Two days after he struck the gavel at his final City Council meeting while serving as president, William J. Pantele told reporters this morning that he used the same ceremonial mallet to hammer down “that pesky floorboard” at his North Richmond home.
“That stupid thing had been bugging me for weeks,” said the 50-year-old attorney, explaining that [...]

RICHMOND – Moments after a friend tagged a picture of him on Facebook yesterday, city mayoral candidate William J. Pantele asked younger campaign staffers whether such an action meant that he was “It,” sources said.
“I’m still so new to this whole Facebook thing – what does tagging mean?  So I’m like, ‘It,’ now, right?” Pantele [...]