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1995
• A former Perry Township supervisor was ordered to stand trial Wednesday for allegedly receiving $36,000 in unauthorized pay. State police from the Belle Vernon barracks arrested Adam Muccinli, 61, on two charges of theft by deception and a single charge of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and misapplication of entrusted property. The charges stemmed from irregularities found during an audit of the Perry Township’s books from 1997 to 1999 when Muccinli was a township supervisor and road master.
• A former Perry Township supervisor was ordered to stand trial Wednesday for allegedly receiving $36,000 in unauthorized pay. State police from the Belle Vernon barracks arrested Adam Muccinli, 61, on two charges of theft by deception and a single charge of theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and misapplication of entrusted property. The charges stemmed from irregularities found during an audit of the Perry Township’s books from 1997 to 1999 when Muccinli was a township supervisor and road master.
• A new business will soon be opening in downtown Monessen. Mayor John T. DeLuca announced that Dollar General will build a new store in the 500 block of Donner Avenue. Council approved the sale of the lot, which has been vacant since 1970 when the American Legion there burned down, to Cocca Development for $1, clearing the way for the firm to begin construction on the 8,000-square-foot building. DeLuca said the deal was more than two years in the making adding, “This is something positive for the city and will anchor Fifth Avenue.”
• State police in Belle Vernon are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons who hurled a 7-pound, 2 ½-foot long piece of steel through the windshield of a car traveling along Interstate 70. The car’s driver, James Carlisle Ogden, 42 of Clearfield was listed in serious condition after requiring surgery at Pittsburgh’s Presbyterian Hospital to repair injuries to his hand, clavicle and neck in the incident. Troopers said that Ogden’s car hit the Jersey barrier, preventing it from veering into oncoming traffic.
• M otorists traveling through Monongahela should remember, “Click it or Ticket.” Police will issue citations to anyone they stop who is found to not be wearing a seat belt. Police Chief Dennis Mendicino said the borough’s seat belt awareness program has advanced to the enforcement stage. The law requires all passengers in both the front and back seats to wear a seat belt while the car is in motion. Up until now, officers have been just warning motorists and even giving prizes to those properly buckled up.
