Local/Regional

Looking for a meal or to purchase of a six-pack of beer before or after you’ve finished your food shopping? The Giant Supermarket on Knapp Road in Montgomery Township will provide that convenience to customers after getting approval from the Township’s Supervisors. The license, which once belonged to a Chinese restaurant has been transferred over to supermarket chain. The supermarket will set up a restaurant and be permitted to sell beer. The new restaurant will be separate from the supermarket.

Montgomery and Bucks Counties are going through what many say is a heroin epidemic. Randy Trauger is with The Recovery Center at The Penn Foundation.

“The drugs aren’t coming the way the use to. They getting into the country easier and they’re coming from Mexico and they’re just having places to set-up the operation and many times that’s in the suburbs.”

Trauger was a guest on yesterday’s Comment Please by Univest Program. There will be a community forum on the heroin boom tonight at 7 at Holicong Middle School in Buckingham.

Students, parents and friends laid flowers on Skippack Trail in Palmer park Monday to remember Julianne Siller. The 17-year-old Spring-Ford Area High School student was allegedly murdered at the hands of her boyfriend Saturday night in the park, after an argument he had with Siller at his parents house in Skippack. More is coming to light about the suspect, 16-year-old, Tristan Stahley. According to reports, as of February, Stahley stopped going to school at Perkiomen Valley High School due to drug addiction. Another source indicated that stahely threatened one of Siller’s friends through a Twitter account where the word “stab” was used. Stahley is charged with 1st and 3rd degree murder. Counselors will be on hand today to help students who feel a need to talk to someone concerning Siller’s death.

The price at the pump has slowly increased over the last two weeks. The Director of Consumer Affairs for Bucks County, Mike Bannon says, the County’s Department of Weights and Measures is always checking pumps to ensure drivers are getting the amount of gas they purchase.

“We will check that out to make sure it’s right and if anyone thinks they’ve been shorted on gasoline, they should look on each pump, it has a sticker from the state or Bucks County, with the month and year it inspected last and a telephone number to get in touch to somebody if you think there is a problem.”

Bannon says, the Weights and Measures will also check for water and octane. Bannon was a guest on the AM-Edition.