Wednesday, May 22, 2013
It was an upset for the Republican incumbents Sobel in Ward Two and and Dunigan in Ward Three in the Lansdale Borough Council Primary. Tom Work beat out Sobel, and Peter Schmitt and Walter Brown III were able to clinch the nominations for the two seats.
Incumbent Republicans Mike Sobel, in Ward Two, and Dan Dunigan, in Ward Three, have been unofficially ousted in the Republican Primary for Lansdale Borough Council. Lansdale Parking Authority member Tom Work unofficially received the most votes for the one open seat on council in Ward Two: 223 votes to Sobel's 65 votes in all three precincts, or 77.4 percent of the vote. While Democrat Kathleen Becker was on the ballot in Ward Two, she withdrew her candidacy before the Primary. "I got my butt kicked," said Sobel. "It wasn't even close. As I stated in letters and other things I put out there, it's not up to me. It's up to the voters to make a decision and obviously today they spoke." Sobel said he will not hang his head for anything he did…
It was two Friends of Lansdale-endorsed candidates versus two Lansdale First-endorsed candidates in the Ward Three race in the Tuesday Primary.
As Lansdale First Political Action Committee treasurer and current Councilman Denton Burnell spoke his first words over the phone Tuesday night after the Democratic and Republican Primaries, one could sense the disappointment in his voice. "It wasn’t a good night for my people," the Democratic councilman said. It was a good night for at least one of the Lansdale First-endorsed candidates—Mary Fuller, who unofficially won the Democratic ticket in the Primary Tuesday. The same cannot be said for Democrats Bob Willi and Richard Strahm. It seems having more than $8,000 in financial backing from the Montgomery County Democratic Committee helped propel Friends of Lansdale PAC-endorsed Liz Troy and Leon Angelichio to clinch the top two votes in …
Friends of Lansdale-endorsed Jeff Howard received the second-most votes in the Democratic Primary. There are two open seats in the ward, heading to November.
The woman who brought fireworks to Lansdale heads to November on the Democratic ticket, along with Friends of Lansdale PAC-endorsed Jeff Howard, following the Tuesday Primary for Lansdale Borough Council. Fuller and Howard will face Republican challengers Michele Coyle and Jean Fritz, and Independent Jason Van Dame, for the two seats in Ward One in November. According to unofficial Montgomery County Election results, Fuller received 103 votes, or 37.8 percent, of all three precincts in Ward One in Lansdale. Howard received 101 votes, or 37 percent, and third Democratic challenger Joe Wolf received 68 votes. "I can let my breath out now," Fuller said late Tuesday night. "I feel proud of the Lansdale voters in my ward. I'm glad they came …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Candidates in all three wards in the borough were on the ballot Tuesday.
Lansdale Borough Council Ward One incumbent Democrat Mary Fuller braved the hot afternoon—and an early morning—to meet and greet voters at the polls at Penndale Middle School Tuesday. "I would have liked to have seen a greater turnout," she said, "but I'm hoping people will come later." Fuller is being challenged for her seat and another Ward One seat by two Democrats, Jeff Howard and Joe Wolf. "This is typical of a Primary at the local level," she said of the slow day. "As I go door to door, I say, 'This is the one where your vote counts more than anything.' It all comes down to the numbers that come out." The woman who brought fireworks to Lansdale, as head of nonprofit Discover Lansdale, trustd her record and service to put her over …
A look at who will be on North Penn area ballots on Tuesday.
North Penn area residents will head into the polls Tuesday to select the candidates to appear on their respective ballots in November. Polls are open from 7 a.m to 8 p.m. Contested Primaries: North Penn School Board candidates will face off on the Democratic and Republican ballots, with eight candidates running for four positions. Candidates cross-filed for both major parties. The candidates include incumbent President Vince Sherpinsky, incumbent Vice President Timothy S. Kerr, and incumbent director Frank O'Donnell. Also running are the Next S.T.E.P. team: Murali Benjali, Paul Edelman Jr., Alex Ryabin and Tina Stoll. Former school board member Josie Charnock is also running in the Primary. In Lansdale Borough Ward One, three Democrats are…
Monday, May 20, 2013
Dennis Kerns, 45, of North Wales, was arrested Saturday on a public drunkenness charge after he was allegedly nabbed for stealing condiments from West Main Diner. The owners of the diner did not press charges.
Update, Monday, May 20 The owners of West Main Diner opted not to press charges against a North Wales man who allegedly stole condiments like steak sauce, syrup and ketchup from their Lansdale business Saturday afternoon. Dennis Kerns, 45, of East Prospect Avenue, was charged, however, by Lansdale Police for public drunkenness, police said. Police said dispatch received a call from an employee regarding a man who allegedly stole ketchup, steak sauce and other condiments from West Main Diner on West Main Street. The man was described as a white male, bald, 6 feet 2 inches tall, wearing a suit and carrying a black bag, police said. The man was last seen walking east on Main Street, police said. Police located Kerns out front of Lansdale …
The nine ducklings were trapped in a storm drain at North Penn Marketplace in Upper Gwynedd Monday morning.
If the mother duck could talk, she'd quack "Thank you." As she looked on, guarded, crews from Upper Gwynedd Public Works and officers from Upper Gwynedd Township Police rescued nine ducklings that were crying for help from a storm drain Monday morning. According to police, the storm drain was within the North Penn Marketplace shopping center at Valley Forge Road and Sumneytown Pike. Upper Gwynedd Township Public Works responded with a front-end loader, a bucket and a piece of wood. The wood was used to cover the drain pipe so the ducklings would not venture further into the drain pipe, police said. Public Works employees John Maguire and Howard "Peanut" Quinn lifted off the grate cover, blocked the pipe and jumped inside the drain. There, …
Owner Pranjal Patel said his store was 'good luck.' Patel will receive $2,500 for selling a $1 million winning ticket.
A $1 million Powerball ticket was sold by the 7-Eleven on Horsham Road at North Wales Road in Montgomery Township. "We're good luck," said owner Pranjal Patel on Monday. "We always sell a lot of tickets, but you're ot expecting somebody to hit." Patel will receive $2,500 for selling a winning ticket. "We have good sales. We've had many winners," he said. "This is the first time we were a big winner." The Powerball money will now shoot up again due to the $1 million win, he said. "We have scracth-off ticket winners. We had a $25,000 winner, a $500 winner. One million is the first time," Patel said. 7-Eleven is at 791 Horsham Road in Montgomery Township.
Three Republicans and four Democrats are vying for the top two votes in the Primary for the two open seats in Ward Three.
For the past couple months, three Republicans and four Democrats in Lansdale have been going back and forth at each other to entice their registered party members to vote for them in the Primary. The trophy: Two seats on Ward Three in Lansdale Borough. On the Republican side, incumbent Dan Dunigan—who did not receive the endorsement from the Lansdale Republican Club—is vying for re-election against newcomers Walter W. "Cory" Brown III and Peter Schmitt. Both Brown III and Schmitt received the endorsement from Lansdale Republican Club. Whoever receives the top two votes among Dunigan, Brown III and Schmitt at the close of polls on Tuesday will move on to challenge the top two victors from the Democratic primary in Ward Three. The Democratic…
With no Democratic challengers, incumbent Republican Mike Sobel and Lansdale Parking Authority member Tom Work are contending for the one open seat in Ward Two.
He's led the 311 W. Main St. Task Force, he oversees the public safety committee and he's running for re-election. With the Friends of Lansdale-endorsed Kathleen Becker dropping out of the race in Lansdale's Ward Two, incumbent Republican Mike Sobel was a shoe-in to win a second term on Lansdale Borough Council. Step in Republican contender Tom Work, a member of the Lansdale Parking Authority. Work received the endorsement from the Lansdale Republican Club; Incumbent Sobel did not receive an endorsement from the borough Republicans. On Tuesday, the one open council seat in Ward Two in Lansdale Borough will, in theory, go to whomever receives the most votes from registered Republicans in Ward Two by the close of the polls. It could be …
John denver
2:40 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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