Thursday,
September 2, 2010
Accused yoga master killer back in Union County
LEWISBURG -- The
man accused of killing yoga teacher Swami Sudharman is back in Union
County. 33-year-old Joel Snider of St. Louis, Missouri was
extradited from Maryland and appeared at the Union County Courthouse
Thursday. Snider is facing homicide charges following the July 5th
shooting of 70-year-old Sudharman at his Integral Yoga Center in New
Berlin.
Following the
incident, details of Snider's methodical plan started to be
revealed, including e-mails to another yoga teacher detailing the
killing Snider was about to undertake. Snider is being held in
Union County Prison, and will appear in court next week. Union
County District Attorney Pete Johnson has recused himself from the
case, due to his friendship with Sudharman. A state prosecutor may
take over the case. (Sara Bartlett)
Expansion in the works for Selinsgrove Borough
SELINSGROVE --
The borough building in Selinsgrove will be expanded. A feasibility
study was completed recently and it was determined that renovation
and expansion would cost $3.2 million for the 40-year-old building
at the corner of Pine and High Streets. The building also houses
the Selinsgrove Community Library. This week, the borough and the
library came to an agreement to share the design costs associated
with expansion.
Borough Manager
John Bickhart says the concept is to expand the front of the
building to connect with the Selinsgrove Commons, which is the lot
used for downtown events and festivals at the corner of Market and
Pine Streets. Once the project is complete, the building and
Commons will be linked together on the same property, which is
currently divided by an alley and parking lot.
E.I. Associates
of Harrisburg will design the project at a cost of about $143,000.
The borough is exploring several financing options including
borrowing reserve funds already in place, bond issues and bank
loans. No decision has been made. The library plans to raise the
money through fundraisers and corporate donations.
The current
schedule for the project is the design phase, getting underway now
and taking about 6 months. The bidding phase is expected to get
started after that and construction is scheduled to get underway in
the Spring of 2011. Construction will take about a year to
complete. (Ali Stevens)
Listen to Ali Stevens' series of
reports on motorcycle safety
Part One -- Tips for safe riding
Part Two -- PennDOT's motorcycle safety
initiative
Listen to Sara
Bartlett's series of reports on the nation's new health care law
Part One -- Immediate impacts
Part Two -- Why 2014 is a big year
Part Three -- Some changes of
employees
Part Four -- A new mandate
