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Regional Roundup: Revised Plans for Long-Vacant Property

Police arrested a handful of Philadelphia residents and reported thefts of copper pipe and a copper gutter.

Here are some highlights from area Patches.

: Plans previously approved by the township for The Promenade include a mixed-use development with both retail and residential units. But according to the applicant, McGrath Homes, the market has changed, causing them to amend their plans for financial reasons.

: The Planning Commission will review land development plans for a proposed McDonald's in the Village of Newtown East Shopping Center.

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: Three city residents were arrested for retail theft.

: Bristol Township police reported copper pipe and a copper gutter thefts in separate incidents.

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: The photo identification card will give veterans from 5 to 15 percent discounts at local businesses and national retailers

: The Planning Commission recommended the approval of five new billboard structures in the township. The Board of Commissioners will begin the approval process at their business meeting on Nov. 8.

: School board member Mark B. Miller is now on the board of directors for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.

: Both candidates running for the single Board of Supervisors position are campaigning hard to activate Northampton residents next week.

: The History Guy describes the glory days and eventual decline of the now-abandoned and vandalized Little Stone House in Fonthill Woods.


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