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Southampton man arrested; dad accused of assaulting infant out on bail

Here are some highlights from area Patches.

: and back in January. that shoppers will crowd York Road, to be busy. holiday shoppers have taken heed of the “Shop Small” and “Shop Local” movements. If you’re venturing out, don’t forget our .

: A Southampton man was arrested Monday after police say he robbed a local dry cleaning shop earlier that same morning.

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: A  earlier this month will be home for the holidays – although his contact with the 5-month-old boy must be supervised.

: The plan was to go from the current winner-take-all approach to a scenario where winning  congressional district would net two electoral votes each and the winner of the state’s popular vote would get two additional electoral votes.

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: Together, they have more than 40 years experience serving on the Central Bucks School Board. They've coped with unprecedented enrollment growth and declining local revenues, the need for more buildings and the call for lower taxes, the anguish of laying off employees and the struggle to maintain high academic standards. They also grappled with one very public national furor over a teacher's use of social media.

: Even though the 2012 gardening season is still months away, Warminster's Burpee Garden Company has unveiled what's new and hot for the upcoming gardening season on its website.

: After a brief delay, the solar panel project at Lower Moreland School District is back on schedule and the first rack of panels will be mounted on the high school roof this week.

: At , board President Ritchie Webb gave a presentation on how much the teachers' 2002 contract has cost the district as well as what the  would cost the district.

: In a crowded room filled with proponents and opponents of the Excel Academy Charter School, the Bristol Township School Board unanimously denied the school's proposal Monday night.

: Despite steady rain, many local families visited the  in Bensalem last night hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa and Mrs. Claus, who dropped by to magically turn on the Christmas lights and take photos with good little boys and girls.

: The Northampton Township Senior Center's Wish Mittens program is underway.


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