While Lower Providence Patch hasn't quite made it to a year (we launched at the end of July), there have been some popular stories published on the site.

Below is a countdown to the top five most popular stories of 2012 including links to the headline, sub-head and publish date:

5. Recent Lower Providence Health Inspection Reports - Find your favorite spots and see how they fared with their health department inspections (Published Nov. 8).

4. Reward in Venna Case Increased to $50,000 - The toddler is believed to have been abducted from her family's King of Prussia apartment on Monday (Published Oct. 25).

3. Methacton Teacher Arrested for Alleged Illicit Relationship with a Student - Sean Michael McCullough is accused of having sexual relationship with one of his female students at Methacton High School (Published Aug. 16).

2. One Dead at Audubon Water Tower - Second worker taken to Paoli Hospital after three-hour rescue (Published Dec. 5).

1. Saanvi Venna's Body Found - The 10-month-old had been missing since Monday. A family friend has been charged in the murders of the child and her grandmother, who reportedly attacked the would-be kidnapper as he tried to take her granddaughter (Published Oct. 26).

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And, here are some big stories just for Lower Providence or some of my personal favorites, linked out in no particular order:

• YMCA at The Club at Shannondell Proposed  - Many residents spoke in favor of having a new state-of-the-art YMCA, just not in Audubon's The Club at Shannondell (Published July 27).

• Methacton School Board Discusses MHS Field Improvements Update - Methacton School District superintendent Dr. Timothy Quinn presented a document containing conditional field use as drafted by the district and neighboring Worcester residents (Published Oct. 17).

• LowPro Sewer Authority Responds to Rising Rates and Interceptor Dispute -  The Lower Providence Sewer Authority discussed the expected LPVRSA rate increase and recent accusations by neighboring municipalities over the Township’s opposition to a proposed Middle Interceptor. (Published Oct. 12)
  

• Big Plans in Store for Ridge Pike West Revitalization - The Lower Providence Planning Commission sets a vision for a corridor of Ridge Pike that may lead to the creation of ‘Evansburg West’. (Published July 26)

• Viewfinder: Last Snow Day of 2012 - Many families in and out of the township gathered to have some wintry fun at Eagleville Park on Dec. 30 (Published Dec. 31).

• Worcester Elementary Holds First Cancer Awareness Day - The event included teacher donations to Locks of Love and a school-wide donation to Alex’s Lemonade stand. (Published Oct. 22).