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Approximately 2.45pm on Sunday 14 th February 2021 emergency services received a call to attend a serious single vehicle crash on Trowutta Road, Scotchtown. The crash was attended by Tasmania Police, Smithton State Emergency Services and Tasmania Ambulance Service. Sadly a 55 year old Smithton man died at the scene. The accident occurred when the 55 year old male was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle on Trowutta Road towards Smithton with a group other motorcyclist and left the road colliding with tree. There was no other persons involved in the crash. Crash Investigation Services and Forensic Services attended the scene and conducted a full examination. Trowutta Road was closed for six hours and traffic diverted. ....
03 February 2021 Circular Head’s vandalism epidemic continues to rage on with significant damage being done to Anzac Park over the weekend. A plaque detailing all those who have served in Circular Head from the Boer War right through to the Vietnam War was smashed and will need to be replaced, and damage to the trail of Remembrance has resulted in the death of two trees. “I’m p off about it to put it mildly,” Circular Head RSL Subbranch President Jason Chatwin said. “It pretty much flies in the face of all those who have served in Circular Head and their families.” ....
$113K Embezzlement Leads To Federal Prison Sentence For Former Metro East Elementary School Principal Justice outside the Albert V. Bryan District Courthouse in Alexandria, VA. (Photo: Tim Evanson – Flickr – CC license) Smithton, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Roy Joseph Monti, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced last week to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of home detention. The former principal of St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Smithton, Illinois, pleaded guilty back in September to one count of interstate transportation of stolen money. He will serve an additional 18 months of supervised release following his home confinement. According to court documents, from March 2017 to November 2019, Monti used his position as the school’s principal to embezzle $113,061.87 from the school’s bank account. He attempted to cover up the thefts by noting purportedly valid expenses on the withdrawal slips, which turned out to be false and fraudulent. Because he lived ....