Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Karen Pilat, 51, of Hatfield, got a maximum 23 months in county jail on a simple assault misdemeanor for menacing her husband with a butcher knife on Christmas because she didn't like her gifts.
Being a butcher-knife-wielding “Grinch” on Christmas has sent one Hatfield woman to jail. Karen Pilat, 51, got a maximum 23-month sentence for conviction on a misdemeanor simple assault for a Christmas 2011 attack on her husband, according to Mainline Media. Pilat menaced her husband with a butcher knife inside their 2400 block of Merel Drive home Christmas morning. Why? Because she didn’t like her gifts. She wanted jewels and a card. She got an artsy tile and a Bonsai. Assistant District Attorney Cara McMenamin said in the article that Pilat's anger at the wrong gifts "... turned her into essentially the ‘Grinch’ on steroids. She really was an abomination." According to the article, Pilat can serve the sentence over three consecutive …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Peterman Group, an insurance and risk management agency in Montgomery Township, donated two carloads of gifts to two needy families in the area through Community Housing Services' holiday sharing program
Employees of The Peterman Group of Montgomeryville have made Christmas bountiful and joyful for two area needy families. The insurance and risk management agency on Montgomery Avenue purchased and donated two carloads of gifts from the holiday wish list of two adopted families from nonprofit Community Housing Services in Lansdale's Holiday Sharing Program. One family is a single mother with two daughters, and the second is a single dad with a daughter. "Every year, we take up an employee collection," said Peterman Group employee Christin Costanzo. "Peterman Group matches the contributions." This is the first year that Peterman Group has donated to Community Housing Services. "They really know (employees) Suzanne and Joanne at Toys R Us …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The association is accepting new, unwrapped gifts at its annual holiday party this evening at 311 W. Main St. Gifts can also be dropped off at Minuteman Press or Lansdale Business Center
One local family is getting some TLC from the LBA during the holidays, thanks to CHS. The Lansdale Business Association is at present collecting new, unwrapped gifts for two children of a local family that needs assistance for Christmas. The family and their information is provided by Community Housing Services in Lansdale. Donations can be dropped off at the LBA's annual holiday party from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 311 W. Main St. in Lansdale. Donations can also be dropped off to Doug DiPasquale at Minuteman Press, 427 W. Main St., Lansdale, or Ellen Foulke at Lansdale Business Center, 650 N. Cannon Ave., Lansdale. Their mother is Courtney. Her clothing size is large. Their father is Esteban. His clothing size is medium. Here are the …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Our Montco Mommy struggles with that annual curse – her birthday – and ponders her wish list for the perfect gift.
It is that scary time of year. It is a time of year I tend to try to ignore. But for some reason, they keep on coming every 365 days or so. This week is my birthday. Gross. I think somewhere after 21, the thrill is gone. I think that’s about when you stop looking forward and start dreading another digit adding to that immense total. Up until then, you are anxious to see another calendar year flip. You can’t wait until you are a whole hand. You are so excited to hit double digits. Then there are teen years, and you seem so much “cooler” with a “teen” in your age. Soon, you are counting the days until you can have a license. You are so excited to officially become an adult (and yes, for some of us dorks, even excited to vote for the first …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Lansdale Councilwoman Anne Henning Scheuring was bestowed gifts by borough staff for her four years of service to the borough
All hail, Mrs. Lansdale, Lady Anne. Borough staff honored councilwoman Anne Henning Scheuring at the end of Wednesday night’s council work session for her four years of service to Lansdale. Led by borough Manager Timi Kirchner, staff, including parks and recreation director Carl Saldutti, library director Tom Meyer, parks and recreation administrative secretary Joanne Grubb and Lansdale Police Chief Robert McDyre, sent Anne off to her future endeavors with gifts representative of her efforts and history in Lansdale. These gifts included a “Mrs. Lansdale” sash, a tiara emblazoned with “Lady Anne” (for her classy demeanor) and scepter, and a bottle of Roundup weed killer, which related to the calls she made of weeds in the parks, from …
Paula Goff
11:07 am on Monday, April 15, 2013
It's confusing to read that she was sent to on a 23-month sentence, then to read that she will serve the sentence over three consecutive weekends. That doesn't add up to 23 months! But the link to the original story clears the confusion; her actual sentence is six days to 23 months. more ›