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NORRISTOWN — When Montgomery County voters head to the polls during Tuesday’s primary election, they will nominate their party’s candidates for magisterial district court judges in 10 jurisdictions.
LANSDALE â Edward J. Levine, of Lansdale, said itâs an honor serving his community as a district court judge and he wants to continue to run a court that is âopen, fair and available.â
âBeing a very respected judge by the public and the legal community is one of my greatest honors. I have a reputation as a fair, efficient and accessible judge that has been active in the community,â Levine, 49, said recently as he announced his intention to seek re-election and a nomination, during the May 18 primary election, for district court judge in Montgomery Countyâs Magisterial District Court 38-1-28, which includes Towamencin Township, part of Hatfield Township and the boroughs of Hatfield and Lansdale.
LANSDALE â A Philadelphia man is in jail and awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges he allegedly provided a fatal dose of heroin and fentanyl to a Hatfield man.
Derrick Jackson, 58, of the 7600 block of Gilbert Street, was arraigned before District Court Judge Edward Levine on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the Sept. 30, 2020, overdose death of Jason Evans, 49, of Hatfield.
Levine set Jacksonâs bail at $250,000 cash, which Jackson was unable to post. Jackson remains in the county jail while awaiting his April 21 preliminary hearing on the charges.
NORRISTOWN â Using the slogan âReturn of the Medi,â Montgomery County authorities are providing county residents the chance to safely rid their households of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications at an upcoming event to help combat the opioid epidemic and drug overdoses.
The Drug Take Back Day, organized by the Montgomery County District Attorneyâs Office and the Police Chiefs Association of Montgomery County, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 24 at participating police departments and five grocery stores.
âA key way to make your home safer is to get rid of unwanted medications,â District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. âBut we donât want residents to flush the meds or put them out in the trashâboth are unsafe ways to dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications.