Trumbauersville News

For Fred Hashagen, instructing firefighters is not only a job - it's a mission. And it's a mission that - in his eyes - is never complete.

If you still buy into the old adages that Size Matters , and Bigger is Better, I have one long word for you - Trumbauersville.

The residents were more than an hour away at work when smoke began filling their house, but an alarm system notified firefighters in time, saving the home from potential destruction, a fire official said.

The 2009 municipal elections in this area didn't have the star power that Barack Obama generated just one year ago, and the results confirmed what many local political observers already knew: The short-lived Obama Mystique didn't rub off on local candidates.

Disorderly conduct: Steven J. Sarko, 18, of Hellertown, was a passenger in a vehicle when he threw a handful of coins at a school bus carrying students on Route 663 around 1:20 p.m. Monday, state police said.

Patrick Dempsey, age not given, of Monroe County, was charged Oct. 17 with DUI following a traffic stop on Route 611 at 1:55 a.m. Police said an illegal substance was also found in his possession.

Two people were displaced from their mobile home in Richland after a malfunctioning dryer erupted in flames around midday Wednesday, a fire official said.

While Trumbauersville requires landlords to submit to annual fire safety inspections, the upper Bucks County borough of about 1,100 residents does not have a rental inspection ordinance on the books.

He was ousted by a write-in campaign. Now Manuel Alfonso is hoping another one will get him back in.

Officials in Upper Bucks are worried. For years, state legislators have been threatening to charge municipalities that rely on Pennsylvania State Police coverage as opposed to running their own departments.

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP Police identify drivers in Route 309 pile-up Richland Township police on Tuesday identified four of the drivers involved in the Monday evening five-vehicle accident on Route 309 that injured four people.

Crews dug up the corners of Quakertown streets this week and last to pave the way for new and improved handicapped-accessible ramps.

I feel like an old prize fighter returning to the ring for one last bout as I dip into my past to do a second stint as a soda jerk.

You can chill out and have a little fun, too, by challenging Diane Stoneback, food writer for The Morning Call, to dip some ice cream for you.

Two brothers from Bucks County are facing charges of drunk driving after one brother drove to the scene of an accident involving the other brother on Father's Day .

Home burglary: A home in the 2000 block of River Road was broken into while it was unoccupied between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday.

Allentown jewelry studio selected as top retailer Bluestem studio of Allentown has been selected as a nominee in NICHE magazine's 2009 Top Retailer Awards.

Quakertown school directors Manuel Alfonso and Paul Stepanoff have asked for a public hearing to clear them of complaints made by the Quakertown Community School District superintendent.

Last week, Bob Smith of Milford Township watched the Quakertown School Board vote for a budget that proposes cutting employees and some sports.