Blood Donors, Marrow Registrants Give in Name of Lansdale Youth

Matt Knoebel, 13, a Penndale Middle Schooler, is down to 0.3 percent of acute myeloid leukemia in his body. As a way to pay it forward for all the blood transfusions, his family organized an American Red Cross blood and platelet drive and National Marrow

When a mustache is drawn on his surgical mask, you know teenager Matt Knoebel was feeling all right. The Penndale Middle Schooler — who celebrated his 13th birthday on Friday — was having a spastic conversation with his friends inside a room on the grounds of Corpus Christi Church before being asked how he felt to be surrounded by people donating to save the lives of others. With his hazel eyes shining out from above the mustachioed mask, the towheaded Lansdale boy darted his look around for a bit, and then settled on one, drawn out "Good." Matt is a success story, thus far, in his battle with acute myeloid leukemia. In a matter of about 10 weeks, his leukemia has gone from 100 percent to 0.03 percent. "I do what I have to do to get better…

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More Than 300 Attend Pancake Fundraiser for Lansdale Youth

Family and friends of Matthew Knoebel, a 12-year-old Penndale Middle Schooler fighting leukemia, held a pancake breakfast fundraiser at Applebee's in Hatfield on Sunday

More than 300 family, friends and strangers came out Sunday morning to a sold-out pancake breakfast fundraiser at Applebee's in Hatfield for 12-year-old Matthew Knoebel, a Lansdale boy battling leukemia at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The event was organized by Upper Gwynedd resident Shannon McNally, and Knoebel's aunts, Mary Aderman, of Lansdale, and Kellie Simpson, of Upper Gwynedd. "There have been a lot of people coming in that don't even know Matthew," McNally said. "It spread from word of mouth." McNally and company sold 300 tickets at $8 for adults and $5 for children. "The outpouring of love and support for this family is amazing," McNally said. Applebee's has been fabulous, she said, in accommodating everyone. "The …

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Bone Marrow Donor Sought, Fundraisers Set for Lansdale Youth

Matthew Knoebel, 12, a Penndale Middle Schooler, is currently battling leukemia at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and a donor will be needed. A pancake fundraiser is set for Dec. 16 in Hatfield, as well as a hot chocolate sale

Penndale seventh-grader Matthew Knoebel is surrounded by love and generosity. The leukemia patient, 12, has spent a month on a hospital bed at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, but you can tell his mother, Christina Simpson, has made him feel at home. The hearts of the West Point-rooted Simpson family — sisters Christina and fiance Tom Coughlin, Kellie Roggio, of Upper Gwynedd, and Mary Aderman of Lansdale; brother Michael; and parents Mike and Sue — are much like their homelife (and Matthew's hospital room door): open. On Halloween, Knoebel and his mom spent the afternoon watching Jim Gaffigan’s “Beyond the Pale.” Later that night, Christina took a Halloween bag of candy to her son, which was donated through Altoona’s “Make a …

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Boy, 12, Flown to CHOP After Hit-and-Run

Police say he was riding on his bike on Bethlehem Pike when a sedan struck him

Boy, Woman Injured in Accident After Driver Runs Red Light

A 7-year-old boy was airlifted to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a 44-year-old woman from Harleysville was transported to trauma unit at Abington Hospital

A 7-year-old boy was airlifted to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a 44-year-old Harleysville woman was transported to the trauma unit of Abington Hospital following a Monday evening accident at Forty Foot and Allentown roads in Towamencin. Police said Joon Hee Park, 27, of Willow Grove drove his 2008 Toyota Camry north on Forty Foot Road and through the intersection at a red light. At around 6:22 p.m., Park's Camry collided with a 1998 Subaru Forester, driven by Denise Mathuthu, 44, police said. The Forester spun counterclockwise, coming to rest facing south in the intersection, police said. The 7-year-old was a passenger in the Forester, police said. The boy was airlifted by PennStar Flight Service to Children's Hospital of …

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10:32 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Thank you, Diane Di Domizio, for sending in the photos from the crash. She was in the parking lot of the Boston Market when it occurred.   more ›

13-Year-Old Boy Nearly Electrocuted Thursday Night

A 13-year-old boy was nearly electrocuted while playing with an outlet in his family's apartment on Sumneytown Pike late Thursday night in Upper Gwynedd. He was flown via PennStar for treatment to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

A 13-year-old boy from Upper Gwynedd was flown by PennStar for treatment to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children after being severely injured in an electrical mishap in his bedroom Thursday night. Upper Gwynedd Fire Co. responded to a fire investigation call at 11:30 p.m. at 988 Sumneytown Pike Apt. 6, according to Upper Gwynedd Fire Chief John Scheiter. The apartment is located above a barber shop. "It was initially dispatched as an investigation. Further information given was that there had been a fire as well. That wasn't the case," Scheiter said. He said the youth was nearly electrocuted via an outlet in his bedroom. Scheiter said fire crews found a scorched outlet that had tripped the breaker.  A reader familiar with the case said …

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Boy Hit By Car Released from Hospital

Towamencin Police said the driver of the vehicle violated no laws

The 7-year-old boy who was hit by a driver Tuesday morning on Bustard Road has been released from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The child ran into the roadway while walking with an adult, police said. Police said the driver of the strking vehicle was identified as Kun Lee, 68, of the 500 block of Hagey Place, Collegeville. Lee did not leave the road or commit a violation, police said. Lee waited at the scene for police after striking the child, police said. On Tuesday, April 24, at 9:59 a.m., police responded to Bustard Road at Old Morris Road for a report of a male child, age 7, struck by a vehicle that was southbound on Bustard Road, police said. According to witnesses and evidence, the child was walking with an adult who was …

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5-Year-Old Boy Hit By Car, Treated at CHOP

The boy was struck by a vehicle at E. Second Street and North Broad Street on Tuesday evening

A five-year-old boy from the 600 block of Kenilworth Avenue, Lansdale, was transported to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Tuesday night after he was hit by a car on the 200 block of N. Broad Street in Lansdale. At around 8:15 p.m. Feb. 28, Lansdale Police were called for a struck pedestrian. A witness said the boy was running west across North Broad Street from the east side, police said. The driver of the striking vehicle, an 18-year-old male from the 600 block of N. Broad Street, Lansdale, was north on North Broad Street in a 2002 Toyota Prius, police said. The driver was not speeding, police said. Police said the boy had been shopping in a store with his father, when he ran out of the store and into the street. The boy's condition …

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Five Things to Know Today: Feb. 24

North Penn High hosts the 13th annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Gala tonight

1. Bounce U, 420 Babylon Road, Horsham, hosts a Bounce for Joy event tonight from 5 to 7:30 that looks to raise money for the sibling care program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Cost is $15 per bouncer and includes bouncing admission, pizza, a drink and a piece of cake. 2. Hatfield Elementary School holds a school-wide Olweus Bullying Prevention Program kickoff event at 9:15 a.m. Staff members will perform a skit along with a special guest for the student body. There will be various  classroom activities and a Box-Out Bullying assembly at the end of the day. 3. PennSuburban Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network presents a Winter Beach Blast FUNraiser at Village Caterers, 1290 Allentown Road, Towamencin, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30…

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Scheuring Not Seeking Re-Election on Lansdale Council

Republican Nancy Frei and Democrat Steve Malagari will vie in November for Scheuring's vacant Ward 1 seat.

After one term and four years on council, Ward 1 councilwoman Anne Henning-Scheuring has decided not to seek a second term. Vying for her seat in November are Republican Nancy Frei and Democrat Steve Malagari. Neither candidate has opposition in the primary. Scheuring said her time on council was a full-time responsibility, along with much time, energy and devotion. In her tenure, Scheuring was past chairwoman of the parks and recreation committee and served on the code enforcement committee. She presently sits as chairwoman of the library committee and is a member of the electric and parks and recreation committees. She also ran unsuccessfully for Rob Wonderling's vacant Pennsylvania 24th State Senate seat in 2009, defeated by Republican …

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