Thursday, August 30, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Following Hydraulic Lift Issue at Stoughton Shop, Monro Muffler Settles with U.S. Labor Department; Chat Live with Congressional Candidates; Food Pantry Day; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Following Hydraulic Lift Issue at Stoughton Shop, Monro Muffler Settles with U.S. Labor Department The following is from a U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA Regional News Release: In September 2011, the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Monro Muffler Brake Inc.'s Stoughton location for improperly inspecting and maintaining hydraulic lifts, as well as other hazards, following an April 2011 incident in which a lift failure caused a car to fall to the ground. As a result, Monro Muffler Brake Inc., which operates a chain of more than 800 stores that provide automotive repair…
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
FIGHTING DISTRACTED DRIVING: Hardy Insurance Agency on Tosca Dr. is bringing the state-of-the-art Distractology 101 tour to Stoughton this week (Aug. 27-31) and About Town was there on Monday to give it a try. Distractology 101 is an interactive program developed by the Arbella Insurance Foundation to teach new drivers the dangers of distracted driving. The campaign features a 36-foot-long, neon-yellow mobile classroom outfitted with high-tech driving simulators designed to give new drivers the chance to experience the perils of distracted driving, including texting while driving. Instructor Topher Paone took Susan Hardy, the owner of Hardy Insurance, and myself into the mobile classroom, and sat us at what looked like a giant video game…
Monday, August 27, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: Teen Drivers to Get Crash Course on Distracted Driving This Week; Stoughton Resident Sent Down South to Help Area Prepare for Arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Teen Drivers to Get Crash Course on Distracted Driving This Week Teenage drivers will get a first-hand look at just how dangerous it is to text and drive, when The Arbella Insurance Foundation Distractology 101 tour rolls into Stoughton. Hardy Insurance Agency will be bringing the state-of-the-art Distractology 101 tour to Stoughton during the week of August 27-31. Distractology 101 is an interactive program developed by the Arbella Insurance Foundation to teach new drivers the dangers of distracted driving. The campaign features a 36-foot-long, neon-yellow mobile classroom outfitted with high-tech driving …
Nathan Roberson
1:41 am on Friday, October 19, 2012
Great article Mark, not sure if you saw this infographic on the same subject but I think it was mostly sourced from the distraction.gov website... some of the nationwide statistics are kind of shocking. http://blogs.ifaauto.com/index.php/distracted-driving-infographic/ more ›