Saturday, May 25, 2013
3 charged in teen's murder, fire mars 'Restaurant Impossible' filming, firefighters honored for valor also make headlines.
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Alleged Embezzlers Gambled Township's Money, Police Say: Former South Whitehall utility supervisor Nancy A. Tonkin and her husband, a former township police officer, are charged with embezzling $854,497 from township coffers over more than a decade, the Lehigh County District Attorney says. Missing College Student Found Unharmed: The Pennsylvania State Police are reporting that Matthew Royer, who vanished on his way home to Skippack from the Univeristy of Rhode Island on Thursday night, has been found, unharmed. According to reports from 6ABC, he was found in North Carolina. Police said video footage showed he had stopped for gas in Upper Macungie. Three Charged in Teen's Murder, One Still at Large: Three men have been charged with first, …
A bust of an alleged pot ring, and an errant gunshot round out the week's top news.
Three men have been charged with first, second and third degree murder as well as a laundry list of other charges in the May 4 abduction and murder of 19-year-old Kareem Borowy. Matthew Royer, who disappeared after leaving the University of Rhode Island en route to his Skippack home, is safe, police say. The Pennsylvania State Police are reporting that Matthew Royer, who vanished on his way home to Skippack from the Univeristy of Rhode Island on Thursday night, has been found, unharmed. Eight people are arrrested in "Operation Weed Whacker'" and authorities seize four firearms, over $700,000 in cash and 400 pounds of high-grade marijuana. Christyn DiGiorgio, 22, of Norristown, was arrested after police said they observed her naked and on …
The parade will be held down Main Street on Monday, beginning at 10 a.m.
Residents of Collegeville, Trappe and surrounding communities will line Main Street Monday for the Collegeville-Trappe Memorial Day Parade, which carries the theme of “Patriotic Songs.” The parade will begin at the Augustus Lutheran Church in Trappe at 10 a.m. sharp, and will continue down Main Street to First Avenue, ending at noon at Waterworks Park. “If you are watching the parade, bring your lawn chair to any shady spot along Main Street in Trappe from 7th Avenue down to First Avenue,” said a press release from organizers. “Plenty of great viewing spots are available!” More than 60 floats, bands, antique cars, horses, civic and youth groups, police, fire engines and more will participate. “A number of armed forces and military …
Chase Utley joins a growing list of injured Philadelphia Phillies so far this year.
Add Chase Utley to the list. Just when you thought the Philadelphia Phillies second baseman might make it through the year injury-free, Utley has now been shelved by an oblique strain. He's the latest casualty on a growing list of players that could sink the Phillies season before we hit June. Utley's out. And he joins Carlos Ruiz, who has a foot injury that will keep him out of action for several weeks; fifth starter John Lannan, who got knocked out after a few starts; Roy Halladay, possibly out for the year after shoulder surgery, and Mike Adams, the key set-up man to closer Jonathan Papelbon. And don't forget that Ryan Howard is battling injuries that could linger all season. It's not looking good for a team that needs every player …
Friday, May 24, 2013
Two local banks were robbed on Friday afternoon.
The Upper Providence Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two bank robberies in Upper Providence and Skippack Township that occurred Friday afternoon, in which a masked man demanded money from bank tellers. According to the Upper Providence Police, a man entered the Harleysville Savings Bank on Ridge Pike in Upper Providence around 5:00 p.m. and forced a customer to the floor before demanding money from a teller. A witness at the bank said that a masked man had a gun and waved it around the branch. Police said the man left through the back door and was last seen heading across the parking lot, northbound towards Township Line Road. A dye pack exploded onto the money as the man left the bank, according to …
Joseph Anthony Samsel Jr. admitted to participating in residential burglaries that netted more than $100,000 in stolen property.
According to the Pottstown Mercury, Joseph Anthony Samsel Jr., 25, of the 100 block of West Ridge Pike, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary in connection with a string of 21 break-ins from July 2012 to January 2013. Specifically, Samsel admitted to taking part, with Benner, in burglaries along Reller Road in Salford, during which jewelry valued at $5,000 was stolen, and along Meng Road in Lower Frederick, during which jewelry and cash totaling more $2,000 was reported stolen, reported the Mercury. In all, a reported $100,000 was stolen in jewelry and other items. As previously posted on Patch, the string of burglaries took place over a period of seven months leading to the arrest of another Limerick …
Looking for something other than a Camry from one of the world's largest automakers.
My car’s rear seats don’t fold down. They did on my previous car, which was a coupe version of my current car, but my car’s first owner didn’t pony up the money for the cold-weather package … so now I’m stuck with a small trunk and no headlamp washers. First world problems, I know. And because my seats don’t fold down, whenever I want to go skiing, or surfing, or just carry a long stick in my vehicle, I’ve got to run to my mother. She drives a 2001 Toyota RAV4. It’s cavernous, can plow through 2 feet of snow with its gas-guzzling, always-on 4-wheel drive system and 70-series tires, and is probably the slowest vehicle I’ve ever driven. I’m always welcome to drive it when I need to take a tortuous trip to Ikea and I love it. But, being a …
The disappearance, and subsequent recovery, of Matthew Royer has started a lively debate among Patch readers on missing person investigations.
Skippack man Matthew Royer was located Thursday after disappearing on his way home from the Univeristy of Rhode Island on May 18. The Royer family asked the media to consider this a "private and closed matter," and there have been no details on the reasons for his disapearance, or the details surrounding his recovery. Patch readers, however, have started a lively discussion on if indivuduals who go missing are found to have left on their own accord without telling anyone, who should be responsible for the search efforts? Click here for the lengthy discussion, see below to vote in a poll.
The group is on a 10-day trek to Harrisburg to pressure government leaders into investing in communities, not prisons.
Decarcerate PA, an anti-prison activist group, has organized a 10-day march from Philadelphia to Harrisburg beginning Saturday, and will spend the weekend walking through Norristown and Collegeville to Pottstown, stopping for a protesting to end prison expansions along the way. The 113-mile trek has been labeled the “March for a People’s Budget: Stop the Prison Expansion Now!,” and will begin Saturday at noon with a rally in Love Park. “The march will build pressure on legislators to reject Governor Corbett’s prison expansion projects and invest in communities, not prisons,” said a release from the organization. "Decarcerate PA and allies are marching to oppose the unchecked grown of Pennsylvania’s prison budget even as 23 schools in …
This event will be held at the beautiful, private golf course at Spring Ford Country Club.
Kevin Huff Sr.
8:53 am on Saturday, May 25, 2013
Everything is OK. The new Head Cheese is the current third base coach. Charlie Manuel can go now and all will be forgiven. They had a good run but the Phillies are older now and if I may quote the Roliing Stones,who know better than anyone,"time waits for no one,and it won't wait for me". more ›