The afternoon of January 3, 1896 started out like any other morning. Mrs. Irwin Deibert and her five-year-old son Walter went for a walk along the water near Mr. Deibertâs place of business, Deibert & Brothers Dry Dock. Deibert & Brothers was located near the mouth of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on Back Creek in Chesapeake City. Young Walter looked down at the waterâs edge and saw the body of a man, lying face down, in about two feet of water. He alerted his mother, and they went for help.
Authorities discovered that it was the body of Captain Thomas Camp, a well-known man along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal from Goshen, New Jersey. The captain had been in Chesapeake City for ten days, waiting for repairs to his schooner, the Manaway. He had been sleeping on board his boat at night alone. Captain Campâs skull had been crushed and his body was found with his hands in the pockets of his overcoat. He had last been seen alive on the previous evening around 5 oâ
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James A. Nocito, 92, of West Pittston, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.
Born in Pittston Twp. on June 22, 1928, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary Ardo Nocito.
In 1945, he graduated from Pittston Twp. High School and thereafter enrolled at the University of Scranton. However, within three weeks of his 18th birthday, he left school and enlisted in the United States Army and served as a military policeman in occupied Japan. He was awarded a World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal for his service.
After his honorable discharge from the Army, he returned home and worked at Detatoâs Market and later at Acme Markets, Pittston. He then spent over 40 years in the insurance business before retiring.
WESTERLY â The Town Council is moving closer to implementing new restrictions on public comment during its meetings.
On Monday, the council voted 6-1 to move proposed changes to the rules of procedure it uses to run its meetings forward for consideration and a vote at a future meeting. Among the proposed changes are limitations on public comments during the council s workshop meetings and during public hearings it conducts.
The council generally reviews the rules of procedure at the start of new two-year terms. In this case, newly appointed Council President Sharon Ahern reviewed the rules and distributed the proposed changes, which the council reviewed on Monday.