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What We Learned From Lansdale Traffic Study
North Penn Now's weekly newsletter
James Kratch
November 12, 2024
Dan Sokil | The Recorder
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In This Week's Email:
📆 Upcoming Nearby Events
Tuesday, Nov. 12
🔎 Genealogy Discussion Group | Lansdale Public Library | 4:30-6:30 p.m., more details here
Thursday, Nov. 14
🐕 Dynamo Dogs | Hotel West & Main in Conshohocken | 5-6:30 p.m., more details here
Saturday, Nov. 16
🧶 North Penn Holiday Craft Fair | North Penn High | 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., more details here
👜 Designer Bag Bingo | Wissahickon Fire Co. in Ambler | 6:30-9:30 p.m., more details here
🪗 Pyrenesia | Patchwork Coffeehouse in Perkasie | Doors open at 7 p.m., more details here
Sunday, Nov. 17
🕎 Hanukkah Market | Congregation Or Ami in Lafayette Hill | 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., more details here
🎭 Kiss Me Kate: The Musical | County Theater in Doylestown | 12:30 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
🚘 The Latest on Lansdale's Traffic Woes
We have progress. Lansdale officials presented the initial findings from their much-anticipated traffic study at a recent public meeting.
Some key takeaways: Plans are being developed to install speed bumps on side "cut-through" streets that drivers use to avoid congested main roads. The borough will also likely institute rush-hour turn restrictions at key points. Intersection realignments and curb extensions are also possible, but officials said those projects would come with considerable costs compared to other measures.
Officials are now finalizing the study with additional public feedback included. But the main gist is that if drivers can be slowed down and discouraged from hopping on side streets, issues like the recent wave of wrecks at Cannon and Columbia Avenues can be mitigated. Stay tuned.
James Short | North Penn Now
🔥 Massive Warehouse Fire Under Investigation
The cause of the five-alarm blaze that broke out at Dorman Products in Hatfield on Election Day remains unknown. Over 30 emergency and fire departments responded to fight the fire at the auto parts warehouse for over 10 hours last week, with at least one firefighter hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The Hatfield Township Fire Marshals Office is probing the incident.
Burn bans remain in effect across the area due to historic drought conditions, but fires keep popping up. Three brush fires broke out near Peace Valley Park in New Britain on Saturday.
Matthew C. Beatty | NPVFC
🗞️ News Links
🐱 Cat Rescue Owner Arrested For Abuse
The owner of a former North Wales cat rescue and thrift shop was arrested on neglect charges involving four kittens.
Maura C. Shuttleworth, who still operates Feline Frenzy, a similar Skippack business, faces four misdemeanor counts and four summary counts each for failing to provide proper veterinary care and clean and sanitary food — a total of 16 counts — between August and September. The investigation started with a tip to North Wales Police and Montgomery County SPCA Humane Society Police. The cats were rescued and have since recovered, officials said.
🦃 Food Drive This Weekend In Souderton
The Boy Scouts of America will organize the Scouting for Food food drive on Saturday (Nov. 16) to benefit the Keystone Opportunity Center. It is one of the nation’s biggest food drives. Cub Scouts, Scouts, and Venturers will collect donations and deliver them to multiple drop-off locations in Souderton throughout the day. Volunteers are needed from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; last year’s drive collected over 17,000 pounds ds of food. More details can be found here.
🏘️ In Other Nearby News
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☕️ Be Careful When Getting Your Coffee
An intoxicated Souderton man is accused of carjacking a woman at a Dunkin' Donuts in town last month. The arrest came days after the suspect in a September assault at a 7-Eleven in Lansdale bonded out of jail. And Towamencin police recently arrested two men on charges of robbery and attempted robbery at a Wawa in town.
🚨 Public Safety News And Notes
Hatfield has received a $1.25 million state grant toward the construction and enhancement of a new public safety facility.
Route 463 (West Broad Street) in Hatfield will be closed and detoured from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays between Route 463 (Main Street) and Towamencin Avenue through Dec. 20 due to North Penn Water Authority utility work.
Local and regional law enforcement agencies are cautioning against various seasonal crimes and scams. Montgomery County will hold an event on protecting your property against fraudulent activity on Friday (Nov. 15) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Daniel's Garden Center in Harleysville; more details can be found here.
Older adults and caregivers are also warned to be vigilant about Medicare scams as the Dec. 7 enrollment deadline approaches. And lastly: Don't leave your car running and unattended this winter. So-called "puffers" often get stolen, cops say, no matter how quickly you intend to step away.
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