Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch Bulldogs are Lansdale Little League Champions

Despite a rough start, the team rode a miracle string of wins to secure the Major's Division title.

During the beginning of the Lansdale Little League season, the Bulldogs were steamrolled nearly every game. Night after night, the team suffered such embarrassing losses that Patch was asked to leave the final score out of our coverage of the team. Then, something strange happened—they started winning. Be it on the arms of Kyle Champagne and Andrew Alexander, or by Kyle Macy, Damien Dorsey and Shane Williams lighting up the scoreboard, the Bulldogs became an unstoppable force on the field, going the rest of the season without losing after an 0-9 start. Their magical winning streak lead to Wednesday night's game against the H&M Networks Razorbacks. At stake? A championship. As has recently been the case, the Bulldogs jumped out to an early …

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Five Best Places to Loot After the Rapture

What will you take if you survive?

1. Assuming law and order is in chaos, the first place to hit would be Montgomery Mall. Here you can get it all: clothes of all kinds, any brand; video games; skateboards; coffee (You’re going to need to be caffeinated for all that looting.); sneakers; cameras; sporting goods; jewelry; toys; and all the Chick-Fil-A you can eat. 2.  A good spot to hit would be Best Buy at Airport Square, assuming electricity is still working. Now you can finally get that flat-screen plasma HDTV you’ve been saving for, not to mention Blu-Ray players and Blu-Ray movies, Xboxes, Wiis, PS3s, refrigerators, computers, stereos, vacuums, coffeemakers, washers and dryers, and that “Lost” box set. 3. My advice to you is to start drinking. Heavily. Head over to …

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Here Come the Judge

Andrea Duffy unofficially wins District Judge 38-1-18 race, defeating three-term incumbent David Keightly.

Here come the judge—and her name is Andrea Duffy. In 14 years, Duffy went from senior Deputy District Attorney for Bucks County to District Judge for Montgomery Township and parts of Hatfield Township. Duffy unofficially clinched the Magisterial District Judge 38-1-18 race Tuesday in the primary, defeating three-term Judge David Keightly. “From the best I can tell, I’ve lost the election,” said Keightly Tuesday night from his home. He said he would not concede because “it’s not like a presidential race.” Unofficial resuts on the Montgomery County website showed Duffy with 773 votes on the Republican ballot, or 56 percent of the vote, to Keightly's 605 votes, or 44 percent of the vote. Those numbers were all precincts reporting. Unofficial …

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'Friends of Lansdale' Campaign Finance Reporting Under Scrutiny

The Political Action Committee reported no expenses between January 1 and May 2. Lansdale Democratic Committee chairman Jack Hansen said expenses were done "on a handshake."

The formation of and reason for Friends of Lansdale, a Political Action Committee created in March, has sent up some red flags in the Democratic community in Lansdale, namely due to its campaign finance statement that specifies no contributions or expenses in this current election year. In a campaign finance statement received by Voter Services of Montgomery County May 6, treasurer Thomas Benner recorded that, between Jan. 1, 2011 and May 2, 2011, there has been zero cash balance and zero debts or liabilities. Furthermore, the statement was Form DSEB-503, which reports expenditures incurred that are less than $250 during the reporting period. According to Angelichio, Friends of Lansdale has not only expensed four different campaign mailers…

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Letter to the Editor: Lansdale Borough Council Candidate Leon Angelichio

Democrat Angelichio is running for Ward 3-2 on Lansdale Borough Council.

I am writing this letter today to introduce myself to the people of Lansdale.  I have read, and continue to read, the opinions of those who write into and comment on items in the Sound Off section of our local paper, The North Penn Reporter, and I would like people to hear from me, the candidate, about me. My name is Leon Angelichio, and I need your vote on May 17. I am married to a wonderful lady, parent of two children, a local contractor, and concerned Lansdale resident and taxpayer. My children attend the North Penn school district. My son, Anthony, is a senior at the high school. He is soon to graduate and will be attending U.S. Army basic training and Combat Engineer MOS training through the summer and fall at Fort Leonard Wood in …

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Busted

POLICE: Towamencin Man Charged in Attempted Burglary

Kamrin Lenn Crooms, 20, is charged with burglary and other offenses. He is currently out on bail.

A Towamencin man was arrested and charged May 11 with burglary and other violations in connection with an attempted burglary of a home on the 400 block of Cedartop Court in Towamencin. The suspect is currently out on bail. Kamrin Lenn Crooms, 20, of the 500 block of Blackmoor Court, Towamencin, was charged with criminal attempt/burglary, criminal trespass, possession of an instrument of crime, and tampering with or fabricating false evidence, police said. Crooms was arraigned before District Judge Ester Cassillo in Norristown and released on $10,000 unsecured bail, police said. At 9:09 a.m. May 11, police received a report of a burglary in progress at the home on Cedartop Court. The caller told police he looked out the rear window of his …

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Prom Night is Here. Are You Ready?

For the high school prom, it's all about the look

Two days before prom night, Dan Kohler, a senior at North Penn High School, is being fitted for a tuxedo at The Country Bride and Gent in Upper Gwynedd. For store owner Ed Burkholder, with more than 20 years experience under his cummerbund, Kohler is one of the early birds. It’s the one’s who come in the day before or, in some cases, the day of their prom that he worries about. “Girls usually come early for their dresses. We still have a tremendous selection, but it’s dwindling fast,” Burkholder said. “Unfortunately, boys are more last minute. Most come in within 10 days of their prom.” Still, Burkholder assures late comers they need not worry. “If they come in Thursday night, or even Friday, we can still find them something,” he said. “It…

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