Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Carolyn M. Blum, 74, of Harleysville, had 11 children, 25 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren and was a paint specialist at Ace Hardware in Harleysville
Tuesday Update North Wales Police have identified the woman who succumbed to injuries from a fall at North Wales Elementary Saturday morning as Carolyn M. Blum, 74, of Harleysville. According to The Reporter, Blum was with her daughter Diane at the Mommy Market on Saturday, when she fell down a flight of stairs, hitting her head on the floor. According to her tribute, Blum was a paint specialist at Ace Hardware in Harleysville and was leader of the Montgomery County 4-H Poultry Club "Birds of a Different Feather." Blum was also the mother-in-law of Lansdale Borough Solicitor Mark Hosterman. A funeral is set for Thursday at Salford Mennonite Church, 480 Groff's Mill Road, Lower Salford from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Interment is Friday morning at …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Residents and business owners Tuesday night told North Wales Borough council why they support and appreciate suspended police Chief Barry Hackert
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Thursday, January 24
While North Wales Chief Barry Hackert remains on suspension — the reason not disclosed by the borough — residents, business owners and local organizations expressed their support of him to North Wales Borough Council Tuesday night. In a report by Bradley Schlegel of The Reporter, seven people showed up at the meeting to voice how much Hackert means to them. Resident Donna Mengel said, “I hope nothing untoward happens” to Hackert, according to the article. “Barry has become … a very good chief over his 21 years of service.” Another resident, Richard Tibberino, told council Hackert helped his son find a job. Another resident said he could “count on Barry to handle” a problem, according to the article. Resident Herb Thomas told council to …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
North Wales Borough Council held an executive session Tuesday night, and expected suspended Chief Barry Hackert to be there, according to reports
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Tuesday, January 8
North Wales Borough Council had expected suspended North Wales Police Chief Barry Hackert to attend an executive session Tuesday night on personnel matters, but he did not attend, according to Bradley Schlegel of The Reporter. Borough solicitor Greg Gifford told Schlegel that council fulfilled a written request by Hackert to continue the executive session and private discussions, according to the article. North Wales resident Joanne Matthews, according to the article, asked when details would be revealed to the public about Hackert’s suspension. She was told to be patient, as council did not have all the facts, according to the report. One council member said “things happen in peoples’ lives.” Read more of Schlegel’s follow-up on North …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Chief Barry Hackert has been suspended by council, and Officer Terry Hammerstone has stepped in as interim chief
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Saturday, January 5
North Wales Police Chief Barry Hackert has been suspended from his duties by North Wales Borough Council. Hackert was appointed chief in October 2003. According to Brad Schlegel of The Reporter, Officer Terry Hammerstone is overseeing the department. North Wales Mayor Doug Ross and police secretary Gerry Fredericks were mum on further details. All comment is going through solicitor Greg Gifford, according to the article. In December 2008, Hackert was placed on administrative leave for "health and personal issues," according to Ross in an article by The Reporter. North Wales Borough has a controversial history when it comes to police chiefs — including a lengthy list of lawsuits filed by previous chiefs against the borough. In 2003, the …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
The new Police Athletic League got some parents and teens to commit to being a part of the partnership between law enforcement and the community Saturday at Montgomery Mall
It's once in a blue moon that shoppers will witness an Upper Gwynedd Township Police motorcycle making laps inside the Montgomery Mall. When Officer Fred Lynch briefly wailed the siren, it turned some heads. He greeted shoppers as he drove by, and then said hello to him on his return lap. Lynch then parked the cycle outside the lower level of JC Penney's; before long, children and teens were taking a seat on the cycle themselves, blaring the horn and causing more to turn their heads. Often, those people would see what all the noise was about — and leave with their child signed up for free as a new member of the nonprofit North Penn Police Athletic League. The North Penn PAL kicked off its presence in the area with a sign-up and awareness …
Kiersty Abbott
7:28 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Thats a horrible way to die. R.I.P. My thoughts and prayers go out to her and her family. Best of luck to her family as well!!! more ›