Are you on the Do Not Call List ?

Pennsylvanians tired of telemarketers got some relief five years ago when the state legislature passed the Do Not Call law in 2002. The federal government followed suit two years later, establishing the National Do Not Call Registry.
For those people who signed up first on the Pennsylvania list, it’s time to re-register. The federal and state Do Not Call registries only last five years. Each list works differently, but serves the same goal.
As Thomas Ruskey, chief of staff for state Rep. John Yudichak, D-Nanticoke, said “It makes sense to be on both, because they’re both free and it can only help.”
Registering by Sept. 15 on the Pennsylvania list guarantees that telemarketers cannot call your home or cell phone by Nov. 1. Telemarketers who do call could face $1,000 fine, which can increase to $3,000 if the telephone number belongs to a person and $3,000 if the call is placed to a person 60 or older and is on the Do Not Call List.
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office maintains the state Do Not Call List. The Federal Trade Commission maintains the national one.
You can register at the state level by calling 1-888-777-3406
or www.attorneygeneral.gov.
Register on the federal level at www.donotcall.gov.

Elderly Scam Alert
Police are warning elderly residents of a possible phone scam involving the updating of Medicare cards.
Sgt. Joe Guydosh said two elderly women said possible scammers attempted to obtain bank account numbers, routing numbers and bank addresses in the past two to three weeks.
The callers told the women they were updating Medicare cards, telling one woman a $370 fee would be charged, Guydosh said.
The women said the scammers had foreign accents and hung up when one victim began asking questions.
Anyone who thinks they may have been a victim or have any information is urged to call police at 735-2200.
Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance
All residents are reminded that the Nanticoke City Police Department is continuing to enforce the abandoned vehicle ordinance 15 of 1990 which prohibits on public streets or private property all vehicles which are left for over 72 hours, with expired registration or inspection, or any vehicle missing essential parts. Residents are asked to remove any abandoned vehicle they may own from public or private property as soon as possible or face possible towing of vehicle and or fines