Charges dropped
Some charges were dropped Thursday against an Allegheny County man accused of sexually assaulting five young girls in Fayette County.
But several charges were held for court against Raymond Edward Addis, 47, of 1700 Patrick Place, Apt. 210, South Park, after a preliminary hearing before District Judge Michael Defino of Redstone.
Defino dismissed charges of aggravated indecent assault and aggravated assault. He held charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of minors against Addis.
According to state police at Uniontown, the alleged crimes occurred between October 2006 and July in Menallen, Brownsville, North Union and South Park, including at the homes of some of the girls or at Addis' apartment.
According to court papers, the families of some of the girls, ages 8 to 13, were friends with Addis, who would baby-sit them at their residences or at his apartment.
Police said Addis would visit Fayette County while having weekend visitation rights with a son. He would take the girls on trips to restaurants, movies and sleep-overs, according to court papers.
Several of the children eventually told their parents, who informed the police.
Addis still faces other charges filed against him for incidents that allegedly occurred in South Park.
He remains in Fayette County Prison in lieu of $250,000 bail.
East Huntingdon
Garbage hauler
faces fines
An East Huntingdon garbage hauler has been fined $234,500 by the state Department of Environmental Resources for failing to weigh waste before dumping it into a landfill to lessen the tipping fee.
In December, the DEP received a tip that Greenridge Reclamation and Greenridge Waste Services, subsidiaries of Allied Waste, were violating the municipal waste landfill permit by not weighing waste stored within the permitted area. Through interviews and audits of the company records, the DEP was able to determine the violations occurred between July 1, 2006 and Dec. 15.
Greenridge Reclamation was fined $110,000, while Greenridge Waste Services was assessed $124,500 for causing or assisting with the violations.
While the DEP could not determine the exact amount of unweighed waste, the agency believed it was not excessive. Along with the state fines, Greenridge agreed to pay $760 in delinquent fees to the DEP, the county and the township to settle the case.
Landfill tipping fees are collected by the county and the host municipality to pay for infrastructure and community improvements.
Dunbar
Free flu shots
being offered
Rendu Services Inc. will be giving free flu shots at the following locations during October:
= 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Store, 70 N. Mt. Vernon, Uniontown.
= 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at Rendu Services Inc. office, 453 Pechin Road, Dunbar.
= 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 1 at Lemont Furnace Post Office.
= 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 7 at Normalville Community Center, Route 711.
= 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 12 at Pechin Shopping Center, Laurel Mall, Route 119.
= 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14 at St. Vincent de Paul Store, 70 N. Vernon Ave., Uniontown.
Uniontown
Road work plan
for next week released
PennDOT District 12 announced the following tentative work plan for next week:
= Deck repairs are scheduled for White Bridge on Route 653.
= Patching repairs are scheduled for Route 3019, Morgantown Street; Route 119, Laurel Mall area; Route 2016, Mt. Vernon area; Route 2027, Connellsville Street area; and Route 4009, Pleasant View Road.
= Shoulder drop offs are scheduled for Route 1055, Bitner/Dunbar Mountain area.
= Mechanized patching is scheduled for Route 1041, Chaintown Road.
= Parallel pipe installation is scheduled for Route 4019, Redstone Church Road, and Route 4046, Rehobeth Church Road.
= Crack sealing is scheduled for Route 201, from Route 51 to Fayette City area; Route 906, from Route 201 to Belle Vernon area; and Route 1001, Kooser Road.
= Pipe repairs are scheduled for Route 857.
= Shoulder repairs are scheduled for Route 40, near Flat Road.
= Signs will be updated, downed signs will be replaced and work orders will be addressed on various state routes throughout Fayette County.
All maintenance activities are conducted on a weather-permitting basis. Motorists should drive with caution throughout all work areas and be alert for signed work zones requiring the usage of headlights.
PennDOT has a 24-hour toll free number for residents to call to report any road maintenance concern or to report locations of dead deer on state highways, call 800-FIX ROAD (800-349-7623).
