Photo shows a window cleaner working on a city office building in Sydney. Australian unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points to 5.1 percent in August, beating expectations, official figures showed on Thursday.
Window cleaning scam conman preyed on elderly: A conman who tricked victims – including a 90-year-old woman – out of cash has been jailed. Heroin addict John Foggo (pictured), 29, was sent to prison for five-and-a-half years and a judge at Leeds Crown Court expressed surprise that he had been granted bail by magistrates and then went on to commit a further offence. The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Peter Collier, QC, told Foggo: “It seems to me almost inevitable somebody will commit further offences as you did.’’ Foggo, of Oliver Gardens, Mirfield, admitted three charges of fraud and one of burglary. He asked for 18 other offences to be considered. The frauds related
to offences he committed by posing as a window cleaner to trick people out of cash.
After he had been arrested for these crimes he was given bail, but then went on to sneak into a man’s home in Cleckheaton and stole a camera. On June 3 Foggo knocked on the door of a house on Trinity Street, Mirfield, where he claimed to be a window cleaner and asked for money. He conned a 40-year-old woman into handing some over. Six days later Foggo went to the home of a 90-year-old woman on Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, again claiming to be a window cleaner and asked for payment. He was given some cash, but returned later asking for more cash. This time he went into her home and asked for more money which he was given before he left. And on June 14 he went to a house on Old Bank Road in Mirfield and used the window-cleaning con to trick an 82-year-old woman into handing over some money.
The offence Foggo committed while on bail happened on July 1 when he went into the home of an 80-year-old man on Hunsworth Lane in Cleckheaton and stole a camera. The victim was outside at the time and Foggo spoke to him briefly before he left. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “This man targeted mainly those who were elderly or vulnerable. “We welcome the sentence passed and it demonstrates the severity of the crimes Foggo committed. “We would always advise that people ask for identification before handing over any money as payment for services.’’
Among those unable to escape their past is Patrick Bailey, 55, from Rhyl, Denbighshire, who recently found himself searching for work again. Despite not committing a crime for 29 years, he has found that his chequered past is still a barrier to getting a job. Because the Welshman was sentenced to more than two-and-a-half years in prison for burglary, he is still obliged to disclose his conviction to prospective employers. “I was put into care at the age of two as my parents couldn’t look after me,” Mr Bailey said. “When I turned 15, I was told I had to go and live back with my dad even though I barely saw him when I was growing up. “We didn’t get on and he was abusive towards me, so I left home and ended up on the streets. I quickly fell into a life of crime. “My bad behaviour escalated through my late teens and resulted in me going in and out of borstals and prisons for the years that followed. After my last sentence for burglary when I was 25 years old, I decided to put my old life behind me and began looking for jobs. “With no proper educational qualifications, I found jobs using my hands, as a window cleaner and landscape gardener among other odd jobs.
Complementing the cardboard sculptures is the performative aspect of the exhibit. Social-media artist Chad Sorge, has contrived a pseudo-nomadic way of living that incorporates performance, collaboration, social networking, creativity and chutzpah. As founder of ArtistFishbowl, an audacious exploration in virtual social networking that documents his daily experiences, Sorge journals about living out of a box. What he calls “an experiment in social connectivity,” is a lifestyle of choice stripped down to the essentials but remaining completely connected via his numerous online venues. He subsists on occasional jobs washing windows and on the generosity of his followers and online sponsors, as well as on the visitors who bring him food.
However, visitors to recent musical festivals in our area could have been left rubbing their eyes in disbelief at seeing just that – had the stars in question not been tribute act Coldplace swapping numbers with Bon Giovi and Kylie Monique morphing into Lady Is Gaga. Shane Crofts, 33, (2nd left) of Grimsby, performs as Chris Martin in Coldplace. "Coldplay are not going to be playing in Bailey's or The Trawl any time soon, so we are giving people who won't get to see the real thing live a chance to still have a nice night out and enjoy their songs," he said. Shane – a window cleaner by day – and his Coldplace act have achieved phenomenal success.
Bittersweet Midnight - Written by Judith Black - Directed by John Fogle. September 30 - October16, 2010. Opening night fundraiser to benefit HAWC. Nationally acclaimed storyteller Judith Black scorches a path from local history and hysteria to contemporary hilarity and hysterics as she explores the power of female hungers and relationships - both here and in the hereafter. From dances with ancient witches to the physic joys of window washing, this show will honor the howling season while it unpacks your funny-bone.
A huge bouquet of Happy Customers to a very professional Window/House Washing Company, namely Shine Eze. They visited our property, quoted us a price, set up an appointment, arrived 15 minutes before the scheduled time and did a fantastic job of washing our siding and windows. Never mind the fly by night fellows who knock on your door on a Sunday afternoon, quote you a low ball price and do a poor job. Choose the professionals who have been in business for 12 years.
Dog shedding is a real problem in my home. Having a black dog and a light furred dog, I experience a seasonal shedding problem that, for alternate weeks, sees my carpet covered in light dog hairs and then dark dog hairs. Further, my clothing gets the full brunt of this shedding problem. Tip number 6: To pick up dog hair from your carpet, use a window squeegee.
According to the Dallas News, over the past 15 years, more than 900 people have been injured and at least 20 killed by some type of patio, deck or balcony collapse in the USA. Last year, I noticed that the upstairs balcony off of my bedroom looked worn; sections of wood looked rotten and soft, paint was peeling. Since we rarely use the balcony, I thought little of it until, one day, our window washer jumped off of his ladder, onto and through the floor of the balcony. Luckily, no, miraculously, he was not hurt. Needless to say, I had the entire balcony replaced with hard plastic material and strudy support beams.
Liverpool has experienced a rebirth in recent years which brought back the kind of dynamism that raised the city's global profile in the 1960s. Now there is a fear that it could be dragged back towards stagnancy more typical of the 1980s. "Working for Yourself" is the title of one of many publicly funded projects which have already been axed. The scheme helped people stuck in the dole queue to set up their own businesses. Self-employed window cleaner John Gandy, who works near home in Anfield after losing his job as a joiner, is also grateful for the chances given to him by taxpayers' money. "I don’t know what I would have done without it," he said. "They gave me a grant to start the business. "The sad thing is there will be many more like me in future who won't now be given the same opportunities."
ST. LOUIS, Fish Window Cleaning Services, Manchester, Mo., has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America. The company ranked 47th among the fastest growing companies in Missouri, and ranked 458th nationally among companies in the business products and services category, which had the greatest number of companies on this year's Inc. 5000 list. Mike Merrick, CEO of Fish Window Cleaning Services, said, "This is an acknowledgement of the hard work of our headquarters staff, as well as, the outstanding entrepreneurial efforts of the 177 franchisees who continuously expand our business in the 239 markets we service nationally."
Companies were selected for the 2010 Inc. 5000 list, based on their revenue growth from 2006 through 2009. Only privately-held, for-profit companies based in the U.S. were eligible. Despite the fact that most of the this year's measuring period took place during the latest recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $321.6 billion, up more than 50 percent from last year. The effects of the recession are seen, however, in the median three-year growth rate, which dropped to 96 percent from last year's 126 percent. Fish Window Cleaning® is the largest window cleaning company in the country. The organization ranked 182nd on Entrepreneur Magazine's 2010 Franchise 500, 19th for financial health on the AllBusiness AllStar Franchise 300, and was named to Franchise Business Review's 2010 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards list, where it was ranked 43rd among the Top 50 Large Systems franchise organizations.
SOURCE Fish Window Cleaning.
Randy Cross, of Fish Window Cleaning, won the Star Performer and Navigator awards. Dana Webber was recognized as the top manager in the Fish Window Cleaning franchise system.
In my book, under “W” I would write: “Window cleaner: useless but very quick and cheap; window cleaner: good but very indiscreet and extremely right-wing one (but he truly does provide a window into the lives of the stars): and my preferred man, whose slogan is: ‘Your pane is my gain.’”
“People don’t really understand the scope of the Dust Bowl,” he said. “This is something that had people in the East Coast cleaning off dirt from the Great Plains on their window sills in Boston and New York. But it has fallen out of people’s minds. Today, they associate it mainly with the Joad family of ‘The Grapes of Wrath,’ or maybe ‘The Beverly Hillbillies.’
MUNCIE - Derrick Henry stares across the room in the Ball State Alumni Center as he talks about the disappointment he caused himself and his family because he took for granted -- or flat out ignored -- the responsibility required of a Division I athlete. And then he turns to you, his eyes showing the emotion that he truly understands how badly he messed up his first opportunity to play football at Ball State, and vows never to let it happen again. Henry's Ball State teammates returned to campus on May 12, 2009, to start summer workouts. While they were doing that, Henry began a full-time job with Sunny's Carpet & Window Cleaning in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. The $11.75 hourly wage he earned to scrub carpets and windows would be used to pay for school in 2009-10 at Columbus State Community College, located in the shadow of Ohio State University. "It was a rude awakening for me that I had really messed up," Henry says. "This was not what I wanted to do. I let a great opportunity slip through my hands, and I was paying for it the hard way."
A Meadow Spur Drive woman reported Sept. 1 suspects stole cash, credit cards and personal documents from her residence. During the time of the theft, employees of a cleaning service and a window washing service were in the home.
A janitorial company will pay $5.8 million to 21 Valley women who say male co-workers and supervisors subjected them to sexual propositions, groping and even rape. The payout from ABM Industries Inc. is part of what the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission described as among the largest settlements it has ever reached in a civil rights lawsuit. The New York-based company employs more than 90,000 employees nationwide in the janitorial, maintenance, parking and security industries. At least 14 male ABM employees - including one who was a registered sex offender - harassed women from 2001 to 2009 at workplaces in the Fresno, Bakersfield and Visalia areas, EEOC attorneys said.
While agreeing to pay the women, ABM denied wrongdoing. A company statement said policies and practices have been in place "for many years" against sexual harassment. Company officials declined to say whether the policies were in place before the complaints were made. The EEOC attorneys said managers often ignored the women's complaints. Most of the women were fired after complaining, they said.
One of the former Fresno workers, Delia DeMejia, said she was cleaning at a Fresno window company in 2007 when one of her supervisors began making repeated sexual remarks. "He kept speaking about sex, and I would ignore him because he would not stop saying things that he shouldn't be telling me," she said in Spanish. DeMejia said the supervisor soon began accusing her of poor work, "and he said he would do everything in his power to make sure I was no longer employed there."
Club where Ben Lund was killed could re-open: The nightspot where teenager Ben Lund was murdered looks set to reopen. Nineteen-year-old Ben Lund, a popular window cleaner, was killed in the Funktion Rooms Nightclub in Pevensey Road on July 11 last year. Nicholas Sitko repeatedly punched the teenager causing a fatal brain haemorrhage and is currently serving a sentence of at least 14 years in prison for his murder. The Funktion Rooms was shut down by the council and police after the fatal assault but then allowed to reopen shortly afterwards, despite protests outside its doors by Ben's many friends and family members. The nightclub was then repossessed by the landlord and has been shut since early September. Ben's loved ones were delighted the Funktion Rooms had closed but now the premises looks set to reopen.
A woman waited almost 30 years to report a window cleaner from Romford who first molested her when she was an 11-year-old girl, a court heard. Robin Bray, 52, of Lindfield Road, Harold Hill, allegedly struck in Hackney in 1981, with the abuse carrying on for three years. "Fast forward now nearly 30 years and the victim contacted the police making these allegations and ultimately Mr Bray was arrested and interviewed," said Mr Van Duyvenbode. "He made a denial of all these accusations." Bray denies indecency with a child and three counts of indecent assault. The trial continues.
Fireman emerges from charity stunt: Fireman Tony Bucknall was today enjoying his first taste of freedom in a week after spending seven days living full-time in a fire engine parked in Wolverhampton city centre. The 40-year-old father-of-two, who was raising £20,000 for a young blind girl, passed the time by chatting to friends on his mobile phone and even tried to learn the guitar, strumming Rod Stewart’s Maggie May. The people of Wolverhampton have been wonderful. “They have kept me entertained and been incredibly generous with donations. “I have not had a moment’s trouble, and a window cleaner bought me a bacon sandwich every morning.”
Eight companies have received a total of more than $3 million in loans and lines of credit through the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, the Department of Business and Economic Development reported Thursday. The authority is managed by a private contractor, Meridian Management Group. It provides financing assistance to small and minority-owned businesses through direct loans, working capital, loan guarantees and assistance in obtaining surety bonding and lines of credit, according to a DBED statement. E&R Services of Bowie received a $1 million surety bonding line of credit. The residential contractor offers window cleaning, gutter cleaning and pressure washing services, plus other maintenance services.
The Dublin trio who make up million-selling pop-rock band The Script aren't worried about being snubbed by polite indie society - they're too busy making state-of-the-art chart-friendly tunes, as they tell Brian Boyd ahead of the release of their second album. “The only thing that has annoyed me is a certain Irish daily paper that swept through where we are from in Dublin – stopping old friends, knocking on neighbours’ doors, even talking to the window-cleaning man – trying to get stories about us. They even somehow blagged their way into a neighbour’s house, leant over the wall and took a picture of ‘the shed where it all started for The Script’.
Mr Kenneth Sanderson, of Brook Street, Rishton, died on September 1, aged 80, in Royal Blackburn Hospital. Ken retired from BAC Salmesbury at the aged of 62. Previous employment included owning a window cleaning round with his brother Henry. The service and cremation was held on Thursday, September 9, at Accrington Crematorium
Around the Town with Lou: That fellow you have seen cleaning store windows for the last 25 years is Troy Matlof. He and his wife Cindy were married two years ago and live in Williston. Cindy, born in China, loves Long Island. Troy’s company “Prime Window Cleaning” is a member of the cleaners union.
'A training ground for entrepreneurship' - While most university and high school students typically take the summer months to work short-term jobs or twiddle their toes in the sand, a group of local scholars did one better this year. That's because the group of a few dozen students - ranging from late-high school age to university undergraduates – just wrapped up this season's instalment of OCRI's Summer Company Program. Mr. Burnatowski said that seasonal companies such as landscaping and deck-building businesses typically perform the best, and this year was no different. Although he said all students performed well, standouts included Clifford Interlocking, Mike's Window Cleaning and Empire Deck and Fencing. The latter, he said, earned more than $110,000 in gross sales over the summer.
Councilman James Lutz has offered to exhibit artwork at his storefront, the former David “Spector’s” at 226 Mill St. So, check out the windows for the art displays. Kyle Farris, owner of Clarity Window Cleaning has already donated his time, talents, and treasures to the Redemption Church. Now, he has unselfishly offered his skills and experience to clean the windows “with perfect clarity” of the stores hosting the local’s artwork. “I want to use the business as a stepping stool to bless others and help in the community.”
Warren ‘walks’ program draws interest: Four nonprofit organizations have accepted a challenge to clean up downtown through the Walks and Windows program sponsored by the Downtown Warren Events and Promotions Council. Chairwoman Jennifer Campbell said each organization is assigned to a specific area and will be responsible for that area for a six-month period. In return for their work, each organization will receive a $300 donation. Campbell said she is hoping the program, which also includes street-level window washing by a professional company, will expand to include the entire commercial district and will take place year-round.
Window cleaning scam conman preyed on elderly: A conman who tricked victims – including a 90-year-old woman – out of cash has been jailed. Heroin addict John Foggo (pictured), 29, was sent to prison for five-and-a-half years and a judge at Leeds Crown Court expressed surprise that he had been granted bail by magistrates and then went on to commit a further offence. The Recorder of Leeds, Judge Peter Collier, QC, told Foggo: “It seems to me almost inevitable somebody will commit further offences as you did.’’ Foggo, of Oliver Gardens, Mirfield, admitted three charges of fraud and one of burglary. He asked for 18 other offences to be considered. The frauds related
to offences he committed by posing as a window cleaner to trick people out of cash.After he had been arrested for these crimes he was given bail, but then went on to sneak into a man’s home in Cleckheaton and stole a camera. On June 3 Foggo knocked on the door of a house on Trinity Street, Mirfield, where he claimed to be a window cleaner and asked for money. He conned a 40-year-old woman into handing some over. Six days later Foggo went to the home of a 90-year-old woman on Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, again claiming to be a window cleaner and asked for payment. He was given some cash, but returned later asking for more cash. This time he went into her home and asked for more money which he was given before he left. And on June 14 he went to a house on Old Bank Road in Mirfield and used the window-cleaning con to trick an 82-year-old woman into handing over some money.
The offence Foggo committed while on bail happened on July 1 when he went into the home of an 80-year-old man on Hunsworth Lane in Cleckheaton and stole a camera. The victim was outside at the time and Foggo spoke to him briefly before he left. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “This man targeted mainly those who were elderly or vulnerable. “We welcome the sentence passed and it demonstrates the severity of the crimes Foggo committed. “We would always advise that people ask for identification before handing over any money as payment for services.’’
Among those unable to escape their past is Patrick Bailey, 55, from Rhyl, Denbighshire, who recently found himself searching for work again. Despite not committing a crime for 29 years, he has found that his chequered past is still a barrier to getting a job. Because the Welshman was sentenced to more than two-and-a-half years in prison for burglary, he is still obliged to disclose his conviction to prospective employers. “I was put into care at the age of two as my parents couldn’t look after me,” Mr Bailey said. “When I turned 15, I was told I had to go and live back with my dad even though I barely saw him when I was growing up. “We didn’t get on and he was abusive towards me, so I left home and ended up on the streets. I quickly fell into a life of crime. “My bad behaviour escalated through my late teens and resulted in me going in and out of borstals and prisons for the years that followed. After my last sentence for burglary when I was 25 years old, I decided to put my old life behind me and began looking for jobs. “With no proper educational qualifications, I found jobs using my hands, as a window cleaner and landscape gardener among other odd jobs.
Complementing the cardboard sculptures is the performative aspect of the exhibit. Social-media artist Chad Sorge, has contrived a pseudo-nomadic way of living that incorporates performance, collaboration, social networking, creativity and chutzpah. As founder of ArtistFishbowl, an audacious exploration in virtual social networking that documents his daily experiences, Sorge journals about living out of a box. What he calls “an experiment in social connectivity,” is a lifestyle of choice stripped down to the essentials but remaining completely connected via his numerous online venues. He subsists on occasional jobs washing windows and on the generosity of his followers and online sponsors, as well as on the visitors who bring him food.
However, visitors to recent musical festivals in our area could have been left rubbing their eyes in disbelief at seeing just that – had the stars in question not been tribute act Coldplace swapping numbers with Bon Giovi and Kylie Monique morphing into Lady Is Gaga. Shane Crofts, 33, (2nd left) of Grimsby, performs as Chris Martin in Coldplace. "Coldplay are not going to be playing in Bailey's or The Trawl any time soon, so we are giving people who won't get to see the real thing live a chance to still have a nice night out and enjoy their songs," he said. Shane – a window cleaner by day – and his Coldplace act have achieved phenomenal success.Bittersweet Midnight - Written by Judith Black - Directed by John Fogle. September 30 - October16, 2010. Opening night fundraiser to benefit HAWC. Nationally acclaimed storyteller Judith Black scorches a path from local history and hysteria to contemporary hilarity and hysterics as she explores the power of female hungers and relationships - both here and in the hereafter. From dances with ancient witches to the physic joys of window washing, this show will honor the howling season while it unpacks your funny-bone.A huge bouquet of Happy Customers to a very professional Window/House Washing Company, namely Shine Eze. They visited our property, quoted us a price, set up an appointment, arrived 15 minutes before the scheduled time and did a fantastic job of washing our siding and windows. Never mind the fly by night fellows who knock on your door on a Sunday afternoon, quote you a low ball price and do a poor job. Choose the professionals who have been in business for 12 years.Dog shedding is a real problem in my home. Having a black dog and a light furred dog, I experience a seasonal shedding problem that, for alternate weeks, sees my carpet covered in light dog hairs and then dark dog hairs. Further, my clothing gets the full brunt of this shedding problem. Tip number 6: To pick up dog hair from your carpet, use a window squeegee.According to the Dallas News, over the past 15 years, more than 900 people have been injured and at least 20 killed by some type of patio, deck or balcony collapse in the USA. Last year, I noticed that the upstairs balcony off of my bedroom looked worn; sections of wood looked rotten and soft, paint was peeling. Since we rarely use the balcony, I thought little of it until, one day, our window washer jumped off of his ladder, onto and through the floor of the balcony. Luckily, no, miraculously, he was not hurt. Needless to say, I had the entire balcony replaced with hard plastic material and strudy support beams.Liverpool has experienced a rebirth in recent years which brought back the kind of dynamism that raised the city's global profile in the 1960s. Now there is a fear that it could be dragged back towards stagnancy more typical of the 1980s. "Working for Yourself" is the title of one of many publicly funded projects which have already been axed. The scheme helped people stuck in the dole queue to set up their own businesses. Self-employed window cleaner John Gandy, who works near home in Anfield after losing his job as a joiner, is also grateful for the chances given to him by taxpayers' money. "I don’t know what I would have done without it," he said. "They gave me a grant to start the business. "The sad thing is there will be many more like me in future who won't now be given the same opportunities."ST. LOUIS, Fish Window Cleaning Services, Manchester, Mo., has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America. The company ranked 47th among the fastest growing companies in Missouri, and ranked 458th nationally among companies in the business products and services category, which had the greatest number of companies on this year's Inc. 5000 list. Mike Merrick, CEO of Fish Window Cleaning Services, said, "This is an acknowledgement of the hard work of our headquarters staff, as well as, the outstanding entrepreneurial efforts of the 177 franchisees who continuously expand our business in the 239 markets we service nationally."Companies were selected for the 2010 Inc. 5000 list, based on their revenue growth from 2006 through 2009. Only privately-held, for-profit companies based in the U.S. were eligible. Despite the fact that most of the this year's measuring period took place during the latest recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $321.6 billion, up more than 50 percent from last year. The effects of the recession are seen, however, in the median three-year growth rate, which dropped to 96 percent from last year's 126 percent. Fish Window Cleaning® is the largest window cleaning company in the country. The organization ranked 182nd on Entrepreneur Magazine's 2010 Franchise 500, 19th for financial health on the AllBusiness AllStar Franchise 300, and was named to Franchise Business Review's 2010 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards list, where it was ranked 43rd among the Top 50 Large Systems franchise organizations.
SOURCE Fish Window Cleaning.
Randy Cross, of Fish Window Cleaning, won the Star Performer and Navigator awards. Dana Webber was recognized as the top manager in the Fish Window Cleaning franchise system.
In my book, under “W” I would write: “Window cleaner: useless but very quick and cheap; window cleaner: good but very indiscreet and extremely right-wing one (but he truly does provide a window into the lives of the stars): and my preferred man, whose slogan is: ‘Your pane is my gain.’”
“People don’t really understand the scope of the Dust Bowl,” he said. “This is something that had people in the East Coast cleaning off dirt from the Great Plains on their window sills in Boston and New York. But it has fallen out of people’s minds. Today, they associate it mainly with the Joad family of ‘The Grapes of Wrath,’ or maybe ‘The Beverly Hillbillies.’
MUNCIE - Derrick Henry stares across the room in the Ball State Alumni Center as he talks about the disappointment he caused himself and his family because he took for granted -- or flat out ignored -- the responsibility required of a Division I athlete. And then he turns to you, his eyes showing the emotion that he truly understands how badly he messed up his first opportunity to play football at Ball State, and vows never to let it happen again. Henry's Ball State teammates returned to campus on May 12, 2009, to start summer workouts. While they were doing that, Henry began a full-time job with Sunny's Carpet & Window Cleaning in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. The $11.75 hourly wage he earned to scrub carpets and windows would be used to pay for school in 2009-10 at Columbus State Community College, located in the shadow of Ohio State University. "It was a rude awakening for me that I had really messed up," Henry says. "This was not what I wanted to do. I let a great opportunity slip through my hands, and I was paying for it the hard way."A Meadow Spur Drive woman reported Sept. 1 suspects stole cash, credit cards and personal documents from her residence. During the time of the theft, employees of a cleaning service and a window washing service were in the home.A janitorial company will pay $5.8 million to 21 Valley women who say male co-workers and supervisors subjected them to sexual propositions, groping and even rape. The payout from ABM Industries Inc. is part of what the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission described as among the largest settlements it has ever reached in a civil rights lawsuit. The New York-based company employs more than 90,000 employees nationwide in the janitorial, maintenance, parking and security industries. At least 14 male ABM employees - including one who was a registered sex offender - harassed women from 2001 to 2009 at workplaces in the Fresno, Bakersfield and Visalia areas, EEOC attorneys said.While agreeing to pay the women, ABM denied wrongdoing. A company statement said policies and practices have been in place "for many years" against sexual harassment. Company officials declined to say whether the policies were in place before the complaints were made. The EEOC attorneys said managers often ignored the women's complaints. Most of the women were fired after complaining, they said.
One of the former Fresno workers, Delia DeMejia, said she was cleaning at a Fresno window company in 2007 when one of her supervisors began making repeated sexual remarks. "He kept speaking about sex, and I would ignore him because he would not stop saying things that he shouldn't be telling me," she said in Spanish. DeMejia said the supervisor soon began accusing her of poor work, "and he said he would do everything in his power to make sure I was no longer employed there."
Club where Ben Lund was killed could re-open: The nightspot where teenager Ben Lund was murdered looks set to reopen. Nineteen-year-old Ben Lund, a popular window cleaner, was killed in the Funktion Rooms Nightclub in Pevensey Road on July 11 last year. Nicholas Sitko repeatedly punched the teenager causing a fatal brain haemorrhage and is currently serving a sentence of at least 14 years in prison for his murder. The Funktion Rooms was shut down by the council and police after the fatal assault but then allowed to reopen shortly afterwards, despite protests outside its doors by Ben's many friends and family members. The nightclub was then repossessed by the landlord and has been shut since early September. Ben's loved ones were delighted the Funktion Rooms had closed but now the premises looks set to reopen.A woman waited almost 30 years to report a window cleaner from Romford who first molested her when she was an 11-year-old girl, a court heard. Robin Bray, 52, of Lindfield Road, Harold Hill, allegedly struck in Hackney in 1981, with the abuse carrying on for three years. "Fast forward now nearly 30 years and the victim contacted the police making these allegations and ultimately Mr Bray was arrested and interviewed," said Mr Van Duyvenbode. "He made a denial of all these accusations." Bray denies indecency with a child and three counts of indecent assault. The trial continues.Fireman emerges from charity stunt: Fireman Tony Bucknall was today enjoying his first taste of freedom in a week after spending seven days living full-time in a fire engine parked in Wolverhampton city centre. The 40-year-old father-of-two, who was raising £20,000 for a young blind girl, passed the time by chatting to friends on his mobile phone and even tried to learn the guitar, strumming Rod Stewart’s Maggie May. The people of Wolverhampton have been wonderful. “They have kept me entertained and been incredibly generous with donations. “I have not had a moment’s trouble, and a window cleaner bought me a bacon sandwich every morning.”Eight companies have received a total of more than $3 million in loans and lines of credit through the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, the Department of Business and Economic Development reported Thursday. The authority is managed by a private contractor, Meridian Management Group. It provides financing assistance to small and minority-owned businesses through direct loans, working capital, loan guarantees and assistance in obtaining surety bonding and lines of credit, according to a DBED statement. E&R Services of Bowie received a $1 million surety bonding line of credit. The residential contractor offers window cleaning, gutter cleaning and pressure washing services, plus other maintenance services.The Dublin trio who make up million-selling pop-rock band The Script aren't worried about being snubbed by polite indie society - they're too busy making state-of-the-art chart-friendly tunes, as they tell Brian Boyd ahead of the release of their second album. “The only thing that has annoyed me is a certain Irish daily paper that swept through where we are from in Dublin – stopping old friends, knocking on neighbours’ doors, even talking to the window-cleaning man – trying to get stories about us. They even somehow blagged their way into a neighbour’s house, leant over the wall and took a picture of ‘the shed where it all started for The Script’.Mr Kenneth Sanderson, of Brook Street, Rishton, died on September 1, aged 80, in Royal Blackburn Hospital. Ken retired from BAC Salmesbury at the aged of 62. Previous employment included owning a window cleaning round with his brother Henry. The service and cremation was held on Thursday, September 9, at Accrington CrematoriumAround the Town with Lou: That fellow you have seen cleaning store windows for the last 25 years is Troy Matlof. He and his wife Cindy were married two years ago and live in Williston. Cindy, born in China, loves Long Island. Troy’s company “Prime Window Cleaning” is a member of the cleaners union.'A training ground for entrepreneurship' - While most university and high school students typically take the summer months to work short-term jobs or twiddle their toes in the sand, a group of local scholars did one better this year. That's because the group of a few dozen students - ranging from late-high school age to university undergraduates – just wrapped up this season's instalment of OCRI's Summer Company Program. Mr. Burnatowski said that seasonal companies such as landscaping and deck-building businesses typically perform the best, and this year was no different. Although he said all students performed well, standouts included Clifford Interlocking, Mike's Window Cleaning and Empire Deck and Fencing. The latter, he said, earned more than $110,000 in gross sales over the summer.Councilman James Lutz has offered to exhibit artwork at his storefront, the former David “Spector’s” at 226 Mill St. So, check out the windows for the art displays. Kyle Farris, owner of Clarity Window Cleaning has already donated his time, talents, and treasures to the Redemption Church. Now, he has unselfishly offered his skills and experience to clean the windows “with perfect clarity” of the stores hosting the local’s artwork. “I want to use the business as a stepping stool to bless others and help in the community.”Warren ‘walks’ program draws interest: Four nonprofit organizations have accepted a challenge to clean up downtown through the Walks and Windows program sponsored by the Downtown Warren Events and Promotions Council. Chairwoman Jennifer Campbell said each organization is assigned to a specific area and will be responsible for that area for a six-month period. In return for their work, each organization will receive a $300 donation. Campbell said she is hoping the program, which also includes street-level window washing by a professional company, will expand to include the entire commercial district and will take place year-round.
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