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City begins trash cleanup of fire-hit Paulding home
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
A year ago, the city s Neighborhood Code and Compliance Department responded to neighborhood complaints about the trash at 2519 Paulding Road, the scene of a fire Thursday.
The homeowner attempted a cleanup in February, but further accumulation occurred, according to a timeline provided by Angelica Pickens, public information officer for the city s community development department. The homeowner is now deceased and his son is now the occupant.
On Thursday, the home was trashed inside and out and took Fort Wayne Fire Department crews an extended amount of time to find a spot to enter the one-story home, according to a report written by Battalion Chief Lance Dafforn.
Political notebook
Journal Gazette
It s all about the pearls on Jan. 20.
Well, not just pearls. The third Wednesday in January is when President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be inaugurated, and plenty of women in Fort Wayne and beyond are celebrating the historic event.
Harris will be the first female VP and first Black and Asian American to hold the nation s second-highest position. And she s known to wear pearls. Members of a sorority she s part of – Alpha Kappa Alpha – often wear the symbolic jewelry, in recognition of its 20 founders.
When Harris accepted the Democratic vice-presidential nomination in August, she said family extends beyond bloodlines and includes AKA sorority members.
City hires new public information officer
DAVE GONG | The Journal Gazette
The city of Fort Wayne s Community Development Division has hired a new public information officer, a Wednesday news release said.
Angelica Pickens, formerly an investigative reporter, fill-in anchor and multimedia journalist at WANE-TV, started Monday. We re excited to have Angelica as part of our leadership team in Community Development. Her professional experiences and expertise will assist us in our continued efforts to provide the public and media with important and timely information using several different platforms to help meet the needs of the community, Nancy Townsend, the city s community development director, said in a statement. Angelica s professionalism, commitment to community engagement and educational background are unique attributes that make her a great fit for our organization.