Two separate contracts with Amity and Union townships, in Berks County, expanded the coverage area effective March 15 for medical transport services provided by Tower Health’s ambulance company, TowerDIRECT.
Safety
The classes for beginning and experienced motorcycle riders covers all aspects of their safe operation. They’re free and available locally. Bonus: newbies who pass the classes automatically earn a motorcycle license.
In reports released Monday by state police, troopers said they continued to investigate separate and seemingly unrelated thefts of motor vehicle parts from businesses located in Green Lane and Perkiomen Township.
Firefighters from Pottstown and a lengthy list of other area companies responded early Tuesday morning to a fully involved house fire in the area of Hale Street and Jefferson Avenue. They remained on the scene as of 7:05 a.m.
A southeastern Pennsylvania campaign to target and cite drivers who commit “aggressive" offenses has begun and continues through April 23. More than 80 police departments, including 12 locally, are part of the effort.
Community residents, public officials, and emergency first-responders gathered Sunday at Perkiomen Valley High School to celebrate the life of Pennsylvania State Trooper Branden T. Sisca.
People from across the area filled cars and trucks with wired and metal junk, and ferried it Saturday to Upper Pottsgrove. Recyclers took all of it off their hands during a fund-raiser to benefit the GreenAllies organization.
A Bethlehem man was charged by Pennsylvania State Police with theft by deception while he played poker at the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, according to a Wednesday report.