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Two Men Admit Beating Up Sunoco Employee Over Fake $100 Bill

Two 19-year-olds were given two-year probation sentences, a $300 fine and 36 hours of community service after pleaded guilty to simple assault.

Last May it was reported that a group of men entered the Valley Sunoco and got into a physical altercation with an employee after the employee figured out the men were trying to pass off a $100 counterfeit bill. One of the men attempted to pay for $30 worth of gas, but once the employee told the man the bill was fake, a shoving match ensued with another employee of Sunoco and the employee was hit in the face. The argument started when the customer asked for his $100 bill back, according to the criminal complaint. According to a Phillyburbs.com story, two of the men, both 19, pleaded guilty to simple assault last Friday in Montgomery County Court. They were handed two-year probation sentences, a $300 fine and 36 hours of community service. …

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New Wawa Gas Station Drawing Mixed Reviews in Lower Moreland

The proposed Wawa Gas Station to go up at the corner of Red Lion Rd. and Philmont Ave. has drawn some negative attention from residents.

Residents in Lower Moreland might soon be able to pick up a Shorti hoagie and fill up their gas tanks all in one fell swoop. But not everyone is happy about their delicious six-inch sub to go along with a full tank of fuel. The Board of Commissioners approved a text amendment change to the township’s revitalization ordinance that would allow a Wawa with fueling pumps to go up at the corner of Red Lion Rd. and Philmont Ave. Under the current structure, convenient stores are permitted in the revitalization district along Philmont Ave., but gas pumps are not. Flooding in the area of the new proposed site was one worry that was brought up at the meeting Wednesday. But the commissioners who did approve the amendment in a 4-1 vote (Commissioner …

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