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  • Green Lane Begins 150th Anniversary
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  • Tribe Swimming Loses to Spring-Ford
  • Panthers Sweep Home EPL Session
  • Tribe Boys Lose Twice
  • Indians Show Signs of Improvement
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  • Make Cupid's Arrow at the Quakertown Library
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors Theme of Lecture Series

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NH Quarry Appeal Denial ‘a Victory’ for Public
Written by Bradley Schlegel, Staff Writer
January 15, 2025

            Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by a Bucks County concrete supply company looking to mine 241 acres in New Hanover. The Red Hill lawyer representing a public advocacy group opposing the Gibraltar Rock quarry described the Jan. 7 decision as a major victory for his client and the community.

            According to Chris Mullaney, the decision preserves the environment and the health, safety and welfare of the township's residents.

            In a one-line statement, Pennsylvania's highest court denied a request by Silvi Materials to review a previous decision by the Commonwealth Court upholding a decision to rescind the permits issued previously by the Department of Environmental Protection to allow mining. They included a non-coal surface mining permit, a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit, and an authorization to mine permit. The permits were originally issued to Gibraltar Rock, Inc. in 2005.

            Jamie Gwynn, the township's manager, expressed the ...


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