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Downingtown, PA

Auntie Anne's Drops Pretzel Perfume: 'You Know You Knead It' (POLL) Auntie Anne's Drops Pretzel Perfume: 'You Know You Knead It' (POLL)
Auntie Anne's Drops Pretzel Perfume: 'You Know You Knead It' (Poll) Auntie Anne's just dropped the hottest scent of the summer: Knead. The shopping mall pretzel giant announced its Eau De Pretzel, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, which according to a news release bottles up its unmistakable scent, most commonly associated with glossy floors and ambient lighting. "The perfume transforms the iconic aroma fans love into a wearable scent infused with notes of buttery dough, salt and a hint of sweetness," wrote Auntie Anne's, which began at a farmer's market in Downingtown, PA in 1998. "Each spritz evokes the experience of passing an Auntie Anne's stor…
DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police
DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police Police in New Jersey have issued a warrant for the arrest of a DWI driver from Pennsylvania wanted in a crash that left two people seriously injured last month. Mitchell G. Holley, 34, of Downingtown, was heady south on Route 35 in Wall Township on Saturday, Oct. 7 around 6:45 p.m., when his Nissan Alitma left his lane of travel and struck a Mazda CX3, police in Wall Township said. The 39-year-old Mazda driver and his 31-year-old female passenger, both of Point Pleasant, were extricated, and taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, police said. Following the return of toxicology re…
Surfing Teacher Rescues Jersey Shore Swimmer While Filming Promo Video For Boogie Board Surfing Teacher Rescues Jersey Shore Swimmer While Filming Promo Video For Boogie Board
Surfing Teacher Rescues Jersey Shore Swimmer While Filming Promo Video For Boogie Board A teacher saved a Jersey Shore swimmer in distress while surfing over the weekend, and he just so happened to capture it on video. US Marine Steve Houser, of Toms River, went to LBI Sunday, Sept. 3, to film a promo video for one of Tandm Surf's boards Oh, what a video they got. Houser — who works as a special education history teacher in the PATHS program at Piscataway High School — was surfing out teaching his daughter how to surf when he spotted the struggling swimmers. "I could see five to seven people in distress," said Houser, a Downingtown, PA native. "As a surfer, I can spot a ri…
PA Driver Dies, Driver Changing Tire Hurt In Atlantic City Expressway Crash PA Driver Dies, Driver Changing Tire Hurt In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
PA Driver Dies, Driver Changing Tire Hurt In Atlantic City Expressway Crash A Pennsylvania driver died and another changing a tire on the side of the Atlantic City Expressway was seriously hurt in a crash Friday, Aug. 26, authorities said. The pedestrian was changing a tire on a Ford Explorer in the right shoulder when a GMC Yukon driven by Steven Ray Davis Jr, 43, of Downingtown, PA, crashed into the Ford and overturned, New Jersey State Police Trooper Brandi Slota said. The incident happened at milepost 36.3 in Winslow Township around 10 p.m., police said. Davis was pronounced dead while the pedestrian was treated for serious injuries at a local hospital.
PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say
PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say A couple from Chester County.is at the center of a sexual abuse investigation involving a teen girl, authorities announced Tuesday. Jason Lawhun, 42, of Downingtown, was charged with multiple counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Elskamin Lawhun, 48, of Downingtown, was also arrested. She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. An investigation began on Sept. 29 when officers were contacted by a school principal who said a 16-year-old student claimed Jason sexually abused her, a…
Former Pennsylvania Pastor Used $30K In Parish Funds For Personal Expenses, DA Says Former Pennsylvania Pastor Used $30K In Parish Funds For Personal Expenses, DA Says
Former Pennsylvania Pastor Used $30K In Parish Funds For Personal Expenses, DA Says A former Pennsylvania pastor admitted to stealing over $30,000 in parish funds, which he spent on a beach house on the New Jersey shore, and men with whom he had sexual relationships, authorities said. Monsignor Joseph McLoone, 58, was spared prison time and sentenced to five years of court supervision, the first nine months completed on electronic home confinement, restitution, and other conditions, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. McLoone, of Bryn Mawr, began his service as pastor at St. Joseph’s Church in Downingtown in 2011 after the removal of Msgr.…
TRIBUTE: Community Mourns Sudden Loss Of Downingtown Football Star TRIBUTE: Community Mourns Sudden Loss Of Downingtown Football Star
Tribute: Community Mourns Sudden Loss Of Downingtown Football Star Loved ones, classmates, teammates and others in the Downingtown community will gather Wednesday night to grieve the loss, too soon, of one of their own. Many have been collecting memories of Downingtown West High School football star Costantino Villari since hearing the devastating news that the 17-year-old junior died by suicide when he jumped from the Route 322 bridge on Monday. “Cos” was a “sweet soul” who had the ability to “to change the room's energy all on his own,” wrote Kiana Taniguchi. "He knew the right words and just the right jokes when you needed them most…
Hospital: First Critical NJ Patients To Receive COVID-19 Plasma Make 'Remarkable' Recoveries Hospital: First Critical NJ Patients To Receive COVID-19 Plasma Make 'Remarkable' Recoveries
Hospital: First Critical NJ Patients To Receive Covid-19 Plasma Make 'Remarkable' Recoveries The first two New Jersey residents to receive plasma transfusions for critical cases of COVID-19 -- a 63-year-old teacher and a 61-year-old old opera singer – were released from the hospital after making "remarkable" recoveries, Virtua Voorhees Health System announced. Their recoveries came as studies at several New Jersey hospitals explore whether the transfusions can help save coronavirus patients who are moderately or critically ill. Both Renee Bannister of Blackwood (Gloucester County) and Andy Fei of Mount Laurel (Burlington County) had been on ventilators in the intensive care unit at…