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Home My WebLink About2010-09-28 Euless ArticlesDISTRIBlTED TO: PAGE__i_OF___ JLJYOR CITYCVCL CITYATT,Vf CRIM ,lfCKAMIE BROWS fOl'NG ANli"l4L CST JJcDONALD COLLLVS C. BARKER GETCHELL LlBRARYADJIIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL " \! } ~/ DATE DISTRlBUTED '/ I '--/ ,\ / / (-DATE OF ARTICLE () / / iVEJJ'S PAP ER__--=-F..:.!W...::;:5:.£,T Tea Party foes don't get lawmaker to change election pol~cy Q PoliTex By Maria Recio. Anna~. TInsley. Dave Montgomery altd Aman Batheja Star·TeJegram staff writers Some members of local Tea Party groups rallied against state Rep. Todd Smith in this year's Re publican primary. The Eu less incumbent beat chal l"~nger Jeff Cason and now faces Democrat John Schleeter in November. ~; Smith felt some of that opposition pop up again last week while at a local Republican group's event when he was asked wheth et he would support for mer state Rep. Bill Zedler's bid against state Rep. Chris Turner, D-Burle son. Smith said he wouldn't campaign against any House incumbents, re gardless of party. "Many of our Tea Party .tpembers campaigned ~ainst him in the prima nes, and here's just one reason why:' wrote Julie McCarty of the Northeast Tarrant Tea Party in an e mail to supporters. Smith said he's keeping the same position he has held for years. "I strongly and only en dorse Republican candi dates:' Smith said in an e mail. "I do not get involved ~ra~es against sitting leg - Islative colleagues -peri ad. This policy has served me well in advancing on the House floor the legisla tive interests of the people of Hurst -Euless -Bedford!' I DISTRIBlTED TO: PAGE_I_OF_I_ J/AYOR CITY CVCL ClTYATTNY CRI...,I J/CK4J.HE BROWS YOlJNG ANIMAL CVTR .llcDO,'\:4LD COLLI,\S C BARKER GETCHELL LIBRA R YADJIIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED '" ;/-1~ ~-,--I_',_--' __ DATE OF ARTlCLE__7-:l_ I _,,_}_?L-/_/_(:__ SEJt:SPAPER__.......:;;::D.:..:£J/.;..:.N Hit-and-run driver kills man walking along Euless highway Thursday, Sep 23,2010 Matt Peterson/Editor Dallas Morning News A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Tuesday night in Euless. Richard Neal was struck about 9:30 p.m. and died at the scene, in the 700 block of West Euless Boulevard, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's office. Neal was reportedly walking west on the highway when he was hit by a sport utility vehicle that didn't stop. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that police are looking for a dark-colored older Jeep Cherokee, possibly with front-end damage. Anyone with information can call Euless police at 817-685-1532. DISTRIBCTED TO: P4GE OF .' Jl4YOR C1TYCVCL C1TYATTNY CRLW JICKAMIE BROWN YOUSG AN1M4L CVT ,WcDONALD COLLI.VS C BARKER GETCHELL LlBRAR Y ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE D1STRlBlJTED 9/,"Ii ~' / / '-DA TE OF ARTICLE (/!/:{t/.// I.. NEWSPA.PER__....:..F..:..:;Jf...:;;:/S~T BRIEFS Watauga man arrested in fatal hit-and-run EULESS - A Watauga man was in custody TI1Urs day, accused of driving a vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian on a highway in Euless. Authorities arrest ed Christopher Holland, 39, on Thursday afternoon at his home. Holland faces a charge 'of failure to stop and render aid, Euless po lice said. They found an abandoned Jeep Cherokee in Irving that they believe was involved in the Wednesday night crash. Investigators found the owner, who told police that she had let her boyfriend borrow it. The man who was hit and· killed was identified as Richard Neal 58, of Euless, according t~ the website of the' Tarrant County medicai examin .er's office. He was hit about 9:30 p.m. Wednes day in the 600 block of West Euless Boulevard. -Domingo Ramirez Jr. I PAGE / OF~DISTRIBCTED TO: ,lrfAYOR C/TYC;VCL ClTYATTiVY CRIM JfCKA:lHE BROWN rOU,VG AiV/,llAL C;VTR JJcDOi">4LD COLLI,VS C BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAD.'JfIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED q /~/ /1 C DATEOFARTICLE ? /J:i /1 r_ .VEWSPAPERtl:r'~ -i T~ ~,~--~-------- Suspect's girlfriend tips off police in fatal hit-and-run in Euless Friday, September 24, 2010 By CRAIG CIVALE I WFAA-TV Police in Euless have arrested a suspect in the hit-and-run death of a man who was struck and killed Wednesday night. Christopher Holland was being held in the death of 58-year-old Richard Neal, who was run over while walking home from work late Wednesday, Holland's girlfriend, Betty Moffett, told police she was unaware of what had happened until Holland arrived at their apartment in a panic. "He just said something bad had happened. 'I can't tell you; I can't tell you. This is bad,' and he prayed and he cried last night," Moffett said. "He was scared; I didn't know why. " Moffett didn't learn what was wrong until Thursday morning when she tried to go to work, but her Jeep Cherokee was missing. She found it wrecked at a nearby gas station. "I didn't notice until this morning that my windshield was busted," Moffett said. "My girlfriend pulled out and saw a shoe under my truck, and then I knew something had happened." Police said that shoe belonged to Neal, who was walking home from a Taco Bell restaurant where he had worked for the last 15 years. Friends said Neal had arthritis and used a cane, but made the half-mile trek every day along the busy stretch of West Euless Boulevard. "His face was crushed a little bit, bleeding pretty bad," said Jarron White, one of Neal's closest friends and one of the first at the accident scene. "Laying on his back, some of his belongings were scattered around him." Neal made his neighbors and even customers like Adrian Galvan feel important. "Every time I go up there, he would ask what I'm doing. 'Everything all right? Going to school?' Cool stuff like that," Galvan said. "He actually cared about the people he was tending to, just a cool dude." DISTRIB['TED TO: }'OlJSG AM.HAL CVTRCRHI .lfCKA1'tIlE BROWNJIA YOR ClTyeVCL CITY A TE\iY LIBRARY REF HARTSELLGETCHELL LIBRARY ADlflNJ/cDONALD COLLLVS C BARKER SEJtSPAPER r;:>t /L, t) ( ,DATEDISTRlBUTED 'I! -1{ lIe-DATEOFARTICLE II Ii II": f (~~ Saviano's Italian restaurant to open location in Fort Worth's Sundance Square by Peg.News wire Friday, September 24, 2010 FORT WORTH Saviano's, a family-owned and operated Italian restaurant, will open its second North Texas location in Sundance Square in space vacated by Zippy's All American Grill and Sammy's Pizza and Pasta. Saviano's \'ViII be housed in more than 4.400 square feet at 400 Houston Street. "Saviano's will be a wonderful addition to Sundance Square with its classic Italian fare and New York style pizza," said Johnny Campbell, CEO and president of Sundance Square. "It will offer a great price point for diners during lunch and dinner which is always something we consider when introducing a new restaurant." Saverio "Sal" Alfieri, along with his two sons, Giacomo and Anthony, will oversee day to-day operations. The family imports their core ingredients such as olive oil, pastas, and parmesan cheeses from Italy to create authentic cuisine. In 1978, Alfieri and his brothers opened the first Saviano's restaurant in New York when Sal was just 17 years old. His brothers continue to oversee the restaurant. The family opened a Euless location in 1994, where Jack and Anthony learned the ropes under their father's guidance. Sal and his sons will run both operations in North Texas. "Cooking is a way oflife for our family and we enjoy sharing Italian comfort food at a great value with our friends and guests," said Alfieri. "My parents came to the United States from Italy in the 1950S and they taught my brothers and I to carry on the traditions from the old country. We are very blessed to have the opportunity to open a new location in Sundance Square. It is the perfect environment for our restaurant." Saviano's interior will be warm and inviting with a cozy bar. A patio opening onto Houston Street will allow guests to take advantage of the beautiful Texas afternoons and evenings. Earlier this month, Frankie's Sports Bar announced it is expanding operations into Sundance Square. The new 8,000 square foot restaurant and bar will be located on the ground floor of The Carnegie, a 16-story office building that opened in 2008 at 421 West Third Street, across from the Fort Worth Central Library. PAGE---L-OF_'_.' _ DISTRIBUTED TO: MA YOR CITyeVCL CITY A TT,VY CRli", JtCK~.HIE BROWN YOUSG ANI.HAL C:VTR GETCHELL L1BRARYADJIIN L1BR4RY REF HARTSELL JtellO/VALD COLLINS e BARKER DATE DISTRIB C TED (! / ~J / DATEOFARTICLE (; / .?/ I //C NEWSPAPER__~D.:.:.lJl~N'j_--1-~~----'--------'----__ The Colony among local libraries to receive grant Friday, Sep 24, 2010 I Wendy Hundley/Reporter Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, announced today that $199,351 worth of state grants will be distributed among 21 public libraries in Senate District 12. "Libraries promote literacy and lifelong learning," Nelson said. "These grants provide important supplements to the local funding that keeps libraries alive." The grants are among $6 million awarded to 542 accredited public libraries throughout the state. The Legislature created the Loan Star Libraries program in 2002. Local libraries may apply the grant funds in whatever ways best meet their users' needs. On Thursday, Nelson joined Keller Mayor Pat McGrail, Keller Councilman Tom Cawthra, State Librarian Peggy Rudd and Keller Library Director Jana Prock in presenting the grant to Keller Library, which received $8,556. Other grants are: Azle -$7,272; Blue Mound -$3,706; Euless -$19,281; Grapevine -$11,060; Haltom City -$14,696; Haslet -$4,912; Hurst -$23,560; Justin -$4,322; Lake Dallas -$6,149; Lake Worth -$5,094; Little Elm -$6,075; North Richland Hills -$23,019; Ponder -$3,707; Richland Hills -$6,390; River Oaks -$4,747; Roanoke -$7,352; Saginaw -$6,245; The Colony -$12,995; Watauga -$11,486. DISTRIBUTED TO: J.JAYOR ,'"!cDOS-tlD CITYCVCL COLLn'S ClTYATTNY c. BARKER CRH! ,11CKAMIE BROW;V GETCHEll lIBRA.RY ADJIlN YOUSG ANn/AL CVT lIBRARY REF HARTSEll (/ / ";; ') / /~; ,VEf.J'SPA PER __-.:...F:..;.It.:o;:'S.£.TDATE _~_-'--'--_--'-____ DA TE OF ARTICLE Cheers and Jeers Cheers: To the Euless Fire Department, public works and city officials who were quick to respond to the victims of flooding in Trailwood, bringing pumps, helping hands and encouragement. Thank you also for taking the time to make safety checks in those homes. To live here really is FabEuless! -Audrey Morrison, Euless