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Regional Roundup: Shots Fired

And Neshaminy's school board president compares contract woes to Centennial.

: Bensalem police confirmed reports that shots were fired in Neshaminy Valley on Thursday. Police said no one was injured, but one person is in custody.

: Neshaminy School Board President Ritchie Webb participated in a live online town hall meeting where he compared Neshaminy's contract woes to the Centennial School District.

: One person was killed in a fire at Foxwood Manor Apartments, located at 2180 Veteran Hwy. Crews were dispatched to the blaze shortly before 11:45 a.m.

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: Northampton-based State Representative Scott Petri (R-178) held a informational meeting to discuss Governor Corbett’s $27.14 billion 2012-2013 budget proposal.

: After three hours of testimony, Newtown Township's Zoning Hearing Board continued an application from McDonald's for a variance. The hearing will resume during a special meeting on April 12.

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Douglas Lee Gober II, 21, died in the single car crash. Police said Gober was driving his Jeep Wrangler on Fox Valley Drive when he struck a tree shortly after midnight. Police are still investigating the cause of the accident.

The Inter-Service Club Committee sets out to recognize Upper Southampton residents who volunteer their time in order to make the township a better place to live by naming a Citizen of the Year.

: PECO will start a three week project on Monday to replace a gas main on Gibson Avenue in Warminster.


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