Lansdale News

Hello, my name is Joe Wolf and I am running for Lansdale Borough Council, First Ward, in the Democratic Primary.

Due to the removal of steel beams from the bridge that carries Fretz Road over the Northeastern Extension in Lower Salford, 13 miles of I-476 will be closed in both directions Sunday, beginning at 12:01 a.m. According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the 13-mile stretch is between Lansdale Exit 31 and Quakertown Exit 44.

A Lansdale political action committee that identifies itself as nonpartisan has received thousands in contributions from the county Democratic organization, and has failed to file required documentation for its activities during the primary election cycle, according to county officials.

2. 215 Booking hosts an all-ages One Fund Boston benefit show at Lansdale VFW at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $7. Bands include The Sixties, Avenue Kings, Andross, Hayley & The Fragile Hearts, J BNANA, and Jantones.

A Bridgeport man wanted on a Montgomery County warrant for failure to appear at a formal arraignment on a loitering and prowling charge was nabbed by Whitpain Township Police during a traffic stop, police said.

I am writing this letter in support of Mary Fuller for Borough Council. I have never written to the paper on a political matter before but I felt the need after receiving several attack ad mailers from the "Friends of Lansdale" PAC, representing Jeff Howard and Joe Wolf.

It is sometimes wise to ignore the old adage that that one should never follow a crowd.

The Hometown Heroes Walk in Lansdale will be the first of its kind in the borough.

Harold Wayne Cassel, 91, of Towamencin, passed away May 9 at Brittany Pointe Estates, according to his Legacy.com tribute .

North Penn Class of 1998 graduate Nick DiBlasi, P.E., of Manayunk, passed away on May 10, according to his Philadelphia Inquirer tribute .

On Sunday, May 12, at approximately 2:00 pm American pop punk act The Wonder Years performed a free mini-concert and "meet-and-greet" signing session at Rhino Records in Claremont, California.

Hello friends and neighbors in Lansdale's Ward 2 . I just wanted to write one last note before the May 21st primary.

Newsweek released its list of the nation's top high schools, looking at student's college readiness and focusing on "graduation rates, participation in college-level classes via Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs, and acceptance into a two- or four-year college program," according to the report on The Daily Beast .

A 17-year-old boy from Lansdale faces nine charges in Montgomery County court for his alleged role in a stabbing May 6 in Madison Parking Lot .

Details are unclear at this hour, but a fire on the rear porch of a home at 189 Wissahickon Ave.

Six Villanovan students have been selected to receive 2013-2014 Fulbright U.S. Student Grants as a part of The Fulbright Program, a prestigious international education exchange program sponsored by the United States government.

The Mahlors, Dugout and Pillars of Villainy rocked the stage inside Lansdale Music Factory Friday night.

Lansdale Police said a male gave a note to shopkeepers demanding cash and gold Tuesday morning.

Abington Health Lansdale Hospital treated the injured driver of a minivan after she was hurt in a crash on Bustard Road near Saddle Wood Court Friday in Worcester, according to The Reporter .

Doors at 6:30 p.m. 2. Lansdale Library holds a Second Friday Classic Film Discussion of "Inherit the Wind" from 1960 at 6 p.m. 3. Meet artist Brigida Michopulos at Lansdale Library today from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Lansdale Library.