| Schmidt, Arthur L.
Arthur L. Schmidt, age 88, lifelong resident of New London, died Thursday, February 8, 2007, at the Fox River Assisted Living, following a lingering illness with Parkinson's Disease. Art was born on November 3, 1918, in Hollandtown, Wisconsin, son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Jackels) Schmidt. On January 26, 1946, he married Marian Schmidt in Sherwood. His bride of 59 years preceded him in death on August 14, 2005. Art and his wife Marian owned and operated Schmidt's Keenway Grocery Store in New London for 33 years. He was a faithful member of Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, teaching religious education in the 1960s, serving as financial secretary, and a trustee for many years and was also involved in the church picnic and many other church activities. He was a member of the Father Herb Council #1797.
Afternoon update: Man in critical condition after trailer fire
HEBRON -- A man was seriously burned Monday night when the trailer in which he was living caught fire, officials said.Robert A. Whiting, 75, was being treated Tuesday morning at Westchester Medical Center's burn unit after the 7:15 p.m. blaze at a trailer at 78 Old Castle Green Lane, said Hebron Fire Chief Floyd Pratt.He suffered third-degree burns to his head and a leg during the fire, which destroyed the 30-foot travel trailer where he had been living, the chief said.Pratt said the injuries initially weren't considered life-threatening. But David Billig, a spokesman for Westchester Medical Center, said Whiting was listed in critical condition Tuesday afternoon.Hebron firefighters managed to salvage a trailer parked next to the destroyed trailer, Pratt said. .
Police Investigating Discovery Of Body Near Assisted Living Facility
Police are investigating why a resident from an assisted living center was found dead outside apparently from the frigid conditions. Shirly Galvin's body was found outside of the Sunrise Assisted Living Center in Springfield Township. Police say she wasn't dressed for the cold weather. They believe she walked outside, and minutes later the facility locked its doors. The coroner is expected to announce a cause of death later today. Police don't believe foul play is involved. The discovery is the second of the day after two students found the body of an older man in a wooded area near a Tri-State school. Click here to read that story. Report: FOX19 News .
Police say hospital doesn't release student information
At a party, when a drunken Lehigh student fell down the stairs and cut himself on the bottle he was carrying, the bleeding on his arm would not stop. After deciding the student needed to go to the hospital, a student living in the house, who spoke on terms of anonymity, put the injured student in the car and started driving.
But the driver did not take the injured student to St. Lukes Hospital, a closer and more accessible hospital, because he thought the student would be more likely to get in trouble.
Its been my experience since freshmen year that kids who are taken to St. Lukes for alcohol are automatically notified to Lehigh, he said, and then they go to ARD, and have to de-pledge and everything that goes along with that.
Instead, he drove the injured student to Lehigh Valley Hospital, a hospital that he said wouldnt get his friend in trouble.
Housing plan will allow seniors to 'age in place'
The sight of bulldozers clearing the way for housing in Hempfield is nothing new these days, but a plan north of Greensburg will offer something unique, the developers say. "The northern section [of the township] is our growth area right now," Hempfield Manager Rob Ritson said. He said the area was likely to remain a hot spot for building over the next eight years or so with developments of more than 2,000 units on the drawing board. .
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