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Top Stories: Robbers, Politicians, Protesters and Angels

Quick links to the stories that captured North Hills Patch readers' attention this week.

Katelynn Metz, Neighbor
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  •  are investigating an attempted robbery at a home on Babcock Boulevard in which the victim was attacked and then bound with duct tape. Read more by clicking here.
  • West View residents Jessica and Michael Zeppenfeld were touched by an angel last week—a Kmart layaway angel. To read more about this family and their good fortune, click here.
  • Court hearings were held this week for suspects in two recent high-profile robberies in the Ross Township—the robbery of the drive-through coffee shop on McKnight Road and the hold-up of the 7-Eleven on Thompson Run Road. Patch had new details from Ross Police about both crimes. To read about the robbery of Island Bean Coffee Shop, click here. To read about the armed robbery of the Ross 7-Eleven, click here. 
  • North Hills residents could lose their current federal lawmaker, Rep. Jason Altmire (D-4) of McCandless  because of a congressional redistricting map put together by Republicans in the state General Assembly that was passed through the Pennsylvania statehouse and then signed by Gov. Corbett this week. To read the details, click here. 
  • A mother from Ross Township has been charged with 23 counts of supplying alcohol to minors in connection with her daughter's sweet 16 birthday party. To read the article, click here. 
  • Ross Township worker Kevin McGaw faced some hard years, but he's upbeat again, and sharing his talents with the community. Read more by clicking here. 
  • Every Monday for the last eight years, North Hills residents have held a peace vigil to protest the war in Iraq along Babcock Boulevard on the grounds of Divine Providence in McCandless. But with the war ending, this past Monday night marked the last time that  and the  would come together to sponsor the vigils. Patch was there for comment from and pictures of the protesters. To see those, click here. 
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