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NORTH WALES — If you're a history buff and live in North Wales, the borough wants to hear from you.

NORTH WALES — A local landmark could be coming down soon. "I'm sad to say this, but I think it's time that we take a look at Walnut Square, and the arch," said council President Jim Sando. "As I walked through there the other day, I noticed how incredibly infested with carpenter bees it has become," he said. - Advertisement - Located in the borough's Walnut Street Park just north of the intersection of Main and Walnut Streets, a wooden arch stands over a walkway connecting the sidewalk with an adjacent parking lot. A plaque at the base of the arch indicates it was "Constructed by Nort...

NORTH WALES — Two local towns will be flying more colors than just the traditional red, white and blue soon. Both North Wales Borough and Upper Gwynedd Township plan to fly rainbow Pride flags at their municipal buildings through June, after talks and votes by their respective elected officials last week. "The question is, has the borough made any plans to raise a Pride flag at borough hall, and/or Weingartner Park?" said North Wales council President Jim Sando. - Advertisement - "The answer is no, we haven't had any discussion about that, until you brought it up this evening," he sai...

The North Penn Fire Company's firehouse at 137 S. Main Street in North Wales is seen at right, next to a former mill building at 141 S. Main where the fire company has proposed façade improvements including a new fire engine berth door and window for a radio room. Dan Sokil - MediaNews Group

North Penn firefighter and borough emergency management coordinator Bill Kaelin, inset, shows borough council a series of photos showing the fire company's station at 141 S. Main Street, from approximately 1937 at top left, from around 1942 at top right, prior to renovations that began in 2017 at lower left, and a rendering of planned upcoming renovations at lower right, during council's April 13 meeting. Screenshot of online meeting