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CANTON An Ogdensburg man admitted Friday in St. Lawrence County Court that he set fire to a Jeep Wrangler last year, with his plea averting a jury trial that was set to begin Monday.
Daniel J. Carter, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree arson, a class C felony, satisfying that charge as well as several other pending charges, including a harassment case in Lisbon and criminal possession of stolen property in Morristown.
Mr. Carter set the 2007 vehicle afire outside the home of Christopher Palmer, 712 Champlain St., on Jan. 17, 2012. The Jeep was destroyed and the houses vinyl siding was damaged in the blaze.
How did you set the fire? Judge Jerome J. Richards asked.
Gasoline, sir, Mr. Carter responded.
And you knew you had no right to do that? the judge asked. Obviously, Mr. Carter replied.
He was released under probation supervision and will be sentenced on Aug. 5.
In other court action Friday:
Jamie A. Kennedy, 43, Ogdensburg, was sentenced to five years probation in connection with the Sept. 14 burglary of an Ogdensburg apartment.
Mr. Kennedy broke into an apartment at 409 Main St. that Friday and threw a bicycle across the living room, striking a coffee table and a bookshelf. He then exited the residence, backed into a vehicle parked outside and smashed windows on the car, state police said.
He also must pay more than $1,200 in restitution, fines and fees.
Robert H. Reed Jr., 32, Oswego County, was sentenced to five years probation after previously pleading guilty to one count of third-degree attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance.
Mr. Reed, formerly of Russell, sold oxycodone twice in October 2011 in the town of DeKalb, according to court documents.
Thomas I. Borsellino, 24, Massena, was sentenced to nine months in the St. Lawrence County jail after his probation on a 2009 drug conviction was vacated after he admitted that he failed to report to his probation officer on 18 occasions between Sept. 29 and Feb. 27.
Mr. Borsellino originally was sentenced to five years probation following his conviction on a charge of fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was one of at least two dozen people arrested in a countywide sweep of alleged drug dealers in August 2008.
Paul J. Mathous, 26, Massena, had his probation in connection with a 2010 rape conviction vacated after drug tests showed he had used cocaine, opiates, marijuana and OxyContin.
Mathous originally was sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years probation on a third-degree rape charge. He admitted having sex with a 16-year-old girl on May 31, 2010, in Massena.
Judge Richards said Mathous also was found to have a Facebook profile, in violation of probation terms prohibiting him from accessing social media sites.
He was sentenced Friday to 42 months in state prison and six years of post-release supervision.
John A. Mackiewicz, 58, Potsdam, completed interim probation on a felony charge of failing to register as a sex offender.
According to the states sex offender registry, Mackiewicz was convicted in Oregon in 1995 for an offense involving a 17-year-old girl.
Mackiewicz, who now lives in a recreational vehicle on a friends land in the town of Potsdam, pleaded guilty in May 2012 to failing to register a move as required by law. Probation officials said he was cooperative during interim probation.
He admitted Friday to a misdemeanor count of attempted failure to register and was resentenced to a one-year conditional discharge.
James J. Love, 27, Massena, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, admitting he sold oxycodone Oct. 25, 2011, in the village of Massena. The plea covers several other charges, including endangering the welfare of a child. Sentencing was set for Aug. 12.
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A project to evaporate fuel from contaminated soil to be dumped behind the Gas 'N Go service station in Wellington was approached at the city council meeting on April 13.
The contaminated soil is to be moved from the old Gas 'N Go located in Price city. The project has already been approved by Carbon County officials.
Bruce Hagans from the Utah Division of Environmental Response and Remediation explained to the Wellington City Council that the soil would not be hazardous to the health of surrounding neighbors.
Since the gasoline is biodegradable, the state department of environmental quality representative said the fuel will break down rather quickly with the help of insects in the soil.
Hagans noted that the dumping of the contaminated soil is a common United States Environmental Protection Agency practice and the local project would be beneficial to the cities of Price and Wellington.
The entire project will take approximately four to five months, according to Hagans.Completing the transport phase would mean eight to 10 covered truckloads traveling from Price into Wellington every day.
Other than Benzene, Hagans indicated that there would be nothing harmful in the soil when it is dumped in Wellington.
Benzene, an active ingredient in gasoline that may cause cancer, will be in the soil. But Hagans told the council that the Benzene would evaporate rather quickly. Most of it dissipating while being loaded onto the trucks that will be moving the soil to Wellington city.
The state officials also indicated that the soil would be sifted occasionally to help the contamination dissipate as soon as possible. And to protect the health of surrounding neighbors and children, a safety fence will be added to keep local youth out of the site.
The council decided unanimously that moving the contaminate soil to the Wellington city site would be acceptable, as long as Hagans made sure that it was fine with the surrounding neighbors.
Hagans will have to cover the soil immediately if the gasoline is smelled by the neighbors, and will have to either have a signed petition from neighbors, or receipts from registered letters informing the neighbors of the plans. It was decided that a minimum of two houses on every side of the dump area would have to be notified.
Also discussed at the meeting was the architect proposal from James Dresslar to design restrooms at Wellington City Park. The proposal was approved by the council.
A $35,000 loan for the construction of the tourist information kiosk as a part of a new concession and restroom building project at the city park in Wellington, for which Utah Community Impact Board funds were approved in December 2004.


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Though you won't have to put your minimalist minis and second-skin dresses into storage anytime soon, the latest look for cocktail frocks involves a little flair. We're not talking about rows of ruffles or embellishments galore, but rather a single, short overskirt that instantly adds a little glamour or drama to any piece: the peplum. Thanks to directional designers like Louis Vuitton's Marc Jacobs, Balmain's Chrisophe Decarnin, and Jeremy Scott, this sophisticated silhouette is back in the spotlight and already on track to be a major fall trend. It's also swiftly becoming the must-have shape for stylish red-carpet regularsÂ--including Diane Kruger and RihannaÂ--who embrace these poof-adorned dresses for their most important events.
As fashion fanatics know, this certainly isn't the first time the peplum dress has enjoyed a place in fashion's pantheon. Though we won't bore you with the long history of this design (which originated in ancient Greece of all places), the silhouette's primarily associated with two decades: the forties and the eighties. In the former, women wore peplum-appended coats and dresses as a way to draw attention to a tiny waist and hourglass figureÂ--without being overtly erotic. Forty years later, the style re-emerged with a vengeance when visionaries like Thierry Mugler created body-con garments with exaggerated flips of fabric at the hips or the stomach for an especially dramatic effect. This season, the peplum is enjoying yet another renaissance of sorts, as modern-day design dynamos are offering both the ladylike and "Like A Virgin"-inspired styles. The range of choices available means that you're sure to find something that works with both your body and your budget, so it's no wonder that we endorse this trend. All in all, a peplum cocktail dress is the perfect way to add a little pizzazz to your routine fancy fare!
As you might have guessed, celebrities are already on the peplum bandwagon as everyone from risk-takers like Rihanna to fashion savants like Diane Kruger are wearing these fit-and-flare frocks. Naturally, they all go for different styles, ranging from the petite to the prominent. For example, Whitney Port chose a less-pronounced peplum for the Louis Vuitton Lunar Landing 40th Anniversary event in New York City. The Rachel Comey frock has a little ruffle at the waist, which delicately accents Port's long and lean frame. Though The City-star's selection has a number of design details (in addition to the peplum, the dress has some strategically placed cut-outs), the demure hemline and sober shade keep these many elements in balance. For a similar alternative, we love Tibi's Norma Jersey Peplum Dress ($330) as it hits just at the knee and comes in an unexpectedly comfortable material. Just throw on a statement necklace, like Port's Erickson Beamon's Japanese Glass and Crystal Necklace ($978), and you'll be set!
While Port went for a more glam forties-influenced look, Diane Kruger embraced the edginess of the eighties at the London premiere of Inglorious Basterds. The ultra-stylish star wore Balmain's Strapless Ruffle Dress (which is sadly sold out online already!), toughened up with the fashion house's Chain Belt ($538) and a studded pair of Christian Louboutin's Very Prive Peep-Toe Pumps ($995). If you've been struck with Balmainia and are craving a similarly rock'n'roll dress, we can recommend Ella Moss Black Label's Devendra Dress ($231) or Warehouse's Panel Peplum Strapless Dress ($129). Both reflect the sweetheart neckline and daring high-hem of the actress' frock, and would look killer with a chain belt wrapped at the waist and your favorite tough heels.
Of course black isn't the only way to go if you want to test-drive a powerful peplum piece; in fact, we think these commanding cocktail dresses look quite lovely in vivid hues too. At a pre-Grammy party Rihanna, for example, flaunted her signature off-kilter insouciance by wearing Preen's Bianca Dress in bright blue, which she accessorized with a choppy asymmetrical pixie cut and Rodarte for Christian Louboutin's chain heels. Though her particular dress is from the British brand's S/S 09 collection and no longer available, we love Preen's Lightening Mini Dress
($1020) or for a more budget-friendly option, try Topshop's Bandeau Peplum Dress ($90). Lily Allen also dazzled in a red peplum dress for a performance at New York's Bowery Ballroom. If you love her scarlet selection, try Acne's Baroque DF Dress ($949) or Oasis' Belted Peplum Dress ($148), which recalls the cinched waist and overskirt of Allen's red-hot frock!Â--KM
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Carbon County's unemployment rate registered at 6.8 percent in March.
The local rate dipped slightly from February's 7 percent jobless figure.
By comparison, Carbon County reported a 7.7 percent unemployment rate in March 2003.
In neighboring Emery County, the jobless rate climbed from 9.4 percent in February to 10.7 percent in March.
Emery County posted an 11 percent unemployment rate in March 2003.
At the state level, Utah's unemployment rate registered at 5 percent in March. The statewide jobless rate increased slightly from February's 4.7 percent figure.
Approximately 60,500 displaced workers at locations across Utah were unemployed in March 2004.
Last March, 69,200 Utahns were jobless when the state's unemployment rate stood at 5.9 percent.
"The slight rise in the unemployment rate is not a concern. Some of it is normal statistical variation. Some is due to an increase in the labor force participation rate," noted Mark Knold, Utah Department of Workforce Services senior economist.
"I have stated in the past that I wouldn't be surprised to see the unemployment rate rise as the economy starts to grow. Those who may have left the labor force during the economic downturn may re-emerge as they sense the economy is growing and employment prospects improve. As they return, they are once again counted in the statistics and they are considered unemployed until they find a job," explained the Department of Workforce Services economist.
Utah's second primary indicator of labor market conditions, the year-over change in the number of non-farm wage and salaried jobs, continued moving upward, reaching 1.4 percent for 14,900 employment positions compared to last year.
"Employment growth is gaining steam in Utah. We can now shift our minds out of an economic stagnation mode and into an economic growth mode," pointed out Raylene Ireland, department of workforce services director.
The last time Utah experienced employment growth of 1.4 percent was March 2001. But three years ago, the statewide job expansion rate was on the way down. Now, Utah's employment growth is on the way up and, with some intermittent intervals, the expansion is expected to continue rising as the year progresses.
Utah's economy started adding jobs in July 2003. Slow at first, the employment expansion pace picked noticeably during fourth quarter.
The national economy has started to spring to life and the situation bodes well for Utah to continue adding jobs and grow beyond the state's prior peak.
Utah reached the employment peak in January 2001. With the recent growth, Utah should reach and pass the peak within the next several months.
Utah rarely has employment contractions, but the latest recession's persistence and duration represented frustrating factors, noted DWS officials.
All industrial sectors across the state are experiencing employment growth, except for a slight decline in natural resource employment and a stagnant information sector
Utah's financial activities show growth, but are trending downward toward a contraction mode.
Education and services remain the strong point in Utah's economy, particularly health care, noted the department of workforce services representatives.
Employment growth in the state's health services industry registered at 3.5 percent in March.
Professional and business services represent a second strong area, growing by 3.5 percent for 4,400 new jobs.
After six years of declining employment, manufacturing in Utah added more jobs over-the-year than the sector lost and construction is up by 1,600 positions, continued the DWS representatives.
Construction employment has been down for about three years, but the industry's return to growth signals an overall uptick in the state's economy.
A strong ski season has helped the leisure and hospitality sector grow by 1,900 positions. Some of the expansion is expected to moderate when the season ends, but there is an overall upswing in travel activity nationwide. In addition, with a weakening dollar against foreign currencies, visitation at Utah's national parks may increase as an American vacation becomes more affordable, concluded the department of workforce services.


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The Fort Drum soldier who was arrested on a terrorism charge Wednesday reportedly told a parent of two Evans Mills students that he was going to let her daughter live but kill her son during a school shooting.
Pfc. Caleb J. Larson, 22, was charged Wednesday with making a terrorist threat, a Class D felony. He was arraigned in LeRay Town Court and remains at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building on $50,000 bail.
On Saturday, he was drinking beer at a Martin Road farm with some friends when he said he always thought about shooting up a school, according to a police statement given by the mother, Holly J. MacCue, who has children in the Indian River Central School District.
The conversation alarmed her so much that she told the childrens grandmother, Kathy MacCue, a cafeteria worker at Evans Mills Primary School, about it either Sunday or Monday, according to the statement the Times obtained through LeRay Town Court.
On Wednesday morning, the grandmother told a school secretary about the conversation, the court papers said.
Almost immediately, the Indian River schools were put into lockdown after district offices reported a threat that an unidentified person with a gun possibly was headed toward the Evans Mills Primary School.
It was unclear why the woman waited until Wednesday before telling anyone about the conversation. On Monday, school was closed for the Columbus Day holiday and on Tuesday, no students were at school as the staff had a professional development day.
During Saturdays conversation, Pfc. Larson, who joined the Army in April 2012, also told the mother he has guns and could get guns any time he wants, according to her statement. When he made the remarks, Pfc. Larson was straight-faced and had a serious look, she told Jefferson County Sheriffs Department investigators.
She responded to him that she has children, and he said hed let my daughter live and kill my son, according to Ms. MacCues statement. Pfc. Larson, who had been with her children on about 10 occasions, did not know where they attended school, she told sheriffs investigators.
The mothers account was backed by another witness, Michael B. Lavery, who overheard part of the conversation, court documents said.
County emergency 911 dispatchers reported to responding officers that the alleged threat was heard by a cafeteria worker over the weekend. All eight Indian River schools were put into lockdown.
While there was no apparent imminent threat to the school, limited-access-to-buildings procedures remained in place throughout the day as a precautionary measure.
The lockdown began at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday. Several police patrols were sent to the school on South Main Street in Evans Mills after district offices reported that someone made threats to go to the school and shoot it up, according to dispatchers.
The lockdown ended at 9:15 a.m., when police determined there was no one with a gun at the school.
Pfc. Larson has no apparent connection to the Evans Mills Primary School or the school district, a school official said.
Superintendent James Kettrick said the district was back to normal Thursday morning, except for an Evans Mills patrol car that was visible at the primary school.
Pfc. Larson is a construction engineer with the 630th Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade.
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