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Penn Community Bank Executives Named to Local Nonprofit Boards
Penn Community Bank, the largest mutual bank headquartered in eastern Pennsylvania, is proud to announce two of its executives are expanding their community involvement by taking new leadership roles in area non-profits. Charles Field, Chief Financial Officer, has joined the board of directors of the Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA). NOVA supports and empowers victims…
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Penn Community Bank Welcomes New Commercial Bankers
Penn Community Bank, the largest mutual bank headquartered in eastern Pennsylvania, continues its efforts to better meet area business needs. Its roster of professional resources now includes two new commercial bankers: “Penn Community Bank continues to invest in talented team members that enhance our lending capabilities to new commercial bankers, and expand our reach across…
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Philadelphia’s Ongoing, Long-Term Inferiority Complex: It’s Time to ‘Get Oudda Here With That’
Despite the deeply ingrained inferiority complex among Philadelphians, the City of Brotherly Love has begun attracting people from America’s most populated and popular cities. And they love it here, writes Jo Piazza for Philadelphia Magazine. Philadelphia has seen an influx of new residents during the pandemic, with an estimated 7,500 people moving here just from…
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BBLC Wants to Ensure Black Philadelphia Receives Its Share of Pandemic-Related Financial Resources
The newly formed Black Business Leadership Coalition (BBLC) is working to ensure Black Philadelphia receives its fair share of economic recovery-related financial resources and support. Michael Butler covered the stimulus disbursements for Technical.ly. The BBLC currently comprises 30 business professionals who vow to increase generational wealth by ensuring that the region is conducive to growing…
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Penn Community Bank Names Stephen Murphy Chief Banking Officer
Penn Community Bank, the largest mutual bank headquartered in eastern Pennsylvania, has named Stephen Murphy EVP, Chief Banking Officer. Murphy led the bank’s Residential and Consumer Lending department since 2013. He headed sales administration across the organization since 2019. In the new and expanded role, he will oversee consumer banking functions, including retail banking and…
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Directives on Pennsylvania Alcohol Sale Locations Are as Unclear as a Dirty Shot Glass in a Western Movie Saloon
If you are looking to buy beer, wine, or liquor, Pennsylvania’s frustrating and restrictive liquor laws do not make it easy, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This confusion over what beverages are sold where has existed since 1933, when then-Governor Gifford Pinchot established Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and the state liquor store system.…
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Pennsylvania System for Distributing State Education Aid Among the Most Regressive in Nation
Pennsylvania state spending on K-12 public education is among the lowest in the nation. Worse, its distribution has been ranked one of the most regressive, writes Dale Mezzacappa for WHYY. The Keystone State spent $26.5 billion on K-12 education in 2012, which put it in sixth place based on total spending amount. Per student, Pennsylvania…
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Penn Community Bank/St. Luke’s Collaborate to Ensure That Quakertown Kids Eat Lunch This Summer
Penn Community Bank, the largest mutual bank headquartered in eastern Pennsylvania, has once again partnered with St. Luke’s University Health Network to ensure no Quakertown-area child goes without a nutritious lunch during the summer months. “At Penn Community Bank, we believe in the power of community and serving the greater good. That means partnering with…
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Pennsylvania Ranks Among Top Half of States Recovering Quickest from COVID-19
Pennsylvania ranked in the top half of states that are recovering the quickest from COVID-19, according to a new report by WalletHub. To determine which states are recovering the fastest, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: Analysts evaluated these dimensions using 19 relevant metrics. Pennsylvania ranked No.…
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Penn Community Bank Continues Branch Revitalization Initiative with Bristol Renovation
Penn Community Bank, the largest mutual bank headquartered in eastern Pennsylvania, is continuing its efforts to reinvest in its branch network by fully renovating its Bristol branch. Located on Mill Street in the heart of Bristol Borough, the branch is the next bank facility to undergo revitalization work as part of a networkwide initiative. “Bristol…
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Massive Transportation Bill Intended to Ease Commutes Throughout Montgomery County and Nearby Suburbs
The massive transportation bill that recently passed the U.S. House would provide around $115 million for critical projects in Southeast Pennsylvania, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The bill is separate from the bipartisan infrastructure-spending framework recently negotiated between President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans. It would provide an additional five years to federal…
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Bucks County Playhouse Puts Sex (in the City) Onstage
Candace Bushnell, writer-producer behind Sex in the City, is appearing in a one-woman show this summer at the Bucks County Playhouse, reports Peter Crimmins for WHYY. The performance will chronicle Bushnell’s career from fledgling writer in New York to pop-culture touchstone. The Sex in the City franchise comprises novel, a TV show, two films and now a theatrical presentation. The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope presentation isn’t…
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Yes, “All Politics is Local;” But Pennsylvania Takes the Notion to the Extreme
Pennsylvania is among the top three states in the nation for its number of local governments. Only Texas and Illinois are ahead of us, writes Irina Zhorov for WHYY. The Keystone State has 4,897 active local governments, according to the 2012 Census of Governments. These include administrations at the county, municipal, school district, and special…
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Former Chef at New Hope’s ‘Raven’ Migrates to Wildwood, Retaining His Farm-to-Table Skills
Chef Gus Zimmerman’s culinary outlook was forged in Bucks County when, as a kid, he made his morning omelet from eggs right from the henhouse. He’s now heading up a new restaurant, Trio North Wildwood, reports Scott Cronick for the Atlantic City Weekly. Zimmerman spent the early part of his culinary career working in New…
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Dead Songbirds Turning Up Throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania, Stumping Scientists
Groups of songbirds have recently been turning up dead throughout Montgomery County and surrounding counties. Their cause of death remains a mystery to scientists and wildlife officials, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Similar deaths have been reported in other parts of Pennsylvania and across several more states, going back to April. Experts characterize…
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Local Homebuying Trend Has Purchasers Showing Huge Interest in Tiny Floorplans
The appeal of the sprawling Chester County estate, in all its multi-roomed glory, certainly speaks to a segment of the home-buying public. But a growing number of Chester County real estate purchasers are opting for something smaller. Much smaller. Roger Morris peeked into this trend for Main Line Today. The so-called tiny house trend, those…
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Hammering Out a Summer Day Trip’s Details: Local Natural Attraction Gains a Ringing Endorsement
With the July 4 holiday now in the rear-view mirror, the seasonal chant from Bucks County kids is assuredly near: I’m bored. Countering with a proposed day trip may be just the answer. Ali Lanyon covered a very conveniently located one for WHTM 27 News (Harrisburg). Ringing Rocks Park, in Upper Black Eddy, is 123…
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Bestselling Bucks County Novelist — Former Editor-in-Chief of ‘Glamour’ and ‘Cosmo’ — Releases New Thriller
Kate White’s new novel, The Fiancée, reflects the COVID-19 timeframe in which it was written. It’s a domestic thriller set on a sprawling vacation estate that is nonetheless isolated, reports Rosemary Feitelberg for Woman’s World Daily. White has spent a lifetime on the other end of the editorial process, evaluating submissions, reading galleys, approving photos as editor-in-chief of Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Redbook,…
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