NORRISTOWN -- A routine agenda item involving the approval of minutes from a Montgomery County Board of Commissioners meeting last week drew the ire of Commissioner Joe Gale.
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Homeowners across the region are combating a new insect pest, the spotted lanternfly, a handsome but invasive critter that was accidentally imported into Berks County from Asia in 2012, and has been busily spreading across the area ever since. Blessed with a hypodermic needle for a mouth, it…
Shakespeare, in his play about Julius Caesar, had Mark Anthony say, “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” We’re seeing a lot of that these days.
JENKINTOWN -- The Communication Solutions Group, a firm specializing in public relations and marketing in Jenkintown, is pleased to announce that Public Relations Specialist Kellie Dietrich has been appointed to the role of secretary at the Professionally Speaking Club of Toastmasters Intern…
Almost four months have passed since the Southampton Free Library was open to the public. During that time, the library has offered alternative services with downloadable ebooks, virtual programs and story strolls in Tamanend Park. However, as nothing can replace an actual visit to the libra…
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Little items here and there in Reader’s Digest magazine are often more interesting than the long articles, digested or indigested. One that struck my fancy last month had only five lines.
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On July 5, 2020 at 10:10 p.m., Abington Police responded to the area of Ferndale Avenue at Tremont Avenue for a reported disturbance.
ABINGTON -- Matthew Kelly, 26, of Southampton, was arrested for indecent assault of a child, according to Abington police.
The Roxborough Bandits Jr. American Legion team battled Aston-Media in a hard fought playoff series. Many of the youngsters from that team went on to outstanding high school careers but lost out on their senior year seasons this Spring. The squad was coached by former Bandits players: Brian …
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What is it about flags? Why have fancy rectangles of cloth become important as symbols of all sorts of things?
ABINGTON -- At a recent meeting of the Abington School baord broadcast on YouTube, Dr. Jeffrey Fecher gave a statement regarding concerns raised to him over the past several weeks about the Abington Senior High School Galloping Ghost mascot.
CHELTENHAM -- It was the 7th Annual PYO Music Institute Ovation Award Presentation and, in this most unusual year where the COVID-19 Pandemic prevented the typical presentation at the Kimmel Center, this year’s recipient, Susan Ohrt, was surprised at the front door of her home.
Barring a spike in COVID-19 cases, the light was set to turn green this week in Bucks, Montgomery and 10 other Pennsylvania counties and gives residents access for the first time in months to bars, gyms, barbershops and other closed locations.
TELFORD — Some of the changes at this year's Telford Night Market are because of the coronavirus, but some were already planned before the pandemic and social distancing.
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Following the ordered closing of all non-life-sustaining businesses this past March, members of the Roxborough real estate community contacted the Roxborough Development Corporation (RDC) to offer support during an extraordinary time.
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As the impact of COVID-19 was being felt throughout the Philadelphia area over the last three months, students at Roxborough School of Nursing stepped up to lend a hand.
As the region lurches into first the yellow and then the green phases of the governor’s post-pandemic reopening plan, the Schuylkill Center will welcome a group of summer campers to our annual camp this Monday, June 29, easily the most interesting camp in our 30+ years of offering this progr…
The controversial use of excessive force by law enforcement officers is nothing new. The current controversy about cops beating citizens would remind a history buff of Philadelphia’s first case of such behavior, just a bit more than three centuries ago.
BLUE BELL -- Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® congratulates The Rosenthal Group, Blue Bell sales associates, on being recognized as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices first quarter 2020 award winners for gross commission income (GCI) and/or residential units in the ent…
The April data showed an upward trend in median sales prices, and further examination shows the rise can be attributed, in part, to shifts in the makeup of the housing market. This is due to the economic shutdown caused by the pandemic, which disproportionally affected people in the lower in…
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Pam DeLissio has seen a lot in her five terms as state representative for the 194th District, which includes Roxborough and Manayunk. But serving as a legislator in a pandemic is easily a new experience. I talked with her two Fridays ago, the exact day that Philadelphia was moving into the s…
The Frank Rizzo statue has been hauled away from in front of the Municipal Services Building, and his humongous portrait on a wall in South Philly has been painted over. Rizzo would probably be amused that he was one of the villains in the recent demonstrations, 30 years after he died.
Each year the Montgomery County Association for the Blind in cooperation with PhilStar Entertainment presents a program at the Empress Room at St. Helena's Church in Blue Bell. The program was to be held on June 28th at 2 P.M. Due to Covid-19 the show will be cancelled.
I suppose that if this story was a Best Seller, it might be titled “Open for Business -- Again.”
The Southampton Free Library’s annual Summer Quest program will run to August 15. All ages are welcome to participate with three separate age groups for kids and one just for Adults. There will be rewards and prizes available for everyone!
ABINGTON -- Neither a pandemic, nor thunderstorms, could stop the Abington Senior High School Class of 2020. Labeled as “unstoppable”, “unbreakable” and “undefinable” across Abington Township and the Borough of Rockledge, this year’s 609 graduates encountered their fair share of obstacles ov…
HUNTINGDON VALLEY — The “Imagine Your Story” Summer Learning Program runs from June 22 through August 9. Readers of all ages are invited to join in the fun with divisions for emerging readers, elementary students, teens, and adults.
WILLOW GROVE -- Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN) is proud to announce that Commercial Art/Calvary Christian High School senior, Jenna Cervone, has received a partial scholarship to Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (PCAD) in Lancaster. After she completes the foundation …
PHILADELPHIA -- Metropolitan Ballet’s Artistic Director and Founder, Lisa Collins Vidnovic, will be honored in an Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, June 11, 11:00 AM EST. Vidnovic was selected by a panel of cultural peers as one of nine Leadership Award winners for 2020, by the Greater Philadelp…
WILLOW GROVE -- On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, EASTERN held its annual Awards Night, virtually on their website at 7 p.m. This year, 140 students were recognized with more than $40,000 awarded for academic and technical achievement. EASTERN is grateful to the EASTERN Foundation for their fundra…
JENKINTOWN -- Now that the town has reached the state’s yellow reopening phase, the Jenkintown Fire Department is stepping up its volunteer recruitment effort with a comprehensive outreach campaign. The recruitment slogan and branding, “Be The Neighbor Who Saves A Neighbor,” was developed du…
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