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Hearing process called more costly PROFESSOR from 1B he should be fired immediately for lying to school officials. "I just don't think this kind of conduct can be tolerated," Watt said. "I don't want to pay public funds to him. I think this is nothing more than hush money." But Pete Sample, PBCC's labor attorney, said that as a tenured faculty member, Enos had a right to a hearing, which would require the hiring of a hearing officer, the filing of legal briefs and possible appeals that could last many months or years. would be far costlier than the approximately $21,000 he will now be paid, Sample said.

Enos was a 24-year-old schoolteacher in Aldine, Texas, in February 1990 when he fired a shot into the chest of his girlfriend, Theresa Drummond, alSO 24, killing her. He told authorities he had been showing Drummond, also a teacher, how to use a pistol. Enos was indicted on murder charges and eventually convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to prison. After his parole, Enos was hired by PBCC in 1998 and indicated on his job application that he had never been convicted of a crime, PBCC President Dennis Gallon told trustees. In 2000 Enos asked for and received a leave of absence for what he said were personal reasons, when i in fact he had to return to Texas on a matter related to his criminal case, Gallon said.

Enos did not return a phone call seeking comment. PBCC did not conduct criminal background checks on faculty applicants at the time Enos was hired, but started doing so shortly after that, PBCC spokeswoman Grace Truman said. PBCC officials began hearing rumors about Enos' background last month and learned then of his criminal record, Truman said. He then submitted grades for the fall semester and cleaned out his office, she said. Gallon said the work Enos will do between now and May is timeconsuming and hard.

"The project we've given him is punitive to a degree," he said. "At least now, with this option, taxpayers get something in return." Staff researcher Melanie Mena contributed to this story. Exercise deemed 'overwhelmingly a success' In the end, supervisors said the trainees benefitted from the chance to practice tactics and communications involved in such an intricate operation. "Really, we want to get a coordinated effort from all the agencies," said Ken Hern, the port's security manager. "The goal is to get them all working together as a team." While officers scrambled aboard the cargo ship in Riviera Beach, law enforcement officials from across the county were meeting in suburban West Palm Beach to test the ability of local agencies to communicate Chief Michael Reiter, chairwith one another on emer- man of the county's domesgency radio frequencies dur- tic security committee.

But ing disasters and major he added that he was unsure emergencies. specifically how each agency Generally speaking, performed. agencies found they would have little difficulty commu- "From the near view, the nicating via exercise was overwhelmingemergency channels during a disaster, ly a success," Reiter said. said Palm Beach Police Wellington resolution modeled after West Palm's neighborhood services. The names of the two other employees facing the call were not available Tuesday.

The village also will cover medical insurance and other benefits for Wellington employees who are reservists or National Guardsmen. It will cover the salary gap and benefits for up to two years, with the ability to extend the coverage beyond that if necessary, Bonde said. For example, if an employee WAGES from 1B $20,000 from the military, Lynn said the issue doesn't the village will pay the differ- affect Wellington as much as ence while the employee other municipalities because serves active duty. most reservists from the pubThe council passed the lic sector work in public saferesolution swiftly and with ty fields. Wellington conlittle discussion.

tracts with the county for Wellington's resolution both its police and firewas modeled after the one rescue services. West Palm Beach estab- Still, village leaders saw it lished for its employees, as a responsibility to take Bonde said. No Wellington care of employees if they are employee has yet been called to serve the country. called to active duty. Reserv- "When they're asked to ists and guardsmen must be pick up a rifle and defend able to give employers 30 their country, they should days' notice when called up, not have to worry about earns $40,000 working for Bonde said.

mounting bills, or losing Wellington, but earns only Village Manager Charlie their house or health care for AREA DEATHS Palm Beach County Beach. Mass Friday. 65, of Boynt- Doniger, Beatrice, 89, of Sherman, Sophie, of West Assad, Alan, on Beach, died Monday. TillDelray Beach, died Monday. Palm Beach, died Monday.

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80, of Beach Gardens, died Tues- Sprecker, Isadore, 90, of Berger, Seymour, Palm Beach, died Fri- day. Premier Funeral Servic- Boynton Beach, died SaturWest day. Neptune Society, Fort es, Lake Worth. day. Beth Israel Memorial Lauderdale.

Gilmore, Edith, 80, of Lake Chapel, Boynton Beach. FuBernardi, Gloria, 75, of Ju- Worth, died Monday. All neral today. piter, died Tuesday. Thomas County Funeral Home and Tucker, died Evelyn, 94, of Lake L.

Price Funeral Home, Crematory, Lake Worth. Worth, Sunday. Palm North Palm Beach. Visitation Ginter, Jean 77, of Boca Beach Memorial Park FunerFriday; funeral Saturday. Raton, died Monday.

Robert al Home and Cemetery, of J. Babione Funeral Home, Lantana. Bizub, John Jacob, Wellington, died Tuesday. Boca Raton. Weiss, Henrietta, died' of West Palms West Funeral Home, Gorodetzer, Sumner of Palm Beach, Monday.

Royal Palm Beach. Visitation Boca Raton, died Sunday. Gutterman-Warheit Memoriand funeral today. Gutterman-Warheit Memori- al Chapel, Boca Raton. Fual Chapel, Boca Raton.

Fu- neral in Trevose, Pa. Boyle, Jane 91, of Boynton Beach, died Satur- neral in West Newton, Mass. Loxahatchee, Williams, Jeffrey died 33, Sunday. of day. Boynton Memorial Mahler, Alice 71, of Chapel, Boynton Beach.

Fu- Boynton Beach, died Satur- Royal Palms Palm West Beach. Funeral Visitation Home, neral today. day. Quattlebaum Funeral Brandon, Howard, 78, of Home, West Palm Beach. today; funeral Thursday.

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Thomas L. Price Funeral Stuart, died Jan. 1. All CounWilliam 60, of Home, North Palm Beach. ty Funeral Home CrematoBrockway, died Monday.

Funeral Saturday. ry, Stuart. Lantana, Brumm, Helen 92, for- Miranda, Alvis, 44, of Counterman, Ethel 0., 61, of merly of Tequesta, died Fri- Greenacres, died Friday. Del Martin Sound, Funeral died Monday. CreHobe day.

Brown Sons Funeral Lago Funeral Funeral Home, Lake Stuart. Home Home Crematory, Braden- Worth. today. matory, Visitation ton. Funeral in Munster, Ind.

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Palm Beach. Funeral today. City. Visitation today. Marlean, Olsheim, Jules, 76, of Palm Lynch, George 66, of 53, of Wellington, died Beach Gardens, died Mon- Stuart, died Thursday.

MarThursday. Dorsey-E. Earl day. Thomas L. Price Funer- tin Funeral Home CremaSmith Memory Gardens Fu- al Home, North Palm Beach.

tory, Stuart. neral Home, Lake Worth. Palmer, Frank, 81, of West Newton, Nora Lee, 76, of Visitation Friday; funeral Palm Beach, died Tuesday. Palm City, died Saturday. All Saturday.

All County Funeral Home County Funeral Home Carson, Estelle 90, of and Crematory, Lake Worth. Crematory, Stuart. Funeral Boynton Beach, died Sun- Pockrass, Shirley, of Boca Saturday. day. Boynton Boynton Beach.

Memorial Chapel, Delray St. Lucie Memorial Raton, died Tuesday. Rubin Chapel, County Casey, John Edward, 60, of Beach. Graveside service Muehling, Lucile 99, of Delray Beach, died Friday. Thursday.

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Earl Smith Memo- funeral Mass Thursday. Delray Beach, died Sunday. ry Lake Gardens Funeral Home, Tow, David, 63, of Port St. Scobee-Ireland-Potter Funer- Worth. Visitation and Lucie, died Monday.

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Funeral Thursday. Connelly, John T. 85, of ton, died Monday. Rubin Boynton Beach, died Sun- Memorial Chapel, Delray Okeechobee County day. Scobee-Combs-Bowden Beach.

Graveside service in Butler, Sally Belle, 87, of Funeral Home, Boynton Farmingdale, N.Y. Okeechobee, died Tuesday. Beach. Visitation and funeral Settembre, Debra, 46, of Bass Okeechobee Funeral Thursday. West Palm Beach, died Sat- Home.

Visitation Thursday; Cook, John Robert, 44, of urday. Tillman Funeral funeral Friday. Wellington, died Monday. Home, West Palm Beach. Manz, Richard Paul, 78, of Palms West Funeral Home, Visitation Thursday; funeral Okeechobee, died Saturday.

Royal Palm Beach. Visitation Mass Friday. Buxton Funeral Home and and funeral Friday. Settembre, James 51, of Crematory, Okeechobee. Dannenbaum, Alexander West Palm Beach, died Sat- Withrow, Delmer Ray, 72, of 93, of Boca Raton, died Satur- urday.

Tillman Funeral Okeechobee, died Sunday. day. A Cremation Service of Home, West Palm Beach. Buxton Funeral Home and the Palm Beaches, Boynton Visitation Thursday; funeral Crematory, Okeechobee. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 5B THE PALM BEACH POST Infamous corner becomes a PAL for area's youngsters By RON HAYES Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH -As the mayor and the police chief and the city commissioners were listening to each other congratulate each other Tuesday, morning, a fellow "Mojo, just Mojo" climbed a ladder across the street and hung a sign on the side of a building where everyone could see it.

Tamarind Super-Market Welcomes The New P.A.L. Club. Good Luck. The crossroads of Tamarind Avenue and Seventh Street have come to a crossroads. A year ago Tuesday, the mayor and the police chief and the city commissioners broke ground on a new $480,000 Police Athletic League building, a place where cops and kids could meet as friends before possibly meeting at the jail.

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