“We’re not signed off, but we’ re clos e.” An ot he r la wy er, J ef f And er son, sai d hi s tw o cases are not that near to being resolv ed. “I’d be troubled if it didn’t hap pen th is we ek ,” Bon i said. Another attor ney, Mike Boni, one of four lawy ers coll ecti vel y rep res enti ng 10 cla im ant s - inc lu d- ing the young man whose com pl ain t tri gg er ed th e Sandusky criminal invest i- ga ti on - sai d Sun daythos e clai ms were also clos e to being resolv ed. Attorney Tom Kline said Sa tu rd ay tha t a 25- ye ar - old subur ban Philadel phia man known as “Vi ctim 5” in cou rt fil ing s had com - pleted the agreement with the univ ers ity, the firs t to come to terms with the uni- versity that once employed Sand usk y as an assi stant football coach.
HARRISB URG - Penn Sta te may neve r be abl e to fully shake off the Jerry Sandusky child molestati on scandal, bu t ne ws th at on e victim has s e t t l e d and othe r c l a i m - ant s may b e s o on f o l l o w mar ks a leg al mil est one after almost a year of nego- tiations.
She remained critical of Law ton, say ing, “Ho me rule doesn’t mean a dicta- torship.” Since September 2012, she has not worked in the offi ce and has con tin ued to receive her annual sal- ary of $36,562 after county Man age r Ro ber t Law ton dis mis sed her ov er a dis - pute regarding her respon- sibil ities under the newly unified Division of Judicial Services and Records. The office was eliminated when the home rul e cha rte r for m of gov ern - ment took effect in 2012. Sh e al so was elect ed to the office in 1997, but lost a reelec- tion in 2001 to Democrat Jill Moran. “I can’t go to a store or restaurant that people don’t thank me for the work I did.” Sh e is in th e la st few months of her fou r- year term as protho- not ary, a position sh e w as elected to in 20 09. “I thi nk I’ ve bee n cam - pa ig ni ng fo r th e pa st 1 2 y e a r s, ” M e d i c o Olenginski said. W it h le ss th an th re e months until voters go the poll s, Medico Olengi nski did not believe she was at a disadvantage and had to catch up to Bednar. Medic o Olengi nski, 69, willface Democr at Miche lle Bednar in the Nov. The countyGOP’s execu - ti ve co mm it te e Su nd ay selected her to fill the spot vacated by Walter Griffith wh o re si gn ed fr om th e office with out expla nati on earlier this month. KINGSTON - A famil- ia r na me wi ll be on the ba ll ot in th e fa ll fo r th e Luze rne Count y contr ol- ler’s race with the choice of Carolee Medico Olenginski to run as the Repu bli can candidate. Jerry’ s recipe includes pork, bee f and ham, Jan sai d, bu t “Many of our customers have known me since I was a baby,” Jan said. Jan sai d th ey int end to con ti nue the family tradition after their parents - Gerald and Joanne Gerrity - retire. The firs t stor e was in Dallas, then it moved to Hunlock Creek before arriving in Nanticoke 24 years ago. “Do they have kielbasa there?” she asked, and the customer respo nded, “If they do, it’s not as good as this.” Gerrity said her grandfather star ted maki ng kie lbasadecades ago and the family has kept the tra diti on aliv e. “How’s your brother doing?” Jan asked a customer, who told her he was in Hawaii. The marke t on Main Street was busy Friday with customers purchasing meats, salads and, of course, kielbasa. “E ve n sh e doe sn’ t kno w it, ” Gerald said of his sister as he pr epa re d to mak e a ba tch of smoked kielbasa on Friday. When asked for details on the recipe, Gerald politely declined. A t J e r r y ’ s M a r k e t i n Nanticoke, Jan Gerrity and her brother Gerald are sixth-genera- tion kielbasa makers. The distinct sausage is a tra- diti on for many a fami ly, and man y ki el bas a mak er s ha ve recipes that are as guarded with the secu rit y giv en to nat iona l secrets. Fr esh or smok ed, it’s a stap le and fav orit e for manyfamilie s in the Wy oming Valley.