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Residential and commercial properties will soon be able to hook up to the newly installed sewage system in the Pompton Plains business district of Pequannock.

Modern technology is coming to the business district in the Pompton Plains section of the township. While the outhouses may have been replaced by indoor plumbing decades ago, that plumbing will soon be able to be hooked up to the sewage system that has been under construction for the past year.

The township will be taking possession of the system from the contractor after all inspections and punch-list items have been completed, said Township Manager David Hollberg, most likely in the next couple weeks.

The portion of the system west of the railroad right-of-way, part of a $13 million project to install sewers in several areas of the Pompton Plains section of town, including the neighborhood known as The Village, is all but complete, Hollberg said. Work on the areas east of the railroad, which include The Village, are continuing on schedule, he said, with a completion date expected later this year.

Homes on Sunset Road and side streets, such as Leeland and Atwood avenues, will also be able to hook up to the system, Hollberg said.

Although hooking up to the sewage system and disconnecting from septic systems is mandatory, most homeowners will have up to three years to complete the process, Hollberg said.

Some businesses, however, are expected to want to hook up quickly, Hollberg said. Quick Chek convenience store on Jackson Avenue has indicated it would like to connect as soon as possible. Quick Chek relies on a sealed septic system, which requires emptying several times a month.

In general, Hollberg said, the ability to hook into sewers should improve the business environment in the area.

"We hope this will make the area more attractive to businesses that consume a lot of water, such as restaurants," he said. Just this week, Friendlys on the Turnpike abruptly closed, and last summer, Gillys, a restaurant just a few blocks north, also closed with little notice and remains shuttered.

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Forty Fort, PA (PRWEB) January 08, 2015

Three years after the launch of its previous website, ReBath Northeast is excited to announce that a new and improved website is now live for all to see.

Though ReBath Northeast previously had a fully functional website, owner, Rich Rome thought the website could offer better information, be more interactive and have a more attractive design to present to potential customers.

Our new website tells potential customers, exactly what type of company we are, Rome said. From the home page to the product guides, potential customers will always know they are working with a credible company that uses quality merchandise and has a wonderful staff.

The new website, which launched just after Christmas, was created by Monopolize Your Marketplace (MYM), a company that specializes in websites for remodeling companies.

Since Rome wanted the website to center on the type of company he runs, MYM was sure to add several features that would help customers identify the qualities of a good remodeling company. For example, there is a whole page where people can read about previous jobs that ReBath Northeast has completed. These case studies are from actual customers.

There is also a widget on the right side of every page that updates periodically with ReBath Northeasts latest reviews on Customer Lobby.

Features such as case studies and reviews help potential customers see that ReBath Northeast is a quality company to work with.

Anyone who visits the website can print out a coupon to have a free shower or bathtub door upgrade. This offer is only available on the website and can be combined with a day of demo discount.

Homeowners in Eastern PA should definitely check out ReBath Northeasts new website if they are thinking about remodeling their bathroom any time in the near future.

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The Harris County Sheriffs Office is investigating an armed robbery which occurred at a church under construction in Atascocita.

Around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, a worker was reportedly shot in the arm as two armed robbery suspects entered the construction site of a ministry center in the 100 block of Atascocita Road.

According to HCSO, one of the suspects, dressed in dark clothing and armed with a gun and a small knife, fired several shots.

A deputy told to the Sheriffs office that one of the suspects began yelling, Give me everything you have, before the shooting, Tebben Lewis, spokesperson for HCSO, said.

Before leaving, they stole two cell phones and an undisclosed amount of cash from the workers, but nothing from the site itself.

HCSO reported that both suspects hopped a fence and escaped to a nearby apartment complex. They are still at large.

The victim was transported to Northwest Houston Hospital, and his condition is unconfirmed. Authorities are asking citizens with information about the suspects to contact Crime Stoppers at 712-222-TIPS.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH- Barely a decade old, Peace Presbyterian Church of Lakewood Ranch expects to have many growing years still ahead.

A public notice at the entrance of Peace Presbyterian Church at Lakewood Ranch informs passersby of a Manatee County Commission meeting about the church's expansion plans. (Staff photo/Dale White)

To prepare for that growth, the church will present expansion plans Thursday to the Manatee County Commission calling for a new sanctuary and fellowship center at its current location, 12705 State Road 64 E.

The Rev. Elizabeth Deibert, who moved from North Carolina to become the churchs pastor, believes those expansion plans are warranted. Neighborhoods are springing up all over, she said of East Manatee.

Having also started a church in Alabama, Deibert gladly became a Floridian when she accepted the position 10 years ago.

I found starting a new church in Alabama to be a very meaningful experience. Its a challenge and an awesome responsibility to establish the DNA of a church.

Peace Presbyterians brief history is one of rapid growth and change, much like that of Lakewood Ranch and other East Manatee communities.

In 2003, Gary and Junie Miller and other potential parishioners started talking around kitchen tables about a new church in the Lakewood Ranch area in the Presbyterian USA denomination.

The Rev. Elizabeth Deibert on a lakefront portion of property owned by Peace Presbyterian Church of Lakewood Ranch that will be used for a new sanctuary and fellowship center. (Staff photo/Dale White)

The Presbytery for this region approved their efforts, as did our sister churches in the Sarasota-Manatee area, Deibert said.

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PANAMA CITY A Bay County circuit judge will allow jurors to view a taped murder confession in connection with an August 2010 fatal shooting at a Panama City Beach church construction site, according to court records.

The trial of Christopher Ray Hyler, 50, for the shooting death of his former landlord, 43-year-old Robert S. Ellison, is scheduled to begin Monday. As the trial looms, Hylers attorney requested the judge not allow a taped confession from his arrest to be admitted as evidence, arguing police coerced his testimony after only briefly reviewing his Miranda rights. However, Circuit Court Judge Brantley Clark denied the defenses motion to suppress the video, and jurors will have the opportunity to weigh it among other evidence, Clark wrote in his ruling Tuesday.

Hyler validly waived his Miranda rights, and, based on the totality of the circumstances, (Hyler) appears to have voluntarily issued his confession, Clark said.

Ellisons death lingered without an arrest for nearly three years, and, in May 2013, authorities received a confession from Hyler during a taped interrogation. But his legal counsel argued that after two hours of intense questioning, he simply agreed to the facts presented by interrogators.

Hyler had used methamphetamine heavily prior to his arrest by law enforcement and was still under the influence of the drug during the interrogation, defense attorney Henry Sims wrote in his motion to the court.

Sims said Hylers intoxication, coupled with a reasonable self-defense scenario presented by law enforcement to escape the pressure being asserted on him, amounted to coercion.

Sims also argued Hyler did not have privileged knowledge of the crime, and parts of the confession did not jive with the physical evidence or the sparse witness accounts from around the time of the shooting.

He did not provide any details of the crime nor did he divulge facts only the perpetrator would know, Sims wrote.

Investigators confronted Hyler with a variety of scenarios until more than an hour into questioning, when he finally nodded in agreement. Police presented Hyler with the scenario that he confronted an abusive husband and pulled the gun out of self-defense. Hyler continued from there.

He told me that I needed to mind my business and came out from behind the desk. He looked pissed, Hyler told investigators. I pulled (the 9mm), thinking hed back up. He got his hand on it once.

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I was recently struck by a highly creative project at Chicago's nondenominational LaSalle Street Church, where the church's pastoral leadership entrusted $500 to each of its 320 members and asked them to use the money for some good cause.

Pastor Laura Truax and church elders decided on a "reverse tithe" after receiving an unexpected windfall of $1.6 million from the sale of a 1970s-era, racially integrated, low-income housing development, Atrium Village, which the church had established in partnership with three other Protestant churches. The partnership had a 15 percent share in the property, a 35-year agreement that a percentage of units would be set aside for disadvantaged populations, and final say in any decision to sell the property. When the 35-year agreement expired, the property had greatly appreciated in value and there was a great deal of pressure to sell it. The church partnership finally agreed, but with the stipulation that a percentage of units in any new construction would be set aside for low-income people.

"It's not really our money," Truax said in a telephone interview. "The way we look at it is that God wants it back in circulation."

When she distributed the checks, Truax preached on the parable of the talents, encouraging everyone to reflect about where he or she could best invest in the socially progressive legacy of LaSalle Street Church. The faith community is well known for its commitment to the poor, whether it be feeding homeless families in the neighborhood or donating an ambulance for a medical clinic in Niger.

Church members were dumbfounded by the unexpected gift but quickly rose to the challenge.

Kristin Hu planned to give her $500 to help "dreamer" children of immigrant families. Jonas Ganz, an avid skateboarder who grew up in Amman, Jordan, donated his share toward a new skate park in his hometown. Other church members put their money toward a no-kill animal shelter, food pantries, an eyeglass ministry, and purchasing winter clothing for disadvantaged college students.

The diversity of needs churchgoers chose to support is impressive. Even more impressive is the creative pastoral leadership that trusts the leading of the Spirit in each believer.

Truax wrote about this on her blog:

How do we know it won't be "squandered"? We don't. But we know this: that every day we wake to gifts we never sought, expected or earned. ... This is the essence of faith I think. Not just that we believe in God but that God believes in us. And trusts us to do great things with his gifts.

The biggest challenge is still to come as the congregation decides what to do with the rest of the money. The unprecedented "reverse-tithing" project, you see, addressed an array of pastoral concerns. This is the most innovative aspect of the whole endeavor.

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