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Gag order in Abington? Police chief targets outspoken resident Linda Stein August 20, 2025 August 19, 2025

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When two Abington police officers showed up at her front door to deliver a letter, Adele Kubel knew something was amiss.

What she didn’t expect was a letter from Abington Police Chief Patrick Molloy warning her about violating an obscure Pennsylvania law, 5508, which states: “A person commits a misdemeanor of the third degree if, with intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession or gathering, he disturbs or interrupts it.”

Kubel, 58, is a retired art teacher who taught in Philadelphia public schools. She’s also a regular speaker at Abington Commissioners’ meeting

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