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Roofing firms fined in employee harassment issue

A.W. Farrell & Son, Inc., along with two related commercial roofing companies operating in New York and Pennsylvania, will pay $270,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced Tuesday. In the lawsuit, the EEOC charged that a journeyman roofer’s supervisor subjected him to months of unwelcome physical contact, including grabbing the area around his buttocks and jabbing his buttocks with various objects — one time with enough force that the object penetrated him ...

Tidioute boil-water alert has been lifted

A boil-water alert in Tidioute has come to an end. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reported earlier this week the test results showed the water system was functioning properly and water could be consumed by users. The advisory was originally issued March 18 after ...

DEP cites six violations in river oil spill

Approximately one barrel of crude oil entered the Allegheny River on Thursday after a valve on an oil tanker truck was accidentally left open while collecting oil from a storage tank at the City of Warren Department of Public Works garage. According to a statement from City Manager Mike ...

Tidioute school to host Veterans Day ceremony

The Tidioute Community Charter School senior class will host its fifth annual Veterans Day assembly on Wednesday at 9 a.m. The public ceremony, organized under the leadership of social studies teacher Joni Schettler, will take place at the school and is open to all community ...

Honor Flight opportunities available for area veterans

The Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight organization recently completed Mission 24 and included 33 veterans: two Korean War veterans, six Cold War veterans, three Cuban Missile Crisis veterans, and twenty-two Vietnam War veterans. Each veteran brought their own experiences and stories, making this an ...

Warren man sentenced to probation in indecent assault case

A Warren man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor indecent exposure in September. Logan N. Beard, 35, will serve two years of probation and pay a $500 fine to satisfy his guilty plea in front of Judge Todd Woodin in the Court of Common Pleas. Beard had been charged with third-degree felony charges of corruption of minors – defendant age 18 or above and unlawful contact with a minor – sexual offenses. A charge of third-degree felony unlawful contact with a minor - sexual offenses was withdrawn while the other two felony charges were not prosecuted. ...