Stories by Dan Sokil | The Reporter

Lansdale: Third and Walnut apartments ‘recently resubmitted’ for update

Apartment building plans were approved in 2019.

North Penn: Classrooms to stay closed until bees removed

Three classes relocated as precaution, say district.

Lansdale council approves downtown zoning update

New code approved after staff answer resident concerns

Anne Henning-Scheuring named Lansdale Lifetime Achievement Award winner

Award to be presented during Saturday morning Founders Day festivities

North Penn School District facilities director planning to retire in 2025

Longtime administrator oversaw school, stadium renovations

On the path: North Wales park upgrades begin

Porous path could be done before winter.

SEPTA to resume charging in September for Lansdale garage parking

Town parking authority next meets Sept. 9

Towamencin names new finance director

Eric Reinbott takes over finances as budget season nears.

Lansdale: not so fast on supposed surplus

Town still working to ID various funds.

‘What Jeff leaves with me’ – Upper Gwynedd remembers late firefighter Jeff Tomczak

Township staff, commissioners recall fire marshal after passing

Lansdale garden tour called off for Saturday due to heatwaves

Tour cancelled, gardens ‘not at their best’

New North Wales ‘Main Street’ nonprofit seeks public input, feedback on revitalizing town

Also: Vendor registration nearly full for Sept. 28 Community Day

Lansdale continues to seek solutions for homelessness in town

Gazebo cleared as debate continues.

Heat wave brings out talk of Lansdale pool fees and fixes

Idea also raised about having policy for event cancellations due to heat.

Lansdale electric says ‘meters are spinning’ in summer heat

Town considers peak shaving, more solar panels to cut costs.

Does Lansdale have too much money? New finance director looking at reserve fund

Town could cut down, set rules for general fund balance.

North Penn bus center staying at high school

Montgomery Township site also too costly, say staff.

Work underway on Lansdale’s East Main streetscape

Town talks trees as long-delayed project begins.

Towamencin still split on flag display code

Supervisors spar on whether rules are needed.

North Wales awards contract for park path upgrade

Ninth Street Park could see further upgrades next.

Homeless in Lansdale plead for public to ‘help the situation’

Memorial Park residents share thoughts on housing needs, fixes.

Lansdale residents urge action to help homeless

Police chief gives update after Supreme Court ruling.

Lansdale sends off employee after 50-year career

Eileen Nacarella honored for long tenure with town.

What North Penn area school districts are receiving from the 2024-2025 state budget

District officials say further reforms needed.

Upper Gwynedd swears in new police officer

Amber Welsh ‘a good fit’ for department, says commissioner.

Upper Gwynedd on search for new finance director, consultant, counterpart from nearby township to help fill in

Also: Assistant manager recognized, grant consultant approved, AEDs to be replaced.

Upper Gwynedd: No plans yet for proposed Pennbrook project

Next steps include conditional use, land development applications

Towamencin recap: TYA reports on summer sports

Kid sports leagues almost back to pre-pandemic participation.

Grant could help North Wales preserve town records

1869 album could be digitized with state funding.

Towamencin hears to-do list for Veterans Memorial Park upgrades

Tree branches, walkway accessibility to be discussed during budget season.

Towamencin Wawa ‘trying to finish up … loose ends’

Towamencin’s supervisors heard details in late June on plans for a Wawa on the corner of Forty Foot Road and …

Two Towamencin police officers honored for saving man’s life

Duo helped save Kimberly Way resident in March.

Updated online map could help fill Lansdale downtown vacancies

Town touts tool during talks on empty properties.

New finance, library directors introduced in Lansdale

The two employees join Troy Spayd, new public works director, as new hires in the borough.

North Penn updates Towamencin on high school renovation plans

Possible bus site move could be decided ‘before the end of summer’

‘A true she-ro’: Area mourns loss of Gloria Echols

Longtime Lansdale nonprofit head passed away at age 79.

North Penn vote ahead bus site traffic study

Site location still under wraps.

North Penn School Board approves 2024-25 budget, tax increase

Board cites high school renovations, infrastructure backlog as reasons for hike.

New ‘Main Street North Wales’ nonprofit aims to revitalize town

New group resulted from talks on reviving business alliance.

Lansdale hints at ‘pretty ambitious project’ for vacant Main Street lot

Plans in works for site on 800 block of West Main.

Lansdale Police mental health co-responder building community ties, and quickly

Hundreds helped so far as police make case to continue funding.

Lansdale residents warn of close calls on speed study street

Data collection nearly done, says chief.

Upper Gwynedd memorializes late ex-Police Chief William Herr

Worked for department from 1956 to 1993.

Board reviews latest options for North Penn High School renovation

New school wing could add classroom space, ease congestion.

Going solar? Lansdale business could make the case for solar panels

Rex Heat Treat to be heard by zoning board June 18.

North Penn School District tax increase set for June 20 vote

Board votes ahead 4.49 percent tax hike, largest since early 2000s.

New playground purchase OK'd by Upper Gwynedd Commissioners for Rexdale Park

Equipment in the park was aged, according to the township manager.

Well Crafted summer events get go-ahead in Lansdale

Borough council unanimously gave its approval after the public safety committee voted them ahead in early May.

New Lansdale Public Works director, a native of Berks County, named

The new director, a transplant from California, starts in this month.