NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County health officials continued their efforts to vaccinate vulnerable members of the community this week with visits by a mobile vaccine unit to Pottstown and Norristown.

NORRISTOWN — Some Montgomery County residents have received telephone calls from a person impersonating a detective or sheriff, claiming the resident has an active arrest warrant that requires a payment to satisfy the warrant and prevent them from being arrested.

CHELTENHAM — Montgomery County authorities launched a homicide investigation on Thursday after a man was found dead, restrained and suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, inside a parked vehicle in Cheltenham.

Five candidates are seeking four open seats on the school board this year and only one of them, Susan Turner, is an incumbent.

LIMERICK — The township supervisors are weighing a decision about whether to get into the electric vehicle charging business.

Richard A. Zuber Realty organized two community outreach projects designed to help local restaurants and provide some fun and good eats to the community throughout April.

NORRISTOWN — With the number of daily new coronavirus infections declining, a decrease in the positivity rate and increasing vaccinations, Montgomery County health officials are easing the face covering guidance for outdoor sports and exercise.

GLENMOORE — It was canceled last year due to the pandemic, but Citadel Country Spirit USA music festival will take place Aug. 27-29, 2021, at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds. The festival typically attracts tens of thousands of people.

NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County officials reported “robust” interest in the COVID-19 vaccine among adolescents a day after health officials made the vaccine available for people between the ages of 12 and 15.

Nearly a year to the day after it was announced Montgomery County Community College would add “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” to its roster of Mustangs eSports games, the team has taken home its first league title.

CONSHOHOCKEN — Mayor Yaniv Aronson rates Conshohocken’s virtual 2020 Arts Festival and Car Show as “reasonably successful, given that we were in the middle of a pandemic.” But Aronson can’t wait to get this year’s event back to its Fayette Street roots – live – June 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County’s Asian and Pacific Islander community was formally recognized as the Montgomery County Commissioners presented a proclamation designating May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

NORRISTOWN — A Norristown man accused of fatally shooting another man in the borough last month was apprehended in Florida by U.S. Marshals and will be extradited to Montgomery County to face homicide charges.

NORRISTOWN — Using the slogan “Return of the Medi,” Montgomery County authorities collected and disposed of more than 7,200 pounds of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications during the Drug Take Back Day event last month.

ELKINS PARK -- The Cheltenham School Board appointed a temporary replacement during a virtual meeting ahead of Superintendent Wagner Marseille’s departure, the school district announced in a statement.

NORRISTOWN — Always Best Care Senior Services, which opened in Norristown last fall, is hosting a Spring Job Fair this month.  

LANSDALE — Area residents, local officials and friends gathered earlier this month to celebrate the grand reopening of The Black Reserve Bookstore at its new location on Main Street.

NORRISTOWN — A chunk of funds approved recently by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners dealt with the ongoing Ridge Pike Improvement Project.

WEST CHESTER — For years, Mary Cairns has been traveling to India to help young women and children not only get an education but to avoid sex trafficking that is rampant there.

NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County Commissioners’ Vice Chairman Ken Lawrence Jr. has been selected to join an organization made up of Democratic elected officials across the country.

As essential workers continue stepping up to the front lines, providing critical care to patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, several local higher education institutions are preparing nurses to enter the medical field.

NORRISTOWN — Work hard. Play hard. Drink local.

NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County commissioners unanimously authorized more than $2.15 million for ongoing response effort as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact area residents.

PHOENIXVILLE — The Phoenixville Area School District 2021 Wall of Fame Ceremony recently took place in the Phoenixville Area High School auditorium.

NORRISTOWN — While the deadline to register to vote for the upcoming primary election has passed, Montgomery County Commissioners’ Vice Chairman Ken Lawrence Jr. reminded voters of ways they can cast their ballots during Thursday’s board meeting.

PHOENIXVILLE — The Schuylkill River Heritage Center will present an online introduction Thursday, May 13, to a new museum exhibit that celebrates "Phoenxiville's Legacy."

NORRISTOWN — A Pottstown man is on his way to state prison after he admitted to his role in the overdose death of another man who was found dead in a vehicle on a parking lot of an apartment complex in the borough.

NORRISTOWN — Born and raised in Norristown, incumbent District Court Judge Gregory Scott says he’s been honored to serve his community and he wants to continue “to advocate for equity within our justice system” with a second term.

LANSDALE — The 7-Eleven store at 651 W. Main St., Lansdale, sold a $3 million-winning ticket in the Pa. Lottery $3 Million Extravaganza Scratch-Off, state lottery officials reported this week.

TOWAMENCIN — An online video of a fight at North Penn High School has drawn reactions from across Montgomery County and triggered an investigation by local police.

POTTSTOWN — A Pottstown woman faces a trial on charges she illegally purchased guns for a multi-county gun trafficking network.

NORRISTOWN — After four years promoting the revitalization of Norristown as a member of the Norristown Planning Commission, lawyer Monica Mathews Reynolds says she’s ready to use her legal experience to serve the borough as a district court judge.

PLYMOUTH — In recent greetings to members of the World Circus Federation on World Circus Day, a Vatican spokesman called such productions sources of “pure joy”; circus artists and workers, “artisans of beauty.” The latter was coined by Pope Francis himself to describe for men and women whose “pastoral care…is among the tasks of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development,” noted Peter K.A. Cardinal Turkson.

LIMERICK — A crucial step toward the construction of a 112-bed senior living facility at the corner of Lewis and Linfield roads was approved by a 4-1 vote of the township supervisors Tuesday night.

BLUE BELL — The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board marked a milestone this week — its first in-person event in more than one year.