In a competitive sealed-bid process, three regional waste management services vied for the privilege of "taking out the trash" for the Borough of Trumbauersville for the next three years, starting in January 2010. Also, for the first time in the borough's history, recyclable items will be collected curbside and diverted from the landfill.
The Planned Parenthood office in Quakertown was shut down by haz-mat teams tonight after a woman brought in anti- abortion literature mixed with a suspicious white powder that one office worker touched, officials said.
Thursday evening at the district's public school board meeting, point by point, Quakertown Community School District Superintendent, Dr. Lisa Andrejko, refuted statements written by Richland Township Supervisor Rick Orloff in the latest edition of the Township Times - the township's quarterly newsletter.
Entitled "The QCSD Tipping Point," Orloff contends property taxes have increased by "over 70% in ten years ... with virtually no appreciable growth in the student population." Orloff also maintains that "mediocre" SAT scores among middle school and high school students are the norm.
Fearing that Orloff was spreading misinformation to area residents, Andrejko used her allotted time at the School Board meeting to set the record straight. "[The article] was obviously an opinion, disguised as fact," said Andrejko. Never mentioning Orloff by name, Andjreko proceeded to dissect Orloff's article countering his claims about property taxes and SAT scores, among other uncomplimentary remarks.
The large, red wooden lobster -- a landmark at a busy Quakertown intersection on Route 309 for years -- is gone, but it will eventually have a home with the Quakertown Historical Society.
The gymnasium of Quakertown High School was a sea of neon green and orange. Nurses held up the colored forms to direct children to the appropriate table - green for injection, orange for mist.
A Quakertown man faces a felony assault charge after his attack on an 18-year-old woman resulted in her having emergency surgery to remove broken glass from her neck, police said Thursday.
The owners of two Subway restaurants at Lehigh Valley International Airport, who claimed they were being evicted because worried passengers confused them with Muslims, have settled their federal lawsuit against the airport authority.
An Upper Bucks County man has been charged with theft and burglary for allegedly stealing $10,000 from a desk in his grandfather's home, police said Tuesday.