Sen. Sullivan will give a presentation over Zoom about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at tonight’s Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting. There will also be public hearings for two ordinances, and the Police Department’s newest officer will be sworn in.
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Two men arrested for scamming a Petersburg resident this summer have pleaded guilty to federal theft charges. One man has been released from jail and the other man awaits a sentencing hearing scheduled for November.
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Katie Greer, a digital safety expert and keynote speaker from Boston, is in Petersburg this week (Sept. 17-18) to talk about digital health with the community and provide some internet-savvy advice.
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UPDATE: The police department confirmed the phone number that placed the false report was an out-of-state caller, but couldn’t trace the exact location. The FBI has been notified.
Petersburg’s school buildings and surrounding area were on lockdown for over an hour Tuesday afternoon after police received a report of a person with an AR-15 gun and multiple magazines in a school bathroom. Officers found no real threat on the premises and determined it was a false report.
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Both occupants were taken to the hospital in moderate condition Friday night and were released the following morning. The truck sustained substantial damage and was removed on Saturday from the crash site, about nine miles south of Petersburg.
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Local authorities have plans to lethally remove specific black bears from Petersburg because they are destroying trash cans and showing aggressive behavior. However, it’s not a long-term solution. Bears can smell trash from miles away, which attracts them to town.
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The Petersburg Borough Assembly considered a few new resolutions regarding animal destruction mitigation and upgrades to its power supplier.
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Petersburg’s police chief sued his employer, the Petersburg Borough, and the two parties have officially resolved the matter with an out-of-court settlement. That means the remaining claim about the chief’s First Amendment rights will not go to trial this summer.
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