An East Greenville man is accused of illegally firing a rifle near an apartment complex on Tuesday. The state police arrested Shayne Anthony Cook, 35, of West Fourth Street, on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

            Smith faces five misdemeanor counts each of possession of an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person, along with five related summary offenses from an alleged incident at the Willows, located at 401 West Fourth St.

            At approximately 7 p.m. on Feb. 10, a trooper from the Skippack barracks responded to the community for the report of an individual discharging a firearm. Two people working to repair the heating system reported hearing the discharge. Both ran into the building, while one reported it to the property manager, according to the police criminal complaint filed in the Red Hill court of District Judge Maureen Coggins.

            A resident told authorities that she observed a white Subaru drive up to the vehicle waiting for her at the complex. She also claimed to hear the driver of the Subaru yell and scream at her partner with their children in their car.

            The resident reported observing the ...

            Multiple Upper Perkiomen High School students left the building on Wednesday morning to protest the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Approximately 20 to 25 marched around the building, located at 2 Walt Road in Red Hill, during school hours.

Students protesting the actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement march past the gymnasium entrance to Upper Perkiomen High School.

             Students were visible exiting the front of the school around 10:30 a.m. Some held signs denouncing the agency that operates within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. One spoke into a bullhorn. Chanting anti-ICE slogans, they marched past the gymnasium entrance and made a right turn towards the bus loading zone.

A counter protester holds up a sign supporting the U.S. Immig- ration and Customs Enforcement and President Trump.

            Approximately 10 to 15 students supporting ICE quickly formed. They passed each other in the gymnasium parking lot.

            A parked snowplow limited access to school off Walt Road. The incident lasted between 45 minutes and an hour without incident.

            Students at multiple high schools across the nation have walked out of class recently in opposition to the actions of the organization.

            District spokesperson Alexis Jenofsky described the protest as a student-initiated action. She said administrators first learned of the incident after receiving multiple emails in the morning. School and district administrators and staff supervised the situation to ensure the safety of all students and to maintain an orderly school environment.

            "This was not a school-endorsed event," Jenofsky wrote.

            According to the spokesperson, students who leave the school building during the school day without administrative permission or parent sign-out are ...

            Heating issues remain at an East Greenville apartment complex. This week, a second contractor has been hired to help repair the warming system at the Willows, located at 401 West Fourth St.

            A crew from the new company arrived at the property on Monday, working until 9 p.m. to help the property management company towards a long-term solution, according to an email message from Mary French, the president of Ingerman Management, based in southern New Jersey. It states that the management company has reached out to other contractors.

            "We continue to work diligently with experts in the area focused on resolution," French wrote.

           Residents from ...