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Lee Albert stand in the doorway of his Fair Lawn home.

FAIR LAWN A Hartley Place resident who for years has been fighting the borough on tens of thousands of dollars in property maintenance violations was hit with his latest set of fines Wednesday: $21,600.

The grey house, which has cracked steps to its front door and scrubbed out red graffiti outside, also could have a potential buyer. For years Lee Albert, 65, has wanted to rid himself of the home and move out of the country, but has been held back by the legal issues surrounding the site. Some nearby neighbors also have been unhappy with the state of his property over the years.

Albert pleaded guilty Wednesday in Fair Lawn Municipal Court to all 18 pending violations he received over a six-day period in June. The violations are for blighted property, failure to cut weeds and grass, and excessive debris and rubbish on the property.

The fines comes out to $1,200 per violation, though the maximum possible fine per summons is $2,000, Fair Lawn Municipal Court Judge Steven C. Schechter said.

Municipal Prosecutor Marc Ramundo said Schechter found Albert guilty this summer of a similar set of violations dating from 2013, and he was fined the maximum amount per charge totaling about $30,000. Those fines remain unpaid. The tickets issued over the summer were for the same issues at the site, as Albert failed to fix his property, Ramundo said.

These were just the reissuance of the same summonses, Ramundo said. He added that it would be exhaustive to go to trial all over again.

Albert told the judge he was unable to take care of his property or hire an outside company to do so because he has been ill and traveling to Thailand for medical treatment over the summer.

I wasnt well enough to be here and take care of the property, said Albert, who also did not attend that first trial.

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A Ten Commandments monument on the Oklahoma Capitol grounds that was destroyed by a man who drove into it was replaced Thursday with an exact replica.

Workers used a large crane to move the 2,400-pound granite monument onto its repaired base on a staircase landing outside the Capitol building.

"While the destruction of the original monument was tragic, this replacement is identical in every respect, and we look forward to it standing the test of time," said Rep. Mike Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, whose family commissioned the original monument for $10,000.

Gary Mosier of Wilbert Memorials, which rebuilt the 6-foot-tall headstone-like monument, said the granite came from a quarry in South Dakota. The design, which is an exact replica of a monument at the Texas Capitol, was added at the company's facility in Kansas. Mosier said the company fronted the cost for the new monument, and Ritze said he's raising the money privately to reimburse the company.

The monument, which is at the center of a lawsuit, was smashed into pieces in October when someone drove a car across the Capitol lawn and crashed into it. A 29-year-old man was arrested the next day after he showed up at a federal building in Oklahoma City, spit on a picture of President Barack Obama and acknowledged destroying the monument, according to a police report. The man was admitted to a hospital for mental health treatment, and formal charges were never filed.

The original monument was erected in 2012 after a bill authorizing it was passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Brad Henry, a Democrat. A Norman man has sued to have it removed, saying it violates the state constitution's prohibition against using public property to support "any sect, church, denomination or system of religion." The case is pending before the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

Other groups have also asked to erect their own monuments on the Capitol grounds, including a satanic group that wants to put up a 7-foot-tall statue that depicts Satan as Baphomet, a goat-headed figure with horns, wings and a long beard. A Hindu leader in Nevada, an animal rights group and the satirical Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster have also made requests.

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AUBURN | An Auburn man accused of assaulting an officer after an alleged road rage incident may receive psychiatric treatment.

James Knight, of 9 Perry St., Apt. 1, appeared Tuesday morning in Cayuga County Court to face an an 11-count indictment charging him with striking an Auburn police officer in the face with a five-gallon bucket and threatening a couple with a collapsible baton.

The 28-year-old defendant sat quietly during his arraignment and when a veterans outreach worker met with Judge Mark Fandrich on his behalf.

After a short conference, Fandrich remanded Knight to the Cayuga County Jail without bail explaining that Knight is seeking to be admitted for psychiatric care at a secure Veterans Affairs' treatment facility near Saranac Lake. If Knight makes it through the admission process, Fandrich said he would consider releasing Knight for treatment.

Quietly nodding after hearing Fandrich's decision, Knight was escorted out of the courtroom.

The alleged incident that ended in Knight's arrest occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6.

According to police, Knight followed another vehicle to Generations Bank on North Seward Avenue. Reportedly angry about a traffic-related incident, Knight allegedly pulled up next to the vehicle and started to shout at the passengers.

Police said Knight then got out of his car armed with a baton and hit the hood of the couple's car with the baton and his fists.

When police arrived on scene, Knight was reportedly driving away from the bank.

Knight was pulled over near his Perry Street home, where police said he refused to stay in his vehicle. A struggle ensued outside the vehicle escalating when Knight allegedly hit the officer in the face with a bucket.

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Like many working Americans, Lisa Gray thought she had good health insurance.

That was until she was diagnosed with leukemia in mid-2013, and the self-employed businesswoman made a startling discovery: Her health plan didn't cover the chemotherapy she needed. "I thought I was going to die," Gray, 62, said recently, recalling her desperate scramble to get lifesaving drugs.

Through a mix of temporary measures, doctors and patient advocates managed to keep Gray stable for a few months.

But it was a new health plan through the Affordable Care Act that Gray credits with saving her life. The plan, which started Jan. 1, 2014, gave her access to the recommended chemotherapy. Her cancer went into remission in the fall.

It is now one year since the federal law began guaranteeing coverage to most Americans for the first time, even if they are sick.

Some consumers pay more for insurance. Some pay less. Doctors, hospitals and businesses are laboring to keep up with new requirements. And across the country, "Obamacare" remains a polarizing political issue.

For many Americans like Gray who were stuck in plans that didn't cover vital services or who couldn't get insurance because of a preexisting medical condition the law has had a personal, even life-changing impact.

"A couple years earlier, I think I would have been done," Gray said.

Even the law's supporters concede more must be done to control healthcare costs and ensure access to care.

But the insurance guarantee which includes billions of dollars in aid to low- and middle-income Americans has extended coverage to about 10 million people who previously had no insurance, surveys indicate. That cut the nation's uninsured rate more than 20% last year, the largest drop in half a century.

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A man was accidentally wounded by his hunting partner Friday on Pennsylvania Game Lands west of Colebrook near Elizabethtown and Colebrook roads, police said.

Township police, Lawn ambulance and Campbelltown Fire Co. were dispatched to the area at 3:55 p.m. for a man shot in the arm. He was taken to Hershey Medical Center for treatment. Police said did not release the names of the two hunters. Township police and the Pennsylvania Game Commission are continuing an investigation.

INVESTIGATION INSIDE >> Palmyra Citizens Fire Co. was dispatched at 8:32 a.m. Saturday to 83 Lantern Lane.

INVESTIGATION INSIDE >> Palmyra Citizens Fire Co. was dispatched at 9:03 a.m. Saturday to 1933 S. Forge Road.

INVESTIGATION INSIDE >> Campbelltown Fire Co., Life Lion EMS and Lawn ambulances and fire police were dispatched at 7:05 a.m. Saturday for a gas leak at 128 School House Road.

CRASH >> Palmyra Citizens Fire Co. was dispatched at 3:23 a.m. Saturday to clean up a spill at a traffic accident at 810 W. Main St. No injuries were reported.

CRASH >> Louise H. Nolt, 38, Myerstown, was charged with a vehicle turning left violation following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Locust Street and West Lincoln Avenue (Route 422) at 6:28 p.m. Friday, state police at Lickdale said. Police said the accident happened when Nolt attempted to turn from Locust Street onto West Lincoln Avenue, and her car collided with a vehicle driven by Todd E. Eveler, 49, Myerstown. No injuries were reported.

SPILL CLEANUP >> Newmanstown Fire Co. and fire police were dispatched at 2:03 p.m. Saturday to 242 S. Fort Zellers Road.

CRASH >> Mt. Zion and Fredericksburg fire companies, First Aid and Safety Patrol and fire police were dispatched at 12:26 p.m. Saturday to 296 Freeport Road.

CRASH >> Ono, Fort Indiantown Gap and Jonestown's Perseverance fire companies and First Aid and Safety Patrol were dispatched at 2:15 p.m. Saturday to the Fort Indiantown Gap-Annville off-ramp of northbound I-81.

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Editor's Note:A young mother, nurse and solider, Stephanie Murdough Riley died this past week after inspiring so many people in New Hampshire with her will to live.We sat down with her in May 2014 for this story and are re-publishing this story in her honor.

Stephanie Murdough Riley of Concord will be lacing up her sneakers and participating with her young family and about 130 friends at the Rock 'N Race on May 8.

It benefits not only the hospital she works for, but where she is receiving treatment for stage four lung cancer.

Diagnosed in February, Steph is strong and this aggressive form of cancer has met its match.

In fact, "Steph Strong" is the name of her huge team which has raised more than $9,000 for Concord Hospital's Payson Center for Cancer Care.

She will fire the starting pistol on the lawn of the State House at 6 p.m. and will be asked to say a few words to inspire the more than 6,000 participants in the popular annual fundraiser. The course weaves through the downtown comes through the former State School grounds and ends where it begins at the state's Capitol.

Sharon E. Sweet, events manager for the Concord Hospital Trust, said over the years, the race has raised $3.2 million.

"Last year, 6,543 people participated, we hope to match those numbers again this year," Sharon said.

Steph is no stranger to the event.

"I have always walked the Rock 'n Race with the kids' school team," she said. "This year, I am moving to Rock Star status," by becoming one of the largest fund raisers for the event.

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Seven people, including a 14-year-old girl, were injured in separate shootings since New Year's Day, police said.

In the latest shooting, a male, whose age was not immediately available, was shot in the leg during a possible robbery around 3:45 a.m. Friday in the Galewood neighborhood on the Northwest Side,said Chicago police Officer Amina Greer.

The male was in the 2200 block of North Narragansett Avenue when he was shot. He was taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital, Greer said.

No other information was immediately available.

Thursday night, around 10:50 p.m., two men were shot in the Belmont Central neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Greer said.

A 42-year-old man and a 25-year-old man were standing outside in the 5600 block of West Fullerton Avenue when an offender came out of the passenger side of a dark-colored sedan and fired shots, striking them. The offender then fled northbound in the vehicle.

Both men were shot in the back and were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where their conditions stabilized, Greer said.

No one is in custody.

Around 7:30 p.m. Thursday a man was shot in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side, said Chicago police spokesman Hector Alfaro.

The victim, a 22-year-old man, was standing in the 5000 block of West Fulton Street when a dark-colored sedan drove by and someone from inside fired, Alfaro said.

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One resident was burned in a fire in an North Spokane apartment building that has been plagued by false alarms in the last month. Firefighters arrived at the home converted into apartments at 903 W. Augusta at 2:45 p.m. to find a column of smoke rising into the air and flames visible through a front window. Most residents, however, were still inside. Weve had a problem with this structure for a while with false alarms and people are reluctant to leave, said Spokane Fire Department Battalion Chief Joel Fielder. Our crews have come here several times over

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One resident was burned in a fire in an North Spokane apartment building that has been plagued by false alarms in the last month.

Firefighters arrived at the home converted into apartments at 903 W. Augusta at 2:45 p.m. to find a column of smoke rising into the air and flames visible through a front window. Most residents, however, were still inside.

Weve had a problem with this structure for a while with false alarms and people are reluctant to leave, said Spokane Fire Department Battalion Chief Joel Fielder. Our crews have come here several times over the last month. People think its just another false alarm.

Firefighters rescued several people from inside the eight apartments. One resident was taken to a local hospital for treatment for burns and smoke inhalation.

Another resident just had time to grab his two cats before escaping out into the snow with bare feet. Resident Steve Zimmerman sat in a lawn chair bundled in blankets as he waited for the Red Cross to arrive. A neighbor brought him a cup of hot coffee and a cigarette as he waited.

I heard the alarm and came out, Zimmerman said. I live on the second floor, or did.

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New technology similar to the science behind video games and GPS is enabling doctors to better navigate the lungs and test small, hard to reach nodules without surgery.

Its very exciting, Dr. Kristopher McDonough, a pulmonologist on staff at Silver Cross Hospital, said. The New Lenox healthcare facility is one of a handful of medical centers in the Chicago area that offers electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy (ENB). Others include University of Chicago and Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

But, McDonough said, patients can expect to see more of this kind of technology in the near future.

The new method enables doctors to more easily navigate the maze of tubes inside the lungs, reaching suspicious masses inside those traditionally hard to access tiny bronchiole tubes in a minimally invasive way. McDonough said ENB provides a comprehensive program for the minimally invasive diagnosis of lung cancer.

The process begins with a virtual bronchography, which is a three-dimensional map of the inside of a patients airways.

Its like a road map, McDonough said.

During the procedure, the patient is put on top of a magnetic board. Markers are placed on the patients chest. A camera is inserted via a catheter through the patients mouth.

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