[ ]   Former CBS3 anchor Alycia Lane appeared in a New York City court this morning. A judge ruled that if she stays trouble-free for six months, all charges in the Dec. 16 incident will be removed from her record. (Philly.com)

 

 

 

[ ]   A pissing match is keeping (another) Wawa from being built in the ‘burbs. (Courier Times)

 

       From the story:

        The convenience store giant, who wants to install 16 gas pumps in addition to a store, is fighting township zoning, claiming that barring the company from building a gas station in a commercial district within 1,500 feet of existing facilities is unconstitutional and an example of spot zoning….The spot is zoned commercial and the township only allows gas stations in highway-commercial zoning.

        Michael Solomon, an independent planning consultant…said the ordinance correlates gasoline stations with auto body work, but “the Wawa won't do body work.”

        Further, he said, gas is a retail item equitable to, say, candy bars.

       “Can you power your car with a candy bar, Mr. Solomon?” asked 

Michael Savona, counsel hired by the township to defend the ordinance.

 

     

 

[ ]   Crimes of the Weird: A sexual assault victim flees her attacker by jumping from a third story window. (Daily News); North Philly teen was shot after a snowball fight Sunday. (Inky)

 

 

[ ]  911 is (still) a joke in Bucks, say users. (Intelligencer)

 

 

[ ]   Quakertown will vote on a smoking ban… on its parkland. (CBS3)