Tuesday, July 31, 2012
"Zombies were coming to kill" Marino, he told Hilltown Township Police during a 2011 incident where he had to be Tasered
In his 10-page findings of the investigation into the justified shooting death of Michael W. Marino Jr., who lived in Perkasie and Quakertown, Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler wrote that the victim had prior violent police contact last year. On March 9, 2011, at 3:07 a.m., Hilltown Police were dispatched to 602 South Perkasie Road, located in Hilltown Township, which was Marino's residence at the time, Heckler said. Calls to police radio indicated Marino was breaking windows and damaging property because "zombies were coming to kill him," according to Heckler. When Hilltown Township Police arrived in the area, Marino was found running down South Perkasie Road, police said. "Marino was perceived by the officers to be in an …
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Candidate relocates campaign stop after 150-250 protesters arrive at original venue; Rendell gives press conference at adjacent lot.
Update 6:30 p.m. ABC News reports that Romney greeted about 50 people at the other Wawa, including a Little League baseball team. "We knew yesterday what they were going to pull," an unnamed Romney campaign aide told ABC. Update 1:55 p.m.: Citing security concerns, Romney instead made a brief appearance before some members of the media at a different Wawa location on Route 309. Update 1:15 p.m.: Media members at the scene have been told that Romney is no longer appearing at this Wawa location and will appear shortly at another location in the area. Initial story follows. QUAKERTOWN, PA -- Democratic protesters on Saturday threatened to disrupt a scheduled campaign appearance by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a Wawa …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Friends and family of deceased Quakertown man Michael W. Marino Jr., who was shot by a Perkasie Police officer on Saturday, have started petitions calling for police reform and justice
Three days after the shooting death by a Perkasie Police officer of Quakertown man Michael W. Marino Jr., 26, friends and family members have taken to Facebook and Change.org calling for justice and police reform. A petition for justice for Marino and police reform has begun as a public event on Facebook. The petition itself has 529 supporters as of 5 p.m. Tuesday. A similar petition has begun on Change.org as well. You can sign the "Petition for Justice and Police Reform to Respect Consitutional Rights" by clicking this highlighted link. The Change.org petition was started by Stephen Reichman of Perkasie. As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, it had 46 out of 500 signatures. The petition's purpose on Change.org is as follows: The police in Pennsylvania …
The Quakertown man died June 9 in Perkasie after an alleged encounter with police
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Michael W. Marino, Jr., 26, of Quakertown passed away suddenly on June 9, 2012, according to an obituary on the website of Huff and Lakjer Funeral Home. He was the beloved son of Michael W. Marino and the late Trudy A. Simione and step-son of Kalie Marino. Michael was a graduate of Lakeside High School. He was a charming young man who loved nature and people. He had just started classes at Bucks County Community College and loved working with his hands, employed as a carpenter for some time. You can read the remainder of the obituary at this link: http://huffandlakjer.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1504869&fh_id=13918
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Alanah Ross has returned home to Richland Township.
Former missing teenager Alanah Ross, of Richland Township, has been found. According to the Facebook page of Ross's mother, Michelle Long Ross, Alanah has been found after "10 long, frightening days." Ross credited her brother-in-law for helping get Alanah back home. "You will all never know how much your outpouring of love and concern has meant to our family. There is no situation that I can think of that is more difficult than not knowing where your child is or if they are safe," wrote Ross in her Facebook post Tuesday night. "Alanah is thankfully safe and we are so glad she has been found." Ross said the situation behind her daughter's disappearance is "difficult" and more involved than she can go into. "PLEASE just know that we felt …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Quakertown girl missing since May 5 was last seen at Quakertown Relay for Life
UPDATE: Alanah Ross has returned to her family. You can read about that here: Missing Quakertown Girl Found Previous Story Below Richland Township Police are searching for a missing 16 year old girl named Alanah Ross, who was last seen May 5. Police suspect the girl's boyfriend lives on the 1400 block of Welsh Road in Hatfield Township and police have approached businesses with any help in the investigation, according to a source. Ross has brown-blonde hair and brown eyes. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. According to a post from her mother on Facebook, she was last seen at the Quakertown Relay for Life. She was an occupant in a gray 1993 Honda Accord parked in the lot across from the pool and library between 5:30 p.m. …
Sharon Luma and her husband Tim were ejected from their motorcycle after it was struck by a car driven by a 20-year-old Macungie woman
Sharon Luma, the executive secretary at Towamencin Township, and her husband, Timothy, both Quakertown residents, remain in critical condition at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, following a serious two-vehicle accident Saturday evening in Longswamp Township. A source confirmed Timothy Luma, 49, is in a drug-induced coma due to the severity of his injuries. A source also confirmed Sharon Luma, 46, has injuries that are "non-recoverable." According to an article in The Morning Call, the Lumas were riding a motorcycle on State Street near Doe Mountain Lane. Shortly after 5 p.m., their motorcycle was struck by a car driven by Alexa Nisiotis, 20, of Macungie, according to the article. Pennsylvania State Police in Reading told The Morning …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Mike Saks was a physics teacher at North Penn High School in the mid-90s, as well as a coach for wrestling, softball and tennis
Lansdale native Mike Saks was a wrestling star in the mid-1980s at North Penn, accomplishing the 1984 sectional championship in his weight class and being the 1985 state qualifier in his weight class during his senior year. He would go on to coach wrestling at the high school, in addition to coaching girls' softball and girls' tennis. He was also a physics teacher at North Penn High School in the mid-90s, and even taught math and coached at Pennridge High School later in his career. Like a good wrestling match, Saks would face a beast not once, but twice, in his life. He was able to pin and beat a brain tumor almost five years ago. In an unfortunate rematch, and nearly an eight-month battle, Saks succumbed to a brain tumor Monday morning …
Friday, May 6, 2011
National 'Mom's Night Out' treated local mothers to a variety of surprises
Thursday night was National Mom's Night Out, and nowhere was that more evident than at the Montgomery Mall, which hosted an evening event catering to local mothers. "I've never even heard of Mom's Night Out," said Melissa Sherman, of Quakertown. "I just came down to shop with a few friends, but this is a nice surprise!" Mothers were treated to a variety of discounts, free food, drinks and samples of cosmetics. Each mom also received a gift basket with plenty of goodies, and some lucky mothers even won gift cards through a raffle. “With Mother’s Day around the corner, this was the perfect event to say ‘thanks for all you do’ to moms in the region,” said Kirsten Boettcher, mall spokesperson. The event was highlighted by a fashion show that…
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Here are our five best stories from the past week. Did you check them out?
1. Actress Elizabeth Berkley, famous for playing Jessie Spano on “Saved by the Bell” and starring in the NC-17-rated “Showgirls,” made a quiet appearance at North Penn High School last Tuesday to hold two workshops with female students focusing on self-esteem issues. The event was organized by District Attorney Risa Ferman and Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch had the exclusive story. 2. In three days, on May 4, Patch sites nationwide bring a new blog feature. Local bloggers will have their local Patch site as a new forum for whatever they wish to talk about, be it local politics or national fashion. We are currently looking for bloggers, and you can check out more details here. 3. After a controversial “Dear Lizzie…” column two weeks ago, …
Resident04
1:50 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Ohhh... and I think it's pretty hilarious that NO ONE is commenting on this article! Probably because it's stating not so pleasant facts about Marino. Everyone just wants to attack the articles that show what the police did... not what Marino did. more ›