Ottsville NewsLocal news for Ottsville, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Between a bridge and a hard place- April 30, 2008 "PennDOT hasn't made any effort that we're aware of in restricting those vehicles or making them get registered" A structurally deficient bridge along Headquarters Road has both PennDOT and local officials concerned over safety issues, but for different reasons. via PhillyBurbs.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/ottsville-pa/2008/04/between-a-bridge-and-a-hard-place?fromrss=1 Climber falls 70 feet- April 24, 2008 "Everybody plays a hand in it. It really takes a coordinated effort." By ED KRACZ The Intelligencer A beautiful spring afternoon was spoiled for one man who fell about 70 feet while trying to scale High Rocks in Ralph Stover State Park on Wednesday. via Intelligencer Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/ottsville-pa/2008/04/climber-falls-70-feet?fromrss=1 Car safety features can hinder rescues- April 21, 2008 "It's all about education and learning how to do the procedure properly on each vehicle" Rescue worker Adam Maziuk recalls racing to an accident scene where a victim was trapped inside a Mercedes. via Free Republichttp://www.topix.net/city/ottsville-pa/2008/04/car-safety-features-can-hinder-rescues?from... 1,000 lose power in Nockamixon township- April 11, 2008 "All we know is there's a downed utility pole, and it's taken out a lot of power" More than 1,000 people lost power Thursday afternoon when a utility pole fell along Durham Road near Route 611 in Nockamixon, a representative from Metropolitan Edison Company said. via PhillyBurbs.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/ottsville-pa/2008/04/1-000-lose-power-in-nockamixon-township?fro... Woman's arrest no surprise to some- April 3, 2008 "It was an unforgivable thing and it blew our family apart" Former Springfield Township Police Chief Robert Bell was hardly shocked by Mary Jane Fonder's arrest Tuesday in the January murder of Rhonda Smith at a Bucks County church.Bell became well acquainted with Fonder after the mysterious 1993 disappearance of her father and recalls her being ''agitated'' during his department's intense probe of that case. Fonder, now 65, accused police of harassment and wrongly treating her as a...http://www.topix.net/city/ottsville-pa/2008/04/womans-arrest-no-surprise-to-some?fromrss=1 Shopping center destroyed- April 3, 2008 A fire that destroyed a shopping center in Nockamixon Township early Sunday morning is believed by authorities to have been arson. via NJ.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/ottsville-pa/2008/04/shopping-center-destroyed?fromrss=1 |