Montgomery NewsLocal news for Montgomery, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Montgomery Co. Rape Case Takes Strange Turn- July 7, 2008 The attorney for an accused rapist wants his client to go free due to the fact that the alleged victim died two months after the attack.http://www.topix.net/city/montgomery-pa/2008/07/montgomery-co-rape-case-takes-strange-turn... Local governments try a new kind of bidding- July 7, 2008 When Perkasie started replacing its Christmas decorations, borough officials were left with a puzzling question: what to do with the old castoffsBorough Manager Dan Olpere said he just want to pay to have them thrown away. But 40 sets of used decorations are hardly the stuff of consumer excitement, he said.As an experiment, Perkasie advertised the items on an eBay-like Web site specializing in online municipal auctions.The result was a $100 bid from the tiny borough of Elkland, Tioga County.http://www.topix.net/city/montgomery-pa/2008/07/local-governments-try-a-new-kind-of-biddin... Journey to the Center of the Earth - 3-D- July 5, 2008 This adventure, based on the classic Jules Verne novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth," centers around a science professor whose untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing stock of the academic ...http://www.topix.net/city/montgomery-pa/2008/07/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-3-d?fro... Budget apparently restores burn unit funding- July 3, 2008 A compromise state budget apparently rescues $5 million in state funding for six hospital burn centers across Pennsylvania, including the regional burn center at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.The money, left out of the $28.3 billion budget Gov. Ed Rendell proposed in February, was reinserted during weekend negotiations between his administration and legislative leaders.According to House Republicans, the burn center money was a third of the $15 million restored for hospitals in the...http://www.topix.net/city/montgomery-pa/2008/07/budget-apparently-restores-burn-unit-fundi... Fest gets a special dulcimer- July 1, 2008 WELLSBORO -- Bruce and Lucy Henry of Montgomery, Pa., have been Laurel Festival Arts and Crafts Fair regulars for decades, occupying a shady spot on the Green and entertaining what's usually a huge crowd by ...http://www.topix.net/city/montgomery-pa/2008/06/fest-gets-a-special-dulcimer?fromrss=1 |