http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F News from the Inquirer's Montgomery County Neighbors section. en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-07-23T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25793659&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080723_Teens_testify_about_alleged_sex_party.html They were three skinny, sheepish teenagers, pushing the limits of adolescence but not yet men. In voices ranging from firm to barely audible, each testified yesterday about a suburban teen party that ultimately turned seamy and, in the eyes of authorities, illegal. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT f5d0ecb47e2c057af5fc32a0879bf76d 2008-07-23T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25793649&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080723_Bucks_County_officials_wrangle_another_gator.html Bucks County's Gator Wranglers have busted another rogue reptile. The Wranglers, that would be Warminster public works director Buddy Mullen and animal control officer Craig Claycomb, plucked a 30-inch gator from a pond near a construction site for new homes in Northampton on Monday. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT c19620e96a04779069b0f357ea63bbe1 2008-07-23T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25793664&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080723_Garrett_Reid_to_be_incarcerated__treated.html Garrett Reid was sentenced yesterday to two years in a relatively new state corrections program that combines incarceration and intensive drug treatment. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT a4628f8f27b528ca9e9f0ac1bf34d64d 2008-07-23T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25793674&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080723_Pa__submits_revised_plan_for_tolling_I-80.html Pennsylvania officials yesterday resubmitted an application to install tolls on I-80, hoping to win federal approval to have as many as 10 tollbooths on the 311-mile highway by summer 2010. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT ecc189d97d39fb22ed642c62e17f5374 2008-07-23T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25793654&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080723_Driver_who_hit_cruiser_gets_probation.html The driver who injured two state troopers and snarled Schuylkill Expressway traffic overnight after plowing into a stopped police car in a construction zone will be on probation for four years. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3007182efd0954e6f3c92fb1b673e243 2008-07-23T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25793669&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080723_At_retrial__man_convicted_of_killing_wife.html A little more than eight years after Hollie Rosen was stabbed to death in her North Wales home, her husband faces life in prison after a two-day retrial in the slaying ended in his conviction yesterday. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 925f168828952965c8c95dc9e77586bb 2008-07-23T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25676869&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080721_Colleges__outsize_gym_ambitions.html Gettysburg College is proud of its liberal-arts program and commitment to community service, but it can't help envying the eye-popping Olympic-size swimming pool belonging to its academic and athletic rival, Franklin & Marshall College. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT effdf9b0392c2b18dc177252ac7a1308 2008-07-21T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25748419&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080722_PSPCA_official_calls_for_speedier_prosecution_of_kennel_operator.html When George Bengal of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals led a raid on a Chester County kennel last Thursday, he fully expected the owner to spend the night in jail. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3973ea267287e017c319f6753f334d46 2008-07-22T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25748424&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080722_Man_charged_with_operating_sewage_plants_without_license.html A Coatesville man entrusted with operating multiple sewage plants throughout Chester County did so for more than 21/2 years without a license, state authorities said yesterday. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT dbf8ae5738112f819ad7fef2506d8aa1 2008-07-22T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25676804&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080721_Man__62__dies_of_exposure_to_heat.html A 62-year-old Philadelphia man was found dead in his home over the weekend after refusing to use his air-conditioning, the health department reported. The man, who was not identified, succumbed to excessive heat exposure, which exacerbated his high blood pressure and heart disease, department spokesman Jeff Moran said. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2f5fa4c9fec6ab018984ed70f180733c 2008-07-21T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25676809&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080721_Karen_Heller__Hard_to_define__harder_to_shake.html In recent years, especially during political seasons, elitist has become the ultimate epithet, far worse than racist, sexist or wrong. People are elite or they aren't. It's an absolute, an indelible tattoo. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 84f5c933647e6c9a31a7b577f2055272 2008-07-21T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25676864&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080721_Western_Pa__town_considers_lifting_its_ban_on_alcohol.html PITTSBURGH - Officials and business owners are looking for a way to bring the small Western Pennsylvania town of Bellevue back to life. Some think that a shot of whiskey or glass of wine might just do the trick. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT b44962bfc5dc9f127237c6ff145535b0 2008-07-21T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25676859&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080721_Girlfriend_slain__suspect_pummeled.html A 44-year-old Upper Darby man was charged with murder yesterday in the stabbing death of his girlfriend after an argument Saturday in their rowhouse. Police arrested him several blocks away, where he had run to hide, when they observed family members and friends of the victim beating him in a used-car parking lot. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT edf314fef838888be50f1d2164b61687 2008-07-21T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25657409&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080720_In_Bucks__another_millionaire_out_of_nowhere_helps_charity.html James Ebbert never came off as the town tycoon. Tall, modest and affable, the retired Quakertown businessman lived comfortably but frugally - always repairing what others might replace, ever insistent on senior-citizen discounts. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 78e0455c9dc78fc76cf27705b4a729f7 2008-07-20T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25657404&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080720_Dead_woman_believed_to_be_infant_s_mother.html PITTSBURGH - A woman whose body was found with her abdomen cut open in suburban Pittsburgh is presumed to be the mother of the baby another woman took to a hospital and claimed as her own, authorities said yesterday. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT a3e63b462c1ccc799d5b5e22d31794fa 2008-07-20T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25644284&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080719_Autopsy_shows_cystic_fibrosis_killed_jailed_comedian.html The comedian Kenneth Keith Kallenbach died of complications from cystic fibrosis, according to an autopsy report released yesterday by the Delaware County medical examiner. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 1239dccf9221a9efbe52a82e296331cd 2008-07-19T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25644279&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080719_PSPCA_calls_for_inquiry_into_dog_wardens.html Following a raid and the seizure of 23 dogs at a Chester County kennel Thursday, Pennsylvania SPCA officials are calling for an investigation of the state dog wardens who they say ignored for years the animals' severe medical conditions. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT aaf8f1fd1168ba8427380353ba96f3e0 2008-07-19T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25644274&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080719_Chris_Satullo__An_alien_life_form__Phila__officials_who_care.html Over the years, I've led a lot of citizen forums. Until recently, though, none featured Martians. At the latest Great Expectations forums, citizens of Philadelphia stared, agog, at some guest speakers as though they were creatures from another planet. These odd beings spoke in a strange tongue, using words such as service, promise and listening. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT e59bb188cab5151050eda28aa22d6764 2008-07-19T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25609634&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080718_Chesco_farmer_charged_with_animal_cruelty.html A Chester County Amish farmer was arrested last night during a raid on his farm and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT cb3b234e625fa730844122c0cab1e392 2008-07-18T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166831&44=25609639&32=3796&7=195542&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2Fpa%2Fmontgomery%2F20080718_Regola_fights_back.html GREENSBURG, Pa. - A state senator whose gun was used by a teenage neighbor in an apparent suicide said yesterday that his acquittal on gun and perjury charges shows that his prosecution was a politically motivated "witch hunt." Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT 43ce02116fce92c0d37072b2656f1237 2008-07-18T07:01:00Z