Man Allegedly Stole from Homes He was Hired to Clean
A former employee of a Twin Cities cleaning company is accused of stealing about $50,000 worth of jewelry and other valuable items from homes he was sent to clean.
Autonomous office cleaning robot The cleaning robot you see in the article is an earlier model from last year. The companies plan to commercialize the new robot by the end of year.
Janitor charged with putting camera in Franklin restroom
FRANKLIN (SOMERSET) — A South Bound Brook man is in Somerset County Jail in lieu of $25000 bail after he after he was charged Monday with installing a camera in a woman’s restroom.
Custom Labeled Sports Urinal Screens Now Available in Quantities of Twelve
Direct Aim Marketing LLC, the pioneer of urinal entertainment and alternative advertising, is excited to announce that custom designed labels for the sports urinal screens are now available for order quantities of 12 or more, replacing the previous minimum order quantity of 100.
Retired janitor saves $1 million, then donates it to the college he worked at when he died.
By Carol Crump Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:09 PM MDT
Bob Durst was the Casper College custodian in the blue jump suit and bow tie that every student, staff member and instructor recognized. He’d sometimes reach into his own pocket to help out a student in need with $10 or $20. When he retired in 2007 at the age of 86 after 27 years of driving his roller and paint brush touched-up Chevy Caprice to work every day, a classified staff award was named in his honor. “He never took vacation,” remembered Sharon Bell, Casper College Human Resources Director. “‘I don’t need to have one, give them to somebody else,’ he would say.”
When Durst died on January 20, the World War II Navy veteran who lost his right eye during his military service, left his entire estate to the college. The unrestricted gift totaled $1,074,600.
“He was a great friend to many of us and his legacy will continue,” said Paul Hallock, executive director of the Casper College Foundation. “I remember him saying, ‘use the money wisely.’”
A look at Janitor Services and Janitor’s in the News:
By Leo Stallworth
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — The loss of two dozen jobs ignites a demonstration outside a North Hollywood Toyota Dealership on Friday. Hundreds of janitors turned out to protest the layoffs.
It was a protest for jobs, a precious resource in this tough economy. Janitors are outraged after many of them were laid off from their jobs providing janitorial service for Toyota’s National Sales and Marketing Headquarters in Torrance.
“I think it’s really unfair,” said laid-off janitor Josefina Galindo.
Toyota officials said the North Hollywood Toyota dealership has nothing to do with the issue.
The former janitor took an internal promotion, and two mechanics moved to different positions needed in the streets division. “I’m a little bit light in the …
Durst served in the US Navy during World War II and lost his right eye while in the service. He went on to work for the Social Security Administration from …
The Washington Independent – David Weigel – Sep 21, 2009
Fifty-three years ago, John F. Kennedy famously beat Joseph Russo for a seat in Congress after a janitor, also named Joseph Russo, was placed on the ballot …
In 1996, Chicago Public Schools privatized janitorial services. To trim costs, they cut janitors‘ jobs and contracted them out instead to a company that …
By Leo Stallworth
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