Springtown News

Neighbors came out in force Monday against a proposed power line route and substation that they say will damage wetlands and wildlife across Springfield.

Locally raised meats, mahogany colored red beets and rainbow Swiss chard. Paper-wrapped bouquets of brilliant, rose-colored lilies, as well as fruit and nut breads, French apple pies, and blackberry almond ...

The crisp aroma of freshly-cut herbs and wildflowers mixed with the sweet smell of homemade soaps and beeswax candles as visitors strolled through Springtown's new farmer's market.

Assault arrest: Stanley Cooper, 51, of Doylestown Township, was arrested for simple assault at 10:30 p.m. June 1 after police went to a house in the 100 block of Ridgeview Lane.

Hundreds of customers converged on Springtown Market's opening day a couple weeks ago.

''We got blown out of the water,'' says Maria Weick, its volunteer manager. ''It was amazing. It was like standing there and watching a tidal wave come at you. We were delighted and we were shocked.''

Suddenly, every community wants its own outdoor summer market filled with technicolor fruits and vegetables, grass-fed meats and free-range poultry and eggs. For more one-stop shopping opportunities, markets are also inviting makers of artisan breads, farmstead cheeses, decadent organic desserts and even wine.

The sixth annual Father's Day car show benefiting the Silvercreek Athletic Association in Springtown has been growing in size over the years.

The Valley is alive with greens as the trees and shrubs leaf out. The air is filled with sweet perfume as lilacs, lily-of-the-valley and other spring flowers burst into bud. via MergeDigital

Customers of the Springtown Water Authority can expect a bigger quarterly bill after a rate increase put into effect this month. via The Morning Call

“About 80 percent are completing their applications electronically”

The world has become a lot more conscious of the environment since Earth Day was born April 22, 1970. via PhillyBurbs.com

“N Play. Treadmill: Heather is looking for a treadmill and a Harvest Maid food dehydrator. Pinball machine repairs: Diane of Bethlehem is looking for someone who can make ''minor'”

FOUND Rosary beads: Ritchey of Easton, Deb of Lower Macungie Township, Vickie and Sarah, both of Bethlehem, Dolores and Eileen, both of Allentown, Marion of Sellersville, Dorothy of Northampton and Gloria all ... via The Morning Call

The tentative plan would allow the government to purchase up to 1 million mortgages over five years to help struggling borrowers avoid foreclosure and financial markets avoid more credit-related losses. via New York Times

Springfield Township residents overwhelmingly voiced their opposition to a proposed PPL Electric Utilities power line and substation at a special meeting Tuesday night. via The Morning Call

PPL Corp. says a plan to build a power substation and replace about six miles of power lines through 80 acres of Springfield Township will help serve a growing Upper Bucks County population for the next 20 ... via The Morning Call

As Patrick Bowersock sees it, fastnachts are as important to Pennsylvanians as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, shoo-fly pie and Punxsutawney Phil.

In Johnny Appleseed-style, Bowersock spreads the word about these awesome, but homely, doughnuts whenever he travels.

If he has his way, they'll rise to be as famous as the Mardi Gras king cakes baked in New Orleans and the pancakes cooked in England that, like fastnachts, are made for Shrove Tuesday (Feb 5. this year).

Although 36-year-old Bowersock and other Pennsylvania Dutch cooks make fastnachts only once a year -- on the day before Ash Wednesday -- these doughnuts are steeped in tradition. They deserve the same attention given to those other more famous pre-Lenten baked goods, according to this Springtown resident who has taken up their cause. Read more

Springfield got kudos from the state Tuesday for voluntarily creating a plan to protect the drinking water in the village of Springtown. via The Morning Call

FOUND Lift chair: David of Bethlehem has a 2-year-old lift chair, in ''good'' condition, which he is willing to sell to Linda of Schnecksville. via The Morning Call

An anonymous donor from Horsham gave $5,000 and one from Huntingdon Valley and one from Doylestown gave $1,000 each to the Give A Christmas fund Tuesday, helping raise the day's total to $15,270 and the grand ... via Intelligencer News

FOUND Wheelchair porch lift: Mary Jane of Kutztown has a wheelchair porch lift she is willing to sell to Elaine of Orefield. via The Morning Call

“Getting the ball on the green is skill. Getting it in the hole is luck”

He did it again. And again. Eighty-two-year-old Kelly Gutshall of Springtown notched two more holes-in-one on the golf course this month, giving the retired car dealer and Lehigh University golf coach 12 in his ... via The Morning Call

I was watching a couple of squirrels gathering hickory nuts out back. Their coats were turning gray for winter, and they were busy stocking up for the lean months ahead. via PhillyBurbs.com