(Source: Intelligencer Journal)
A Lehigh County judge says a man must remove a modular housing unit from his property despite claims its anti-allergen properties are critical to his wife's health.
Judge Carol McGinley says the steel and porcelain unit, called a "bubble," must come down because it was placed on Craig Bowes' property without permits.
Bowes says removing it could mean "a death sentence" for his wife, Elizabeth Feudale, who says she has an illness called multiple chemical sensitivity and needs a chemical-free environment.
The judge says she sympathizes with Feudale's medical problems, but there's no excuse for defying local regulations.
Clergy and lay members of the theologically conservative Pittsburgh diocese voted Saturday to break from the liberal Episcopal Church.
The votes counted after Saturday's ballot were 240 in favor of leaving the church and 102 against.
The Pittsburgh diocese is one of several that disagree with the U.S. church on biblical teachings on salvation and other issues including homosexuality.
The Pittsburgh diocese was led for 11 years by Bishop Robert Duncan. He was removed from office last month by the national church's House of Bishops.
A pet food factory in southwestern Pennsylvania is closing because a source of salmonella contamination there can't be found.
Mars Petcare US says it doesn't plan to resume production at the Everson plant, which employs 53.
Production at the Fayette County plant stopped in July to locate the source of salmonella, and the company recalled all products made there between Feb. 8 and July 29.
A notice to the state Department of Labor says some of the workers will lose their jobs as early as Nov. 12. All employees will be out by Dec. 19.
The recalled products include Pedigree, Ol' Roy, Paws & Claws, Retriever, Wegman's and Red Flannel.
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