Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • T15

Funeral plans for Plains Twp. firefighter have been finalized Hiring: Teachers union is interested in what FBI investigation will yield Funeral arrangements for veteran Plains Township firefighter Robert Kubicki, 60, have been finalized. The viewing will be held at the Yanaitis Funeral Home, on Stark Street in the Hudson section of Plains Township, Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. The Funeral Mass will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday at the St.

Joseph's Church. Kubicki, of Plains Township, died late Wednesday night after his pickup truck collided with a vehicle driven by Tommy Patton, of Noxen, at Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and Butler Street in Wilkes-Barre. Kubicki was pronounced dead upon arrival at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Luzerne County Coroner John Corcoran ruled Kubicki's death a homicide Thursday night. City spokeswoman Bridget Giunta said police haven't decided wheth-er charges will be filed against Patton.

Police did confirm Thursday that Patton had been taken for blood- alcohol testing, a standard operating procedure. Local, state and national firefighter unions have been notified of Kubicki's death, and a large crowd is expected to attend his services. Kubicki's casket will be carried in a procession from the funeral home to St. Joseph's Church by the Plains Township fire engine that Kubicki rode for 35 years. Kubicki's obituary may be found on page 32.

Drew McLaughlin 1 just want to make sure everyone is protected. But if questions need to be answered, I'm sure my members will answer them JEFF NEY President of the Wilkes-Barre Education Association WYOU: Television schedule will change for CBS viewers FROM PAGE 2 Evans believes a newer method, which has been in place for at least as long as she has been on the board, helps prevent questionable hiring. "Anytime there is an opening, each board member is allowed to say 'this is who I she said. "So you don't actually know for a name that you've given where you stand as far as their interviews." It is necessary to pick names, Evans said, because there can be hundreds of candidates for some jobs and it would not be practical to interview every one. Evans said she did not know if any of the other board members had nominated friends or family for positions, but maintained that she has not.

During his tenure, Corco- ment on the investigation, but is interested to see where it will lead and wants to make sure the union is prepared to help any of its teachers. "I'm very concerned about all of my members," Ney said. "I just want to make sure everyone is protected. But if questions need to be answered, I'm sure my members will answer them. Michael R.

Sisak, staff writer, contributed to this report. emoodycitizensvoice.com, 570-821 -2051 ran said, the board examined the qualifications of job applicants before deciding to fill a position. "Anytime anybody was hired it was a board consensus, we asked about the person, we discussed the person," Corcoran said. "Somebody wasn't just put in there, we knew about the person, we knew about their record, what they did, their accomplishments, everything about them. Jeff Ney the president of the teachers union, the Wilkes-Barre Education Association, said he had no com ning News with Katie Cou-ric" will continue to be shown at 6:30 p.m.

WYOU will show "Judge Joe Brown" at 4 p.m., and "Judge Judy" at 5 p.m., "Access Hollywood" at 6 p.m., and "Boston Legal" at 11 p.m. to fill the weekday slots the newscast is vacating, according to a news release issued Friday "From a consumer standpoint, it is a shame that a market would lose a news source," Condron said. sbrowntimesshamrock.com FROM PAGE 2 "You could stick your head out of the window after CBS (prime time) programming went off and hear people changing the channel when our (11 p.m.) newscast came on," Thatcher said. Because of that and the economic crisis, advertisers had mostly abandoned WYOU's newscast, he said. "It's really disheartening because we know the typical CBS viewer tends to also be a news viewer, based on all of our research," Thatcher said.

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