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Fire, Fireworks, Pot Bust and 'Millionaire' Contestant Top Local News
Another fire in Forks, a major marijuana bust, a dispute over a fireworks display and a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" highlight our big local stories this past week.
Forks Township had its second fire in less than two weeks when a house under construction went ablaze. Meanwhile, a Forks resident won $1,000 on a popular TV game show. That $1,000 could have helped pay a $5,000 business grant that Forks supervisors rejected, but they did approve spending $6,000 for the Community Days fireworks display.
Here's the Week in Review:
Major Marijuana Bust in Forks TownshipA Forks Township man was charged Friday morning after Palmer Township police executed a search warrant that revealed a large marijuana distribution operation at his home.
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A fire destroyed a home under construction in Forks Township Tuesday night. The home on Fox Run Road burned to the ground in a half hour.
Forks Fireworks Display Debate SizzlesIt costs $6,000 and is considered the biggest draw in Forks Township every year. But the Forks Township Community Days fireworks display landed on the township's fiscal chopping block due to the township's looming financial crisis.
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Barbara Parr of Forks Township won't be a millionaire. But the certified infant massage instructor did win $1,000 on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire."
It wasn't the first time the Business and Commerce Association of Forks Township has been rejected by the Forks Township Board of Supervisors. The business group had hoped to get a $5,000 donation to offset some operating costs. But the measure was rejected in a close vote.
Police spotted a Monroe County man urinating on the parking lot of Walmart in Lower Nazareth Township and discovered he had a stun gun and a flare gun.
Wilson Police are looking for two teenagers who attacked and robbed another boy along 19th Street Monday afternoon.
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