Unethical, maybe. Criminal, apparently not.

The Scoop has it on good authority that criminal charges will not be filed against Lower Providence Supervisors Colleen Eckman and running mate Don Thomas. Both are embroiled in a civil suit against the JP Mascaro company over campaign literature distributed by the duo stating that Mascaro employees had contributed heavily to their opponents, Jim Dougherty and Craig Dininny. Apparently the district attorney's office has decided there isn't enough there for criminal charges.

Summer not so sizzling

Since when do we put everything on hold just because the thermometer goes over 90 degrees for a few weeks?
The Scoop has it on good authority that the grand jury is meeting, but only about once in the past month.
Something's also going to have to give pretty soon with the commissioners. We're guessing Bruce Castor is going to have to name a running mate fairly soon, that is, unless he just simply isn't concerned with either Jim Matthews or Joe Hoeffel, and considering how many times they've each shot themselves in the foot, he might not have to be. But seriously, summer is no reason to not sizzle. What do you say?
Residents need to understand that summer is the time when crafty politicians like to slide things through. How else can you explain a county that's crying poor mouth having an extra $3 million to give to Audubon Society?

Townships doing the two-step

The proposal to merge townships across the state sure has a lot of local officials dancing. It's no wonder they're running scared. Think about all the duplication of services we receive within a 10-mile radius, or even a 20-mile radius. The Scoop thinks it's long overdue. How about we start a petition to force the legislation through? Sign up here and we'll personally see it delivered.

We the undersigned believe local townships within a 20-mile radius should be merged, thus eliminating the need for multiple managers, police chiefs and department heads across the board.

The Joe Hoeffel Bop

The Scoop has it on fairly good authority that Joe Hoeffel will not be the endorsed democratic candidate for county commissioner next year. While that makes perfectly good sense considering he aligned himself with Republican Jim Matthews in a last minute power grab, we're left scratching our scoops as to who they'll actually put up against Bruce Castor.