Quakertown

US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets people in Quakertown
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets an employee as he visits a WaWa gas station
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets an employee as he visits a WaWa gas station

Rewards, risks great Romney on bus tour

Two days into a multi-state swing through small-town America, Mitt Romney is being reminded of the power and peril of retail campaigning as he seeks to rally voters against President Barack Obama's reelection.
 

Romney bus tour rolls into a wee Wawa problem

White House hopeful Mitt Romney spent Saturday courting small-town Americans and pushing his jobs agenda, but a botched campaign stop showed it isn't always easy connecting with everyday voters.
 

Romney changes campaign stops after protests

White House hopeful Mitt Romney's campaign bus tour made a sudden diversion Saturday, trading one gas station for another after a prominent Democrat led protests at the original stop.
 

Soldier kills four, found dead in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania authorities hunting for a U.S. soldier accused of killing four people and opening fire on police officers have found the man's body after he apparently took his own life, police said on Sunday.
 

Pa. woman's stripper job leads to fraud charges

Pa. waitress claimed injury, is charged with fraud after getting caught working as stripper. A Pennsylvania woman is accused of illegally accepting workers' compensation payments while working as a stripper.
 

Stripper accused of committing worker's comp fraud

Pa. woman faces charges after authorities say she worked as stripper while on worker's comp. A Pennsylvania woman is facing insurance fraud charges after authorities say she worked as a stripper while collecting worker's compensation payments. The state Attorney General's office said 43-year-old Christina Gamble, of Quakertown, collected thousands of dollars in insurance payments while working at C.R. Fanny's Gentlemen's Club and Sports Bar.
 

BJ's Wholesale Club 4Q profit, sales climb

BJ's Wholesale Club 4th-quarter profit increases; sales rise on higher gas prices. BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit climbed 5 percent and higher gasoline prices led to increased revenue.
 

More orders for small cap components maker

Quarterly sales increase, posts a profit . Lucrative government contracts are out there for the taking ? and not just for staggering financial and automotive companies ? provided that companies seeking such money can, to borrow an old saw, get the job done.
 

Pa. psych aide admits giving patient nails to eat

Pa. psychiatric aide pleads guilty to giving 4 nails to patient, getting her to swallow them. A Pennsylvania mental hospital worker has admitted giving four nails to a patient and getting her to swallow them.
 

Holiday fireworks accidents kill 5 workers

Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks.
 

Holiday fireworks accidents kill 5 workers

Fireworks blasts kill 4 on NC island and 1 in Pa; 25 hurt in Ind. pedestrian bridge collapse. Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks.
 

Holiday fireworks accidents kill 4 workers

Four people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, three of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks islands.
 

Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Quakertown
Borough
Quakertown
Official name: Borough of Quakertown
Named for: the "Quakers"
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyBucks
Elevation505 ft (154 m)
Coordinates40°26′26″N 75°20′26″W / 40.44056°N 75.34056°W / 40.44056; -75.34056
Area2.0 sq mi (5 km2)
Population8,931 (2000)
Density4,424.7 /sq mi (1,708 /km2)
TimezoneEST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code18951
Area code215
Location of Quakertown in Bucks County
Location of Quakertown in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: www.quakertownboro.com