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Loomis Survives Primary
By P. Jay Amadio

In what could be construed an upset, incumbent Republican County Commissioner Jeff Loomis captured one of two GOP nominations for county commissioner in last week’s Primary Election.

Loomis finished second in a field of six to edge another Republican incumbent, Roberta Kelly, by 28 votes. The results are unofficial pending certification by the Board of Elections. Loomis picked up 1,816 votes compared with 1,788 for Kelly.

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Police On Duty At FCR
By P. Jay Amadio

A police officer will be on duty during hours when classes are in session for the remainder of the 2006-07 school year in Forest City Regional’s sprawling K-12 educational complex.

School Superintendent Robert J. Vadella said the move was made after some walls in lavatories were damaged by offensive writings. He also some nasty things were written on papers left in conspicuous places.

“We would like to find out who is responsible for these incidents of vandalism,” Dr. Vadella said. “A police officer can help us with the investigation.”

The Forest City Police Department is providing the school district with a police officer from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and the borough set the cost at $35 an hour.

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