| Court orders ex-owner of Tougher Industries to pay business partners
ALBANY The former owner of Tougher Industries has lost the first of several federal court cases related to the near demise of the heating and air conditioning company. In Albany on Monday, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Lawrence Kahn ordered Steven Shaw to pay $100,000 plus interest to the three business partners from whom he bought Tougher in 2005. The judge also directed Shaw to deliver at least $1.65 million to a surety as collateral for certain bonding obligations. In November 2006 — about three weeks after Tougher filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Albany — Richard Abramo, Robert Brown and John Tomassetti sued Shaw over breach of contract allegations. Shaw and the trio of investors acquired the downtown Albany HVAC company — once one of the largest in the Northeast, with more than 200 employees — from PSEG Energy Technologies in 2003.
December 2007
A man allegedly stole this cab and narrowly escaped death when a fence impaled it.HYANNIS - A man is facing stolen vehicle charges but should consider himself lucky to be alive. Just minutes after 2008 was rung in, the suspect allegedly stole a Town Taxi at the Cape Cod Inn on Main Street in Hyannis. Moments later police discovered the taxi crashed off West Main Street at Jack Ellis Foreign Auto Repair. The cab had sheared a fence and the support pole for the fence impaled the entire cab missing the driver by inches. The suspect 48-year old David Letsch was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with minor injuries. He's expected to be arraigned on Wednesday on charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, operating under the influence of alcohol, and operating to endanger. (Photos by Frank Paparo/CWN) Domestic suspect found crashed A man wanted for a domestic dispute was found by police after his car struck a tree.BARNSTABLE - Barnstable Police didn't have to look far for a suspect wanted in connection with a domestic disturbance.
Public invited to review preliminary FEMA maps today
An open huose will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Heymann Performing Arts Center for citizens to review FEMAs Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Lafayette Parish. Specialists will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about the flood mapping process, what the maps mean for Lafayette Parish and explain flood insurance benefits and requirements. The maps will be available in both digital and print formats. .
City may move homeless from underpass to shelter
Mayor Ray Nagin's administration appears to be preparing to move the city's biggest homeless colony, a highly visible collection of people and bedrolls just off Canal Street, to a Central City emergency shelter. Some City Council members and leading advocates for the homeless say they are not aware of the plan, although the director of the New Orleans Mission confirmed that the city accepted his proposal on Friday. Nagin alluded to a plan for the homeless last week during an appearance on WWL-TV. He said he had recently seen a man in the encampment on Claiborne Avenue beneath Interstate 10 "drinking beer and just flipping the bird to citizens." Calling the scene "a mess," Nagin said that before the end of February, the city will begin enforcing its "habitation laws." "We've got more mental cases out there," the mayor said.
Take steps to protect computers, electronics
Consider purchasing protective equipment which can help against lethal storm and electrical conditions. These include: Surge suppressors designed to lower the momentary high voltage of a surge or spike.
Voltage regulators maintain voltage output within narrow limits.
Isolation transformers prevent noise on a circuit from being passed to your equipment.
Un-interruptible Power Supply (UPS) maintains power to critical loads during power outages.
Surge Protectors: Make sure the suppressor has 3-way protection and is UL (Underwriters Laboratory) listed for compliance with the 1449 TVSS (Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor) standard. Features of the plug-in type surge protector include multiple outlets, on/off switches, audible alarms, and indicator lights to let you know the suppressor is working, and connections for telephone or data cable lines.
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