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Fallout Continues Montco Leader Following Supposed 'Nazi' Salute TikTok Video Fallout Continues Montco Leader Following Supposed 'Nazi' Salute TikTok Video
Fallout Continues Montco Leader Following Supposed 'Nazi' Salute TikTok Video The fallout from Towamencin Supervisor Laura Smith's controversial TikTok post continued this weekend.  Smith, who made a video where she made a one-armed gesture that many have likened to a Nazi salute, resigned from the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library Board of Trustees on Saturday, Jan. 25, shortly after she stepped down from the board of the Knights for Life. The board of trustees said in a Facebook post that Smith's conduct "does not align with the library's values." Please read this important message from the Montgomery County-Norristown Public…

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by Josh Lanier
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Skeletal Remains Found In Montco Identified: Coroner Skeletal Remains Found In Montco Identified: Coroner
Montco Remains ID'd As Isaias Hernandez-Geronimo: Coroner The human skull and other skeletal remains found in a Towamencin retention basin on March 18 have been identified, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office.  They belonged to 34-year-old Isaias Hernandez-Geronimo, said Coroner Janine Darby at a press conference on Tuesday, July 30.  The remains were discovered by a surveyor in a wooded area near the retention basin on Welsh Road, officials said previously. There were "no initial indications of trauma or foul play discovered at the scene," authorities said at the time.  Hernandez-Geronimo was identified u…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police Identify Pedestrian Killed In Lansdale Wreck Police Identify Pedestrian Killed In Lansdale Wreck
Victor Bonanni, 57, Killed In Lansdale Crash: Police Authorities have named the 57-year-old man who was hit and killed walking across Church Road in Lansdale last month.  Victor Bonanni was crossing between Pennbrook Parkway and Station Square Boulevard late on Dec. 22 when he was struck by a southbound car, police said. The driver remained on scene.  Bonanni was rushed to Lansdale Hospital with a head wound and "other traumatic injuries" and later died, according to authorities.  Hatfield, Towamencin, Montgomery Twp., and Upper Gwynedd police also assisted at the scene, Lansdale PD added.  Bonanni, of Lansdale, is …

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by Mac Bullock
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Montco Dog Owner Found Guilty of Neglect: Report Montco Dog Owner Found Guilty of Neglect: Report
Montco Dog Owner Found Guilty of Neglect: Report A 62-year-old Montgomery County man was fined $100 for leaving his dog in an unattended car over the summer, North Penn Now reports.  Police in Upper Gwynedd were called to a shopping center on Valley Forge Road on Aug. 4 after passersby noticed a dog in an unattended car. According to the report, the windows were only cracked and the air conditioning was not running.  The dog's owner, who was only identified as a Towamencin resident, was cited when he returned to the car with his groceries. The dog did not suffer lasting harm.  Click here for the full story from N…

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by Mac Bullock
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Methacton Lacrosse Coach Who Punched Player During Game Faces Harassment Charge Methacton Lacrosse Coach Who Punched Player During Game Faces Harassment Charge
Methacton Lacrosse Coach Who Punched Player During Game Faces Harassment Charge A volunteer lacrosse coach who last month punched a North Penn High School player during a game has been charged with harassment. The charge carries a $300 fine and maximum sentence of 90 days in jail for Garth Little, 50, CBS News reports. Because there was not bodily injury, rather a strike to the helmet, the incident is not classified as simple assault, Towamencin Police Chief Timothy Troxel told CBS. Methacton was down by two points during May 15's varsity game when North Penn player number 9 forced a Methacton player out of bounds, the video shows, initially reported by NorthPennNow. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Probe Alleged Hate Crime Against Muslim Student At North Penn High School Police Probe Alleged Hate Crime Against Muslim Student At North Penn High School
Police Probe Alleged Hate Crime Against Muslim Student At North Penn High School Police are investigating an alleged hate crime incident against a Muslim student that occurred at North Penn High School Tuesday, as originally reported by NorthPennNow. A video uploaded to Instagram by No Gun Zone Philly on Wednesday shows a security officer breaking up a fight between three girls. The video was submitted to the advocacy group by the mother of a Black female student, who said that her daughter was attacked on Tuesday afternoon in the cafeteria by two White students who had been threatening to "beat her up" on Snapchat prior to the incident, Towamencin police said. The pa…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Lansdale Family Displaced Following Overnight Garage Fire Lansdale Family Displaced Following Overnight Garage Fire
Lansdale Family Displaced Following Overnight Garage Fire A Lansdale family has been displaced from their home after a fire broke out in their garage early Sunday morning, authorities said. Local firefighters were dispatched to a home in the 500 block of Winding Road, less than 1000 feet from the township line of Towamencin, according to Emergency Alerts of Southeastern Pennsylvania.  Crews were able to bring the fire under control just before 1 a.m. without any injuries reported to firefighters or residents inside the home, EASP said. Neighbors who called in the fire, reported hearing explosions coming from inside the garage, EASP said. Th…

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by Nicole Acosta