Thursday, May 9, 2013
Boasting made-from-scratch food and 100-plus beers, the independently-owned Red Cedar Grille and Cocktails in Colmar, Hatfield Township wants to bring back reasonable family dining in a non-chain-restaurant atmosphere with no cookie-cutter foods.
Theo Charitos and his father Dino saw a need one day for a new independent restaurant in the North Penn region. In October 2012, they purchased the vacant property at 249 Bethlehem Pike in Colmar, Hatfield Township that once served as the home for Wingwalker Pub and The Inn Flight for over nearly a half-cenutry and renovated it into something new—Red Cedar Grille & Cocktails. Prior to the purchase, Theo was working at the now-closed The Drafting Room in Lower Gwynedd. He also spent time in kitchens in Spring House and Exton. "I made the next step and opened a restaurant," he said. "We saw things that made sense for an independent restaurant to open in the area. Everybody goes to chain restaurants, but a good independent restaurant is hard …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Dennis Kee, 15, of Cindy Lane, Hatfield, was hit by a vehicle near Mill Drive and Route 309 Friday night. He was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital Saturday morning.
A Hatfield teenager was pronounced dead early Saturday morning at the emergency department of the Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest campus, according to the Lehigh County Coroner. Dennis T. Kee, 15, of the 1700 block of Cindy Lane, Hatfield, was struck by a car around 11:32 p.m. Friday on Route 309/Bethlehem Pike near Mill Road, according to the coroner's office and police reports. KYW Newsradio reported that Kee was walking with four friends on the side of the roadway prior to the accident. He was transported to Lehigh Valley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:35 a.m. His death has reportedly been ruled accidental by the Montgomery County Coroner's office. Authorities located the driver of the car that struck Kee in a …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
New donation processing center helps keeps all Impact Thrift stores stocked.
Impact Thrift Stores, with a store in Montgomeryville, has opened a new corporate center, which includes the corporate processing and recycling center. The new center opened in November and all processing - sorting, cleaning, tagging - of donating items happens here. Jill Tarabar, Assistant Director of Business Development, said the new center steam lines the processing process, and helps keep each store stock with what their customers are looking for. For instance, if the Montgomeryville store is low on women's size 10 pants, they can have more shipped to them. At the processing center, all small electronic items and all small items with a plug (lamps, coffeemakers, etc) are tested to make sure they are still in good working order before …
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Montgomery Township Supervisors approved a conditional use application at a hearing Monday night, bringing the 10-pump gas station and convenience store to Bethlehem Pike near Five Points intersection.
A 10-pump, 24-hour gas station and 5,000-square-foot convenience store is coming to the Five Points intersection area after a conditional use approval Monday night by Montgomery Township Supervisors following a public hearing, according to Dan Sokil of The Reporter. The 2.236-acre property at 741 Bethlehem Pike is located on the northbound side of Route 309 and southbound Horsham Road, near the Five Points intersection; it formerly housed businesses such as Golf Etc., Superstarz Kidz Salon and Mattress Giant, according to a January The Reporter article. The property is between Route 309/Bethlehem Pike and Horsham Road, and between the old Montgomery Township Schoolhouse and a Hess gas station. The one-story strip mall will be demolished. …
Friday, March 8, 2013
O'Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance, which has opened a new location in Hilltown Township, teaches competitive Irish dance.
O'Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance, a teaching and competitive Irish dancing school with their main location in Bethlehem, has a new location in Hilltown Township on Bethlehem Pike near Hatfield. Teacher Teresa Hesener said the school opened in Harleysville in September, but shortly thereafter moved to Hilltown. The school, which teaches children ages 4 to 25 Irish dance and regularly sends dancers to the regionals, nationals and world championship Irish dance competitions, has approximately 150 families at their Bethlehem location and 20 dancers at their Hilltown location. Membership is growing. Teachers at O'Grady Quinlan must be trained and certified to teach for their students to qualify for the An Coimisiún, the largest world …
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Robert Lee Stroud, 20, of North 43rd Street, is wanted by Hatfield Township Police for his alleged involvement in the tasing and robbery of a man and subsequent theft of his vehicle on Sunday
A Philadelphia man convicted of burglary in 2011 is wanted by Hatfield Township Police for his alleged involvement in the tasing, robbery and auto theft of a man on Sunday near Bethlehem Pike and Trewigtown Road. Richard Lee Stroud, 20, of the last known address of 611 North 43rd Street, Third Floor, now has an active arrest warrant, charging him with felony robbery with immediate serious bodily injury, felony robbery with taking property by force, simple assault, reckless endangerment, harassment, felony theft, felony receiving stolen property, felony criminal use of a cell phone, possessing an instrument of crime, and felony use or possession of an electric or electronic incapacitation device, police said. Stroud also faces felony …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Northbound lanes, Upper State Road affected by cleanup; tractor-trailer said to be "t-boned" by pickup truck
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An indeterminate amount of diesel fuel had leaked into a Montgomery storm drain on Monday afternoon following a collision between a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike and Upper State Road. Personnel from the Montgomery Township Public Works department and the Fire Department of Montgomery Township had attempted to soak up some of the fuel spill with sand and could be seen accessing the sewer through a manhole. The driver of the tractor-trailer, Mike Wells of Lubbock, Tx., said he had been proceeding northbound on Route 309 at about 35-40 miles per hour when he was struck on the right side by a black Toyota Tundra pickup truck headed south on Upper State Road. "I had the green light," Wells said. "He 't…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Jack McAfee, 29, of Norristown, allegedly attempted to steal scrap metal from Del-Val International on Bethlehem Pike earlier in December
A Norristown man, who was allegedly found attempting to steal scrap metal from inside an exterior bin at Del-Val International Truck on Bethlehem Pike on Dec. 8, had a misdemeanor charge of theft and a summary charge of defiant trespassing held over for county arraignment Jan. 30 following a preliminary hearing in Montgomeryville on Dec. 17. Jack Lee McAfee Jr., 29, had his bail reduced from $5,000 cash to $5,000 unsecured at the hearing, according to court records. The building alarm went off at Del-Val International Truck on Bethlehem Pike on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2:17 a.m., and K9 Duke and handler Officer Daniel Rose sprung into action. Duke got track of a scent at the 1034 Bethlehem Pike facility, and it led him to a metal storage …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The non-appointment, walk-in, urgent care and primary care neighborhood medical center opens its doors to patients today in Montgomeryville
Patient First is about patience, first. The walk-in, no-appointment-needed, urgent care and primary care neighborhood medical center takes pride in its diligent, even-tempered approach to routine illnesses and injuries, and getting the patient in and out without complaint. "People like convenience," said Patient First CEO Dr. Pete Sowers. "People are very careful about time. We don't want to make them wait." As of 8 a.m. today, the doctors will be in and ready to treat patients at the new facility in Montgomeryville on Route 309, next to Michael's Restaurant. Patient First will be open 365 days a year, for 14 hours each day. On Tuesday night, Patient First Montgomeryville — the sixth Patient First location in Pennsylvania — held an open …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Benjamin Thomas Moore III, 40, allegedly assaulted a former jailmate inside a home on Bethlehem Pike in October, knocking out the man's front teeth and threatening him at knifepoint
A Lansdale man, who allegedly held a former jailmate at knifepoint and threatened to kill him, is headed to Montgomery County court following a preliminary hearing Monday, reports The Reporter. Benjamin Thomas Moore III, 40, allegedly assaulted a man inside a Hatfield Township home on the 800 block of Bethlehem Pike on Oct. 20, police said. Moore had been a resident of the home prior to going to jail, and he was allegedly mad at the victim for using Moore’s belongings while Moore was in jail, police said. Moore faces the following charges: Arraignment at Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas was set by District Judge Andrea Duffy for Jan. 16, according to the article. Moore remains incarcerated at Montgomery County prison on $10,000 …
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8:17 am on Monday, May 13, 2013
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