Use of Plastic Checkout Bags is Now Banned
8/21/2011 The East Hampton Village Board on Friday voted to prohibit the use of plastic checkout bags in the area. Before it was ultimately passed, a lot of comments were heard from people on opposite sides of the debate. Linda James, a resident of East Hampton, said that a number of towns and villages […]
Onorato Reveals that Natural-Gas Referendum Could be Blocked by “Legal Issues”
8/21/2011 Legal concerns were raised on Wednesday by Dan Onorato, the Allegheny County Executive, on the city’s planned referendum regarding natural gas production. He said that the issues may be grave enough to prevent the question from being shown on the November ballot. Mr. Onorato revealed that elections officials and county lawyers are currently […]