Here's a local guide to the communities and organizations lighting up the night sky on July 4th
If you live in Lansdale, you'll have to wait until August 25 at Founders Day to see fireworks. You'll have to check out Skippack or Abington. The closest spots to see fireworks this Fourth of July are lined out below, aggregated from scouring info on communities and places on the web:
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SEPTA will be fixing up and refurbishing the Lansdale train station and offer excursion tours through the Pennsylvania Northeast Railroad for the community event
There will be a brand new station and brand new trains at Lansdale Founders Day this August 25. SEPTA has committed, in writing, to refurbish and revitalize the Lansdale Train Station in preparation of the 140th anniversary of Lansdale Borough. SEPTA has also helped in securing an excursion train from Ivyland to New Hope, and from Lansdale to Souderton as part of the second-annual community event. Founders Day organizer and councilwoman Mary Fuller teased three weeks ago some big news about Founders Day that would bring in more people from outside the Lansdale, North Penn and Montgomery County regions. "Most of you know we are celebrating 140 years this year, so the Founders Day Committee wanted to do something big. We chose to pick …
"Not only is it a tax, but it may turn out to be one of the largest tax increases in the history of our nation," said Corbett
Pennsylvania Independent, a public interest journalism project dedicated to open, transparent, and accountable state government, posted to their YouTube channel, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's remarks today in response to the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Constitutionality of the Affordable Healthcare Act. Corbett noted his record opposing the act and assured citizens that his administration would continue to "analyze the decision." "It is a tax on our citizens that they cannot afford," said Corbett. "It is not good law. It is not good policy." Corbett conceded that the country was in need of healthcare reform, but asserted that such reforms should come from the individual states. "I think we can all agree there are …
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Nearly 2,000 people participate in the 23rd Annual Race For Open Space.
Editor's note: The following is a press release from Anne Standish, of the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association. Ambler, PA - June 22, 2012 - The Tex Mex Connection in North Wales celebrated its 23rd year of hosting the Tex Mex 5K Race for Open Space. The beneficiary is Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA), a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the health and beauty of the Wissahickon Creek. The intense heat did not keep the 1,700 runners from enjoying the race and the event that culminates with the :Party Under the Stars" at Tex Mex Connection. Cory Smith came in first place with a time of 16:02 and Lindsay Cavanaugh was first place female runner with a time of 18:48. Prizes were awarded to the top three male …
LBA will be moving next month from Lansdale Business Center to a location at Chantilly Floral Boutique
The Lansdale Business Association announced Wednesday it is relocating its headquarters from the Lansdale Business Center at Cannon Avenue and Seventh Street to an office in the building occupied by Chantilly Floral Boutique at West Main and Walnut streets. In an email to LBA members, Doug DiPasquale said the new location is being provided by Charles and Margie Booz of Chantilly Floral. The nonprofit LBA is looking for volunteers to help repaint the new location during the week of July 9. To assist in the painting, volunteers can sign up by clicking this link. New carpeting will then be installed at the new location, courtesy of the Booz family. "We are grateful for the interim office space that was provided by Ellen Foulke and the …
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John Nicholas Gallagher, 45, of Derstine Avenue, was busted following a prostitution sting earlier this month in Lansdale
Lansdale Police said an alleged prostitution sting led to the arrest of a suspected heroin dealer in the borough. John Nicholas Gallagher, 45, of the 500 block of Derstine Avenue, Lansdale, was arrested June 22 at his home after a search warrant was served and heroin was found in his home, police said. Gallagher's arrest was the result of a narcotics investigation that began with the arrest of two alleged prostitutes on West Main Street in Lansdale earlier this month. Gallagher is charged with felony manufacture, deliver and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver; misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance; misdemeanor possession of a counterfeit substance and misdemeanor possession with intent to use drug …
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10:55 pm on Friday, July 20, 2012
wow I used to rent a room out of that home years ago, "john G" has a wife and two young adult daughters, not sure of ages now but they are pretty slutty smoke crack shoot up heroin. glad i only had to rent for a very short period of time. House is falling apart around them, one of the kids has a kid and I feel for that little one she is going to be messed up for sure, I know a lot of this had to … more ›
Local business owner creates the official drink of Patch.
Local business owner Chris Gimaro, of Gimaro Seafood and Steakhouse in Montgomeryville, recently concocted a delicious new drink recipe inspired by the team behind the Montgomery County region of Patch. The drink, which Gimaro has dubbed "Patch'd", features a tasty mixture of Sour-Apple Pucker Vodka mixed with none-other-than a Monster energy drink. "I know you guys are always busy with writing and reporting, so it was important to mix it with an energy drink," said Gimaro. "After all that hard work though, you'll need something stronger to unwind, so I tossed in some apple vodka." In order to achieve the Patch Green color, Gimaro said he had to add in two drops of green food dye, and by doing so, his masterpiece was complete. "It is green…
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9:13 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
Looking for something to make for my Fourth of July party-- The only part that scares me is the Monster Energy Drink! Let's get Patch'd! What a great tribute to the Patch team. more ›
Rough Justice celebrated the release of their new EP "What We Do At Night" along with Soviet Sleeper Agent, Hollenlarm, Cold Soul, Friends With Murder and The Breaks
On Friday evening, Lansdale dirtycore band Rough Justice celebrated the release of its new EP "What We Do At Night" at the Lansdale VFW, along with a bill that included local alternative, punk and metal acts such as The Breaks, Friends With Murder, Hollenlarm, Cold Soul and Soviet Sleeper Agent. The record was recorded at Mike Mahomet and Giulio Kitao's Studio D in the Lansdale Business Center. Check out the photos from the event - and be sure to add your own photos or videos to the gallery!
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Jonathan Elwell went missing on April 18, 2012. A decomposing body found along a railline in Iowa is believed to be him, according to his family
The family of Souderton Area High School Class of 1986 alumnus Jonathan Elwell, 44, believes decomposing remains found along a railline in Iowa are the missing man. According to The Souderton Independent, Elwell was reported missing on April 18, 2012 from his Shillington, PA home. A rented Volkswagen Jetta that Elwell was driving when he disappeared was found April 20 in Iowa, A decomposing body was found June 19 in Crawford County, Iowa along Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Highway 30, according to the Bulletin Review Online in Denison, IA. The body was found a mile-and-a-half away from the Volkswagen, according to the Bulletin Review. According to Omaha World-Herald, the Jetta was found on a gravel stretch of 370th Street, two miles …
A group of Souderton citizens look to raise money for the redevelopment of Chestnut Street Playground
A community coalition that has come together to raise funds for the refurbishment and rehabilitation of Chestnut Street Playground in Souderton Borough is ready for a community block party Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The block party fundraiser will occur in conjunction with Souderton's 125th Anniversary Parade, which passes West Chestnut Street and the park. Chestnut Street Playground Community CARES block party is sponsored by Centennial Blueprint of Lansdale, Jean Weider of host sponsor Harleysville Savings Bank, Alderfer Leidy's, Detweiler Hershey and Associates, Moyer Indoor Outdoor, N.F. Landis and Son, Souderton Area School District teachers, ESCA Soda Blast, Weaver, Reckner and Reinhart Dental, and Todd Umbenhauer of Keller …
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10:43 am on Saturday, June 23, 2012
The indecision is our worst enemy when we´ll really want to get succeed. But the indecision can get out if we really followed our instincts and the voice of our heart. Are you think so? La indecision y la voz de tu corazon more ›
Carol Levy
9:12 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
sure am hearing them in Lansdale more ›