
As a retired medical assistant, mom of three boys and grandmother of two, she s taken care of a lot of people in her 61 years.
She s worked all over the region in Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties doing what she loves supporting the vulnerable.
Her posture of service trickles into her home life, too. She took care of her husband s mother and aunt for years, and continues to watch her two grandchildren.
Helping others gives her purpose. And she s good at it, too. I do the best I can, said Fantone of Industry. I ll do anything for people. Looking after people and checking on them, that s what you re supposed to do.
Police capture Beaver County Jail escapee
HOPEWELL TWP. An inmate who escaped from the Beaver County Jail on Thursday has been caught and is back in custody.
John Broman, 41, escaped from the jail late Thursday morning and was seen on foot heading south from the jail complex, said Hopewell Township Police Chief Brian Uhrmacher. He described Broman as 5 10 , 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, tattoos and a beard.
Authorities located Broman at 9:30 a.m. Friday in Hopewell, according to Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier.
Broman resisted arrest, Lozier said, and was being taken to the medical center for evaluation before being taken to the jail for booking and arraignment on the original and new charges.
As conservatives across the country have denounced President Donald Trump’s role in Wednesday’s insurrection, a local state representative has publicly said blame doesn’t lie with the president.
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-10, made a post on Wednesday night after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of presidential election results, resulting in violence, arrests and deaths, decrying the left-wing media after the New Castle News shared an opinion piece on the day s events. It was NOT the fault of President Trump that some chose to destroy property, Bernstine wrote. When people commit crimes, the criminal is responsible. Just as no politician was responsible when BLM burned buildings and looted businesses, President Trump is not responsible for the few who damaged the US Capitol Building. It’s time to actually hold criminals responsible!