Abington NewsLocal news for Abington, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Storm slams region, toppling trees, wires- June 18, 2008 The 911 operators in Bucks and Montgomery counties were busy Tuesday night after a lightning storm blitzed the area, tumbling trees and knocking down wires.http://www.topix.net/city/abington-pa/2008/06/storm-slams-region-toppling-trees-wires?from... PECO Working to Return Service to Abington Customers- June 16, 2008 PECO crews have been working continuously since Tuesday to restore power to the thousands of people who lost it in the violent storms that swept through our area, but there is one section of Abington that is ...http://www.topix.net/city/abington-pa/2008/06/peco-working-to-return-service-to-abington-c... Pew announces $900K in culture grants- June 14, 2008 The Pew Charitable Trusts said Thursday it has awarded grants totaling $914,000 to five arts and culture organizations in the Philadelphia area.http://www.topix.net/city/abington-pa/2008/06/pew-announces-900k-in-culture-grants?fromrss... Power outages, traffic woes follow storms- June 12, 2008 Dave Sexton who normally works at PECO's Plymouth Meeting substation checks some downed wires this morning on Meeting House Road in Abington.http://www.topix.net/city/abington-pa/2008/06/power-outages-traffic-woes-follow-storms?fro... 50 years of serving the needy- June 10, 2008 In 1958, the Coordinating Council of Health and Welfare was a fledgling organization run by a group of Bucks County women with a mission: to bring together organizations and individuals to form a food cupboard ...http://www.topix.net/city/abington-pa/2008/06/50-years-of-serving-the-needy?fromrss=1 Drexel - 'One-man crime army' spills the beans to cops- June 8, 2008 Michael Gomez went by plenty of different names on the street. But when investigators are done tracking down all of his alleged victims and adding up all of the charges, he might simply be known as one of the ...http://www.topix.net/city/abington-pa/2008/06/drexel-one-man-crime-army-spills-the-beans-t... New Forestdale Principal Hired- June 6, 2008 Posted in: Sandwich News , Front Page Stories By DAVID A. FONSECA Jun 2, 2008 - 12:19:58 PM Sharon Bellao of the Abington School District was recently selected by Superintendent Nancy E. Young to take over the ...http://www.topix.net/city/abington-pa/2008/06/new-forestdale-principal-hired?fromrss=1 Single lane ahead PennDOT recommends ways to avoid interstate work zones- June 4, 2008 The weekday crush on Routes 6 and 11 in Chinchilla starts around 4 p.m., with northbound cars stacking up at the traffic signal at Layton Road.http://www.topix.net/city/abington-pa/2008/06/single-lane-ahead-penndot-recommends-ways-to... Pennsylvania bridge project list includes local spans- June 2, 2008 Delays on Interstate 81 will continue as a massive multimillion-dollar statewide bridge repair project addresses several local spans, state Department of Transportation spokeswoman Karen Dussinger said.http://www.topix.net/city/abington-pa/2008/06/pennsylvania-bridge-project-list-includes-lo... |