Category: Luzerne County

Libertarian Dumped On Technicality In State Senate Race

Libertarian Dumped On Technicality In State Senate Race

By Bob Small

The new minor party status that the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania received was said to give them an advantage in special elections, including not having to gather signatures

This year’s first special election is on Jan 31 in the 27th state senatorial district.  The 27th opened up when John Gordner resigned on Nov 30 to become counsel to State Senator Kim Ward who is now the Senate Majority Leader.

The major party candidates are Patricia Lawton (D) and Lynda Schlegel Culver (R), meaning one of them will become the first female 27th District Female Senator.

So it seemed that the Libertarians would have their initial Special Election Candidate for 2023, under this new statute.  Well, the devil is in the details.

Though Thomas Anderson’s nomination packet was filed by the Dec. 12 deadline because “he failed to include a copy of his (SFI) statement of financial interests”

Here’s where it gets interesting;  The DOS states that they gave Anderson leeway to file it in a few days, but that Anderson “inexplicably waited until Jan. 11 to file.  There’s various conflicting statements in the media reports.

Anderson has a Bachelor’s Degree from the Stevens Institute of Technology and a graduate degree from Penn State University.  He has worked as an alternative energy consultant, constable, and software engineer.  He has been affiliated with the Columbia County Committee of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania, The Columbia County Landowners Association, We the People of Columbia County, and The Williamsport Tea Party.  

On Jan. 25, I received an email from Thomas Anderson that contained confirmation that the SFI was timestamped as of 5:16 p.m. on Dec. 12.

I’ll leave the final quotes to Thomas Anderson “I was duly nominated by the third largest political party in Pennsylvania.  They chose to deny for a technicality which was cured almost immediately”.

Two last comments The Greens have become used to this on a regular basis. Meanwhile, the newly minted Governor Shapiro refuses to even release some financial information.

More to follow. 

Libertarian Dumped On Technicality In State Senate Race
Tom Anderson’s email statement
Libertarian Dumped On Technicality In State Senate Race

Luzerne County Election Irregularities

Luzerne County Election Irregularities — Pennsylvania county officials described, during an interview with PA Real News, massive voter irregularities in the Nov. 8 election.

Alyssa Fusaro of the Luzerne County Election Board said poll workers — including five judges of elections — cancelled at several precincts almost causing them to be shut down, and that several printers ran out of ballot paper.

All these happened in Republican leaning places. No Democrat precincts were affected.

She said the initial tally sheets were wildly unreconcilable for several polling places with one having a thousand vote discrepancy.

Mrs. Fusaro said she had affidavits from people unable to vote and there were places that turned voters away.

She said she was ordered out of the Election Bureau office by sheriff’s deputies the day after the election while she was trying to supervise things while on the phone with a county councilman.

“There was illegal activity that I witnessed,” she said. “There’s all kinds of things that happened, and I wasn’t going to certify no matter what.”

Luzerne County delayed certification due to the seriousness of the issues with Republicans Mrs. Fusaro and James Mangan voting against; Democrats Audrey Serniak and Denise Williams voting in favor and Democrat Daniel Schramm abstaining.

Mrs. Fusaro said Schramm switched after intimidation from Democrat Party leaders especially Councilman Tim McGinley.

For what it’s worth, she said learned about partisan activist lawyer Marc Elias after being sent an article from the Federalist just before the interview.

Elias laughably took credit for Schramm’s change of mind.

Mrs. Fusaro also noted that during the primary many residents said that their party registration had been changed from Republican to Democrat dwere unable to vote. Pennsylvania has a closed primary system. Many of these people had been long-time Republicans.

Also appearing were former Luzerne County Councilman Harry Haas, who is a judge of elections in the county, and former Lackawanna County Commissioner Laureen Cummings who had also served on the Lackawanna Election Board.

Mrs. Cummings said mail-in ballots are a vector for vote fraud and Haas said that there have been election irregularities since Act 77 was passed in 2019.

The hosts were Stephen Gruen, Kim Kennedy and Bill Lawrence.

You can listen to the interview below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CqiLOsL17UdtzkYTzanOJ3cCKTFeclxL/view

Only a fool thinks there is no problem with corruption and election in Pennsylvania, and Democrats better start to understand that those running things really don’t care about their concerns either.

Luzerne County Election Irregularities
Luzerne County Election Irregularities

Trump Wilkes Barre Address Follows Biden Philly Rant

Trump Wilkes Barre Address Follows Biden Philly Rant — Donald Trump’s speech 7 p.m., tomorrow, Sept. 3, in Wilkes-Barre is a must watch considering Joe Biden’s rant last night in Philly.

Rumble will be carrying it if you can’t find it elsewhere.

Trump Wilkes Barre Address Follows Biden Philly Rant

Trump Ballots Discarded In Luzerne County

Trump Ballots Discarded In Luzerne County — If you missed as is likely, the United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Pennsylvania released this statement, today, Sept. 24.

On Monday, September 21, 2020, at the request of Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis, the Office of the United States Attorney along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Scranton Resident Office, began an inquiry into reports of potential issues with a small number of mail-in ballots at the Luzerne County Board of Elections.

Since Monday, FBI personnel working together with the Pennsylvania State Police have conducted numerous interviews and recovered and reviewed certain physical evidence.  Election officials in Luzerne County have been cooperative. At this point we can confirm that a small number of military ballots were discarded.   Investigators have recovered nine ballots at this time.  Some of those ballots can be attributed to specific voters and some cannot.  Of the nine ballots that were discarded and then recovered, 7 were cast for presidential candidate Donald Trump. Two of the discarded ballots had been resealed inside their appropriate envelopes by Luzerne elections staff prior to recovery by the FBI and the contents of those 2 ballots are unknown.

Our inquiry remains ongoing and we expect later today to share our up to date findings with officials in Luzerne County.  It is the vital duty of government to ensure that every properly cast vote is counted.

Vote in person. Even the Democrats are saying this now.

Trump Ballots Discarded In Luzerne County
Trump Ballots Discarded In Luzerne County

Pennsylvania Alligator Shot

Some might cite it as proof positive that global warming is now. Others might simply say a Luzerne County resident got tired of feeding rats to a growing pet. Pennsylvania Alligator Shot -- Some might cite it as proof positive that global warming is now. Others might simply say a Luzerne County resident got tired of feeding rats to a growing pet.

Anyway, a 3-foot long alligator was shot and killed by a Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission officer after two fisherman found it in Harris Pond in Sweet Valley.

As we know Luzerne County, our bet is that a resident got tired of feeding rats to a growing pet.

Pennsylvania Alligator Shot

 

Betty Roccograndi, A Writer To Be Recognized

Luzerne County correspondent Dorothy Hayer has let us know about Betty Roccograndi, an excellent columnist for the Wilkes Barre Times Leader.

Here she very nicely slices and dices Pennsylvania’s dishonest Attorney General Kathleen Kane.

Betty Roccograndi, A Writer To Be Recognized

Betty Roccograndi, A Writer To Be Recognized

 

Luzerne Workers Miss Paychecks When County Worker Takes Vacation

Employees of Luzerne County got their paychecks late this week when a county worker went on vacation and failed to approve an electronic transfer.

It almost makes Philadelphia look like a smooth operation.

Luzerne Workers Miss Paychecks When County Worker Takes Vacation
Luzerne Workers Miss Paychecks When County Worker Takes Vacation

Barbara Mazurick, R.I.P.

Barbara Mazurick

Barbara Mazurick

Barbara V. Mazurick, 70, a loving wife, devoted mother of four, mommom to four grandchildren, wonderful mother-in-law and faithful Christian, died Monday morning at St. Luke Pavilion in Hazleton, Pa., where she had been a guest.

She was the mother, mother-in-law and grandmother of Todd, Nicole and Samantha Mazurick of Springfield, Pa.

She was born in Hazleton, daughter of the late Andrew and Veronica (Hollick) Grega.

She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Weatherly.

Barbara is also survived by her husband, Michael Mazurick;  Tina Whitlow and her husband, Todd, Berwyn;  Carissa Mazurick, Bryn Mawr; and Leanne Mazurick and her partner, Karen Belli, Dallas; brothers and sisters, Gerald Grega, Hazle Township; Jane Seamon and her husband, Donald, Jeddo; Andrew “Buddy” Grega and his wife, Donna, Hazle Township; Maryanne Lynn and her husband, Ronald, Hazleton; Thomas Grega and his wife, Nancy, Hazleton; and John Grega and his wife, Chris, Freeland; four grandchildren that meant the world to her, Bridget and Conner Whitlow and Samantha and Nolan Mazurick; and several nieces and nephews.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Weatherly. Interment will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Beaver Meadows. The family will receive friends and relatives Saturday at the church from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to the Funeral Mass.

Barbara was always putting others before herself, so in lieu of flowers please consider donating in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 101 W. Frack St., Frackville, PA 17931, or the Beaver Meadows Food Bank, c/o St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Second Street, Beaver Meadows, PA 18216.

Arrangements are under the direction of Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home Inc., 542 N. Wyoming St., Hazleton.

Why You Shouldn’t Take A Monkey For A Joyride

Yesterday, we learned why you shouldn’t give a chimp an AK-47.

Today, we learn — from Luzerne County, unsurprisingly — why it’s a bad idea to get drunk and take your dad’s monkey for a ride on a stolen ATV.
Police said that yesterday,  March 19, Jeff W. Arnott Jr., 23, stole an all-terrain vehicle and went on a intoxicated joyride yelling and screaming incoherently. At about 4 a.m., law caught up to him and saw that he had a passenger that was a primate, namely a java macaque that can grow to almost two-feet in height and weigh up to 20 pounds.

“He didn’t even have it on a leash or anything. It was sitting in the back, going for a ride,” said Gerald Kapral of the state Game Commission

When the ATV was finally stopped, Arnott and the monkey fled in different directions, police said. Arnott was quickly apprehended but the wily monkey managed to elude pursuers which led to a day of terror in Northeast Pa since police put out bulletins describing the critter as “dangerous”.

Just imagine if Mr. Arnott had given the monkey an AK-47. Just imagine if the monkey had had this weapon during the police pursuit.

After an hours-long monkey-hunt, the suspect was finally convinced to surrender by its owner James Arnott, Sr., who had had the animal for 15 years raising it from a baby.

It is  named Tyler Mikye. 

Family members said Tyler Mikye would swim in the family pool, play with the neighbor’s dog and drink alcohol.

Arnott Sr. cried for hours after authorities hauled it away as it is illegal to have a monkey as a pet in this state. 

Charges are expected.

The younger Arnott is  was jailed in Luzerne County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 bail on charges of  receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, harassment and flight to avoid apprehension.