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Worker dies in snow-blower accident
Hunter Mountain - A ski resort employee was killed Monday night when he was sucked into a snow blower, state police said.
Walter Rion, 63, who worked at Hunter Mountain Ski Resort, was pulled into a running 6-foot-wide snow blower after his clothes got caught in its blades, state police in Catskill said.
He was standing next to the machine while trying to close an overhead garage door when the accident happened about 8:30 p.m.
Rion, of Prattsville in Greene County, died at the scene.
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City reinstates gas leaf blower ban
Palo Alto will once again crack down on gas-powered leaf blowers - at least for now. City Manager Frank Benest announced Monday that the police department had found a "creative solution," enabling it to enforce the ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. The City Council instituted the ban in residential areas in July 2005 following years of debate, but enforcement of it was scrubbed last week due to budget cuts. Police Chief Lynne Johnson said that starting next week, a parking enforcement officer will respond to leaf blower complaints. A part-time temporary officer will be hired to cover the parking enforcement position, she said. The officer taking leaf blower calls will respond first to areas with the most complaints. "We are still not responding to anything unless we get three independent complaints," Johnson said.
Haringey hits back at child protection whistle-blower
Haringey Council has launched a counter-offensive against a senior social worker who won an employment tribunal against it by default last week. Nevres Kemal, who still works for the council successfully sued Haringey for racial discrimination and being disadvantaged as a result of whistle-blowing, because it failed to respond to her claims. .
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