Nazareth Borough Council's Police Committee has a change of heart in regard to the television in the Nazareth Borough Police Department headquarters.
Nazareth's police chief on Monday was given permission to reconnect the cable to a television in the Nazareth Borough Police Department headquarters on S. Main Street. The announcement from Nazareth Borough Council's Police Committee was made 366 days -- or one year and one day -- after a Highway Department employee was instructed by Mayor Fred Daugherty Jr. to disconnect the RCN cable. The donated television in the police department's headquarters has been a sore subject in Nazareth Borough Council Chambers. The mayor has said he heard rumors of officers from Nazareth and other departments watching the television for entertainment. "After some thought and after what happened with Hurricane Sandy, and after a brief conversation with […
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U.S. and local telecom networks, including RCN, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint, are experiencing widespread disruptions in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
The editor of Nazareth Patch has no Hurricane Sandy war stories. The roof is intact, the shingles are in place, the branches are right where they're supposed to be, and the power -- although it flickered like a strobe light -- refused to give way. I was prepared to give my victory speech. But then Sandy delivered a cheap shot: both of my AT&T-powered cell phones are useless. Well played, Sandy. Well played. I tried taking to the Internet to find out why I had lost the ability to make and receive phone calls -- and why I could only send text messages if I contorted my body juuuuust right. But Sandy had also stolen my wireless Internet. Hmph. Luckily, my Verizon Wireless Aircard saved the day. Ha! After a simple Google search, I soon learned…
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Kaos8
8:55 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Smart move on Audenried! I don't quite understand why the money for the tv is coming out of a training budget.. It should be more an equipment budget. While it could be used for training, it is used more on a daily basis for news/media/weather updates and emergency information purposes...At least in other departments- it is used more for a tool/equipment than training. I only state this, because … more ›