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New Dover school board member grateful for opportunity

June 29, 2023

DOVER (WJER) (June 29, 2023) – The Dover school board’s incoming member is looking forward to serving the district in a new capacity.  Anne Bruno is an electrical engineer and consulting firm owner whose family moved to the city from Boston 19 years ago this month. She says she’s been […]


City swears in first female chief of police

June 28, 2023

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 28, 2023) – It was a historic day for the city and its police department.  Officers, city leaders, and residents packed into council chambers earlier this afternoon for the swearing-in ceremony of the department’s first-ever female leader. Tessa Pohovey is taking over for Mike Goodwin, who’s […]



Dover School Board to appoint new member this week

June 28, 2023

DOVER (WJER) (June 28, 2023) – The Board of Education has announced two special meetings this week to appoint and swear in a new member. Board Meetings The Dover Board of Education will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. in executive session before appointing a new member. They will meet again […]


Premium pay ending for Dennison safety forces members

June 27, 2023

DENNISON (WJER) (June 27, 2023) – More of the federal money the village received to rebound from the pandemic will be going toward sprucing up the downtown. Officials had enough set aside to continue quarterly premium pay bonuses for the village’s full-time firefighters and police officers through the end of […]





New Philadelphia man arrested for hammer attack

June 26, 2023

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 26, 2023) – A 53-year-old is in the city jail awaiting his initial court appearance for a violent attack early this morning. Dennis Risdon is facing preliminary charges of felonious assault, strangulation, and domestic violence for the alleged attack just after midnight at his home on […]