Did Twitter cause the Dow This pie is to take a dive? berry good NATION & WORLD, 5A How do you make it? TASTE, 1C 807535 THE TIMES LEADER WILKES-BARRE, PA timesleader.com WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 50¢ Machine BOSTON BOMBINGS Report: gun permit Fallen mourned in Mass. Air gets is focus of more clear county spat in region Interim sheriff refuses man’s request for a Class III permit. American Lung Association’s Collector says that’s not fair. annual assessment shows By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES improvement in W-B area. [email protected] A Foster Township man and By ANDREW M. SEDER Luzerne County Interim Sheriff [email protected] John Robshaw are locked in a Air quality in the Scranton/ battle of wills over a permit re- Wilkes-Barre region has showed quest for a fully automatic ma- marked improvement — to the chine gun. point that a report card to be Thomas F. Braddock Jr. said issued today will reveal the re- he needs a “Class III” permit gion’s best grades in the 14-year to buy the history of the annual survey. INSIDE machine gun, The American Lung Associa- which he tion’s “State Read what wants as an in- of the Air “The air in Luzerne vestment and 2013” report County to enhance finds that the Scranton/ Council did at Tuesday’s his gun col- Scranton/ Wilkes- session lection. If the Wilkes-Barre Barre is Page 2A sheriff refuses metropolitan to grant this area has cut certainly type of permit, year-round cleaner Braddock said he will be forced and daily par- to undergo a more costly pro- ticle (soot) than when cess, hiring an attorney to pur- pollution lev- we started chase the gun through a special els since the trust. 2012 report, in the ‘State Robshaw, a former police of- keeping with AP PHOTO of the Air’ ficer, said the state gives sher- a trend seen Pallbearers carry the casket of fallen Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier into St. Patrick’s Church iffs discretion to refuse Class III report 14 on Tuesday before a funeral Mass, in Stoneham, Mass. Vice president Joe Biden is to attend a campus memorial service today. across the na- permit requests, and he has re- tion. Along years ago.” jected them all since he became with improve- Deb Brown interim sheriff in February 2012 ments in par- President of the because he disagrees with al- Officials: Lone wolves influenced by Web ticle pollution, American Lung lowing civilians to acquire auto- Scranton/ Association of the Mid-Atlantic matic guns. He receives several By DENISE LAVOIE and EILEEN SULLIVAN Wilkes-Barre requests each month, he said. Associated Press Brothers caught in an identity crisis? experienced The permits also allow the fewer un- purchase of weapon silencers, BOSTON — The Boston area held fu- healthy days he said. nerals for two more of its dead Tuesday By EILEEN SULLIVAN and LARA JAKES of high ozone or smog. “These weapons are capable — including an 8-year-old boy — as more Associated Press Overall, the report shows the details emerged from U.S. officials and of delivering hundreds of rounds WASHINGTON — Tamerlan and air quality in the region, and family members about how the two Bos- per minute,” said Robshaw. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sought to embrace nationwide, continues the long- ton Marathon bombing suspects might “Why in the world a civilian American lives after emigrating from term trend to improving. have been swayed by a radical, anti-Amer- would need that type of weapon Russia — joining a boxing club, winning “The air in Scranton/Wilkes- ican strain of Islam. is beyond me.” a scholarship and even seeking U.S. citi- Barre is certainly cleaner than In Washington, Senate Intelligence Robshaw said he can’t allow zenship. But their uncle last week angrily when we started the ‘State of Committee member Richard Burr, R- his name on a permit for an “ex- called them “losers” who failed to feel the Air’ report 14 years ago,” N.C., said after his panel was briefed by tremely dangerous weapon” that settled even after a decade of living in the said Deb Brown, president and federal law enforcement officials that could be misused by an owner United States. AP PHOTO chief executive officer of the there is “no question” that older brother or stolen for mass violence tar- The disparity between the brothers’ Tamerlan, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev American Lung Association of Tamerlan Tsarnaev was “the dominant geting schools or other places. “I struggle to assimilate in the U.S. and their sought to embrace American lives, but the Mid-Atlantic. “Scranton/ don’t want to be the person who force” behind the attacks, and that the their uncle called them ‘losers.’ Wilkes-Barre has experienced a signs for that person to get an brothers had apparently been radicalized great year for air quality, all of See TERROR, Page 10A automatic weapon or silencer,” by material on the Internet rather than by the findings this year were in a he said. “My belief is civilians contact with militant groups overseas. positive direction. But the work don’t need them, and if it costs Younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s is not done, and we must set me my job, I don’t care.” condition was upgraded from serious to setting off the shrapnel-packed pressure- laid to rest after a family-only funeral stronger health standards for The sheriff is not against auto- fair as investigators continued building cooker bombs that killed three people. Mass. pollutants and clean up sources matic weapons for active law en- their case against the 19-year-old college Martin Richard, a schoolboy from Bos- “The outpouring of love and support of pollution in Scranton/Wilkes- forcement and military person- student. He could face the death penalty ton’s Dorchester neighborhood who was over the last week has been tremendous,” Barre to protect the health of nel that are exempt from Class after being charged Monday with join- the youngest of those killed in the April ing forces with his brother, now dead, in 15 blasts at the marathon finish line, was III permits, he said. See BOSTON, Page 10A See AIR, Page 4A Braddock said he believes Robshaw should set aside per- sonal beliefs about civilians and automatic weapons and approve Mayor announces changes in City Hall aimed at doing more with less See GUN, Page 2A Wilkes- Tom Leighton lays out plan for new duties in October. Barre and responsibilities for key staffers. EDITOR’S NOTE Mayor Tom “Basically, we have less people and we are Leighton asking them to do more,” he said, noting The Times Leader circula- talks about there are a third fewer employees at City Hall tion and billing department By BILL O’BOYLE staffing than when he took office in 2004. Overall, is transitioning to a new [email protected] changes then there were 300 employees in the city and system. Some customers WILKES-BARRE — Mayor Tom Leighton have experienced prob- Tuesday now there are 265, he said. after a unveiled Tuesday “several significant person- lems with delivery of the “We’re assigning more responsibilities to paper and contacting our press nel and administrative changes” that he feels less people,” he said. customer service depart- conference will improve government efficiency and ser- ment. We apologize for outside vice to city taxpayers. Among the changes Leighton announced: the inconvenience. We are Wilkes- taking steps to rectify the Barre City Leighton said he and his administrative Drew McLaughlin, who has been the problems and any delay you Hall. staff have been working on the plan since city’s administrative coordinator and spokes- have encountered when September and he mentioned the consolida- contacting us. tion and restructuring in his budget address CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER See CITY, Page 10A ‘Riders win A NEWS: Local 3A Weather: 10A Comics: 10B Movies: 6C INSIDE Nation & World: 5A SWB clips the B SPORTS: 1B C TASTE: 1C Puzzles: 7C Obituaries: 6A, 7A Clippers, 2-1. 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Monaco said he was not property on Prince Street, Nan- give the appearance of employ- BIG 4 - 5-5-1-4 signed documents indicating involved in the fraud plot. ticoke, the complaints say. ment when he was not work- QUINTO - 4-3-7-1-5 By EDWARD LEWIS Capozzi was unable to work, According to the criminal Monaco signed the employer ing, the complaints say. TREASURE HUNT [email protected] which resulted in Allstate in- complaints: statement on April 12, 2011, Capozzi told investigators 01-02-10-16-19 WILKES-BARRE — A snow- surance paying him $3,820 Capozzi filed for insurance saying he was chief executive that Hindi Beginnings was NIGHTLY DRAWING plowing contract awarded in from April 2011 to October disability, claiming he was in- officer, and Strausser signed formed in mid to late 2010, and 2011 by Nanticoke City Coun- 2011.