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LANSDALE — Borough officials are warning the public: you may see what looks like a disaster near Lansdale's SEPTA parking garage next month. Borough Manager John Ernst announced Wednesday night that the transit agency will take part, with numerous local fire companies, in an emergency drill near the garage and adjacent rail tracks on May 16. "Members of the Fairmount Fire Company, along with our regional emergency service organizations, will participate in a full-scale SEPTA disaster drill," Ernst said. - Advertisement - "The Fairmount, Colmar, Towamencin, and Montgomery Township fire...

Borough council has unanimously approved a motion seeking grant money to pave a block of Richardson Avenue.  "This year, we will be applying for the block of North Richardson Avenue, between Second and Third Street," said Borough Manager John Ernst. - Advertisement - "When you go out Richardson Avenue, toward the water tower, you get to a dead-end and have to turn left onto Third Street. This will be for that block immediately before the turn," he said. Ernst announced during council's April 7 administration and finance committee meeting that the block now up for discussion meets the...

LANSDALE — A second spring of living with COVID-19 has brought a new set of questions for Lansdale's officials: When should they consider lifting the moratorium put in effect last year on penalties, interest charges, and disconnections of borough utilities for those who have been unable to pay? "Interest and penalties are a significant source of revenue, but we're not heartless. We understand these penalties may not be affordable," said councilman Leon Angelichio. - Advertisement - "When you look at what we have outstanding, there's a reason why it's outstanding: People can't afford i...

You're not alone. Dr. John Ernst, a psychotherapist with a practice in West Allis, frequently treats patients with a variety of fears and phobias. He said the fear of getting a shot ranks high on many patients' lists of worrisome life events. The fear, he said, can range from mild situational distress to the daunting-sounding trypanophobia, an extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. The good news is it's potentially treatable.  Ernst provided 12 strategies — both cognitive (thinking) and behavioral (action) — to reduce and manage one's fear of needl...

Woodward Lake is in a mountain valley west of where the Sacandaga River meets Great Sacandaga Lake. Photo: Adirondack Park Agency Mar 15, 2021 — The Adirondack Park Agency board has approved a housing subdivision project around a lake in Fulton County in the southern Adirondacks. Green Groups in the park say the approval sets a dangerous precedent for future development in the park. The plan is to build around Woodward Lake. The lake is small, about 100 acres, and sits in a mountain valley just west of where the Sacandaga River flows into Great Sacandaga Lake. A developer from central New Y...