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A grant opportunity is available to local businesses to help keep their employees up to date on technology.

“Especially in information services and a highly skilled labor force, you know, labor intensive activities. They partner with a community college to provide that training for the workers and the grant money covers the teaching costs.”

That’s State Rep. Marcy Toepel, who says, the Workforce and Economic Development Network of Pa. is now accepting applications. for information visit wednetpa.com

The Lansdale Borough Council Code Enforcement and land Planning Committee is Recommending a one year extension of land development approval for an infill development in the 800 block of North Towamencin Avenue not far from the site of the ld American Olean tile plant. Five new town homes and a twin will be built on a half acre lot that already has a single family residence on it. Council member, Jack Hansen chairs the committee.

“It’s a nice piece of property that someone could take and develop into something that’s even going to be even more valuable.”

Boro Council will vote on extending land development approval for the project at its business meeting on June 19th.

Buying a gun and obtaining a permit to carry a firearm has some confused about how the process works in Pennsylvania. Montgomery County Sheriff, Eileen Behr says, random violence over the last year has led to more gun sales.

“It wasn’t so much Connecticut but Colorado. We saw the splurge and a lot of people were coming in and the lines were very long because the background checks were just overloaded. We found out that some people who wanted a gun for their home were waiting line for a permit to carry in public. If you’re carrying public you need a license, but if want a gun for your home you don’t need a license.”

Sheriff Behr adds, it’s important to get a gun lock and take a course on how to handle a gun and properly take care it. Sheriff Behr was a guest Monday morning on the WNPV program, Security Advisors On Radio with Dave Gordon and Mike Dayoc.

A mile long stretch of County Line Road in Hatboro no has a new name,"2nd Lt. James P. Kelly Memorial Highway." Kelly was killed at the age of 23. Over the weekend, through the work of State Rep. Thomas Murt, a dedication ceremony was held. Nancy Morozin, Kelly's sister, says the event was uplifting, considering the sorrow and feeling of loss the family of 11 experienced on September 27th, 1965.

"Very sad memories, but it's a very good feeling to have him honored and we were always proud of him. When we have Memorial day picnics or 4th of July picnics, we always wear red, white and blue."

A bench dedicated to Kelly is located on the property of the Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum, the site of Sunday's dedication event. State Rep. Thomas Murt, an Iraqi war vet, has been instrumental in bringing more attention to the scarifices that Vietnam Vets made for the nation and those who have served and died in oterh wars.