Towamencin Man Charged In Army Bomb Threat

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In This Week's Email:

• 📆 Events powered by Access Network Ticketing

• 🪖 A bomb scare at Army recruiting center

• 💪 Upper Gwynedd residents take on rare disease

• 🗞️ News links

• 🚔 Lansdale cops urge #9pmroutine

• 🏘️ In other nearby news

• 🥾 Upper Gwynedd gets trail development grant

• 🐶 Rescue of the Week

• 🏈 Play ball

• 📊 This week’s poll question

📆 Events powered by Access Network Ticketing

Wednesday, March 5

• 🍿 Mahoning Drive-In Theater | Ambler Theater | 7 p.m., more details here

Thursday, March 6

• 🍞 Sourdough Bread Making Master Class | Vituperio Bakery & Studio in Lansdale | 10 a.m., more details here

• 👨‍🎨 Rain Barrel Building & Painting Workshop | Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy in Schwenksville | 6:30 p.m., more details here

Friday, March 7

• 🎭 Something Rotten Jr. | Unami Middle School in Chalfont | 7 p.m., more details here

Saturday, March 8

• 🪕 Triple Rail Turn | Harrigan’s Pub in Hatboro | 9 p.m., more details here

Sunday, March 9

• 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Family Fun Day | Cheltenham Center for the Arts | 12-4 p.m., more details here

You can find a calendar of events for the towns in the NPN region by following these links: Franconia | Hatfield | Hilltown | Lansdale | Lower Salford | Montgomery Township | North Wales | Sellersville | Souderton | Telford | Towamencin | Upper Gwynedd

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🪖 A bomb scare at Army recruiting center

A Towamencin man faces numerous felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly making a bomb threat against the Army Recruiting Center in Doylestown — and that is only the start of the story.

Jeffrey Edward Fountain, 30, is accused of banging on the center’s door on Jan. 27 around 11 a.m. and claiming he had placed a bomb next door. Central Bucks Regional Police then made contact with Fountain at the scene. He behaved erratically, claiming he was there to enlist, and then eventually began disrobing.

Fountain stripped down to his underwear before being detained and taken to Doylestown Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Cops also later learned he had called a fake fire into 911 at the location of the recruiting center. He is free on $50,000 bail.

💪 Upper Gwynedd residents take on rare disease

A mother-daughter duo in Upper Gwynedd are passionate advocates in the battle against X-linked hypophosphatemia, a life-long genetic bone disease that impacts about one in 20,000 people.

Ashley Grebe Clemens was diagnosed with XLH when she was six months old. She underwent a significant amount of physical therapy as a child, often attended school in a wheelchair and has undergone several surgeries. She has since become an advocate and ambassador for XLH, which also afflicts her eight-year-old daughter Sophia, the current Little Miss Lansdale. You can read more about their incredible and inspiring story here.

🗞️ News links

• North Penn High outlines response to anonymous threat

• Bicyclist struck, injured in Montgomery Township

• Lansdale is ‘really proud’ of work on homelessness

• Sidewalk project voted ahead in North Wales despite resident’s plea

• A conviction in Lower Salford elder fraud case

🚔 Lansdale cops urge #9pmroutine

Lansdale Police have joined the nationwide #9pmroutine social media campaign, urging residents to adopt safe habits and practices to guard against preventable burglaries.

Cops say residents should focus on these tasks at 9 p.m. every night:

• Remove all valuables from your vehicle (including keys)

• Lock and secure your vehicle

• Lock and secure your house, windows, sheds and garages

• Secure or bring inside your tools, bikes, keys and other valuables

• Turn on your outside lights

Any suspicious activity should be immediately reported to 911, officials said.

🏥 Measles case reported in Montgomery County

Health officials said there is a confirmed measles case in Montgomery County. The sick person is an unvaccinated child; their hometown was not disclosed. The child visited several places in the region on Feb. 25-26 after taking a China Airlines airport shuttle bus from Kennedy Airport in New York City to Philadelphia. More information, including the timeline of travel by the patient, can be found here.

🏘️ In other nearby news

• New Britain police are seeking an alleged battery thief

• Local fire companies receive state grants

• Man accused of impersonating cop in East Rockhill road altercation

• Neighbors’ feud over trailer parking escalates

• North Penn High student newspaper is digitizing archives

To keep up with news outside the North Penn Now area, make sure to subscribe to the newsletters for our siblings sites — Central Bucks Now and Wiss Now — as well as our daily sports newsletter from On Pattison.

🥾 Upper Gwynedd gets trail development grant

Upper Gwynedd has receives a $50,000 state grant to develop a new connection on the Liberty Bell Trail in the township and in Lansdale. The trail runs across the former tracks of the Liberty Bell Trolley Line.

🐶 Rescue of the Week

Meet Ziggy, a six-year-old Boston Terrier available for adoption through Home At Last Dog Rescue. She was rescued from a puppy mill in Lancaster and is currently being fostered in Blue Bell. Ziggy is a happy and loving girl who loves to play and is great with new people. She is crate-trained but could use a little work on her house training. She just had surgery on her knees, so a home with some patience for her recovery would be ideal.

If you are interested in adopting Ziggy or would like more information, you can reach out to Home At Last Dog Rescue at [email protected] or visit the group's website.

🏈 Play ball

• Joel Embiid’s season is over

• J.T. Realmuto has high praise for the Phillies’ pitching

• The Eagles are cutting Darius Slay

• Mapping out a potential Myles Garrett trade

• It’s time for an honest conversation about Pete Rose

📊 This week’s poll question

Last week’s question: Do you have a gym membership?

• No

• Yes

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