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Manor College’s Fortesque, Jr., Named USCAA Division 1 Men’s Soccer Player of the Week, for the Second Time
Manor College junior midfielder Eddie Fortescue, Jr., of Blue Bell, was named USCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Player of The Week (Oct. 25–31) for the second time this season. He registered a hat trick in the first half versus the top seed and ninth-ranked USCAA Division II Bucks County Community College Centurions in the Eastern…
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2022 List of Most Expensive Homes in the State Shows the Montgomery County Cost of Doing the Deed
Stacker has analyzed residential real estate statistics in Pennsylvania, arriving at a list of the most expensive communities in terms of buying a home and acquiring its deed. The total list communities listed by dollar-sign disbursement (there are 30) are clustered around the state’s major metros — Phila. and Pittsburgh — with price tags in…
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Hear! Hear! ‘Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here,’ Penn Community Bank Campaign, Wins Branding Award
Penn Community Bank has been selected by Business Intelligence Group (Beverly, N.J.) as a recipient of its Public Relations and Marketing Excellence – External Campaign of the Year award. The bank’s Marketing Department earned the praise from the panel of business executives for its Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here. campaign and its Day of…
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King of Prussia District Honors UMT First Responders with Meals, Coffee, Massages, and Heartfelt Thanks
King of Prussia District joined with two organizational partners — Upper Merion Township (UMT) and Pro Team Collision — to sponsor honorifics to Upper Merion Township’s first responders for First Responder Appreciation Week, Oct. 24–28. Throughout the course of the week, six King of Prussia restaurants served ten meals to first responders: In all, 205…
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Pennsburg Coffee-Hoagie Fans Getting Goosebumps over New Wawa Opening
A new Pennsburg Wawa — the iconic local brand’s 32nd chain-wide opening of 2022 —welcomed its first customers today, Nov. 10. The convenience store’s latest Montgomery County expansion was announced by The Reporter. The new quick-stop staple is at 2100 Northgate Boulevard in Upper Hanover Township. Following the 9 AM grand opening ceremony, the first…
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Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar Opens in Collegeville, Its First New Restaurant Since the Pandemic Began
Glen Mills restaurateur Dave Magrogan’s ninth Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar opens today, Nov. 8, in the Providence Town Center, Collegeville. It’s a landmark moment for the chain, which has four other locations in the Phila. suburbs and four elsewhere nationwide: It marks the restaurant’s first new opening since the retreat of the COVID-19…
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Veteran’s Day Values: Montgomery County Restaurants Serve Up Specials to Those Who Serve Us
In honor of tomorrow’s commemoration of Veteran’s Day, a legion of Montgomery County restaurants is offering discounts and special deals to members of the military. Note that most require some form of I.D. (or the wearing of a uniform) to redeem. Nov. 10 Five Saints Distilling, Norristown, invites veterans, active military members, and first responders…
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Limerick Voters Close Their Wallets on Open Space Ballot Question
The issues of open space in Limerick Township, its preservation, and the funding of that effort was presented to voters on the Nov. 8 ballot. Joe Zlomek reported the resulting thumbs down in The Sanatoga Post. With final tallies still being calculated, township residents seem to indicate that although they appreciate the effort to maintain…
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Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro’s Competitiveness Harkens Back to His Time on Local Basketball Courts
Journalist David Sirota, who knew Montgomery Countian Josh Shapiro as a young basketball teammate, profiled the current Pa. Gov.-Elect for Rolling Stone. The piece referenced Shapiro’s deep-seated competitiveness and his political skill in choosing — and framing — battles carefully. One preelection campaign rally surprisingly saw the candidate connecting solidly with voters. Surprising because its…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: A Seasonal ‘Santa’toga Home Whose Kitchen Has Plenty of Elf Space
A quick offer, timely closing, and organized move could put a lucky Montgomery County purchaser into 43 Pebble Beach Lane, Sanatoga, in time for the holidays. The 1997-built, three-bedroom, four-bathroom house in Lower Pottsgrove Township is nestled in a neighborhood with no homeowners’ association (or HOA fee). The dramatic, two-story foyer is large enough to…
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Ho-Ho-Oh, No! Naughty-Not-Nice Santa Makes Appearance at Monster-Mania Con in Oaks
The 2022 Monster-Mania Con creeps into the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, from Nov. 11–13. The event is being promoted by the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board. Attendees will want to do everything possible not to nod off onsite, as the headliner appearance is actor Robert Englund, whose portrayal of dream-killer Freddy Kruger has,…
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Having Gained a Toehold in the Lehigh Valley Market, Penn Community Bank Adds Staff to Secure It
Penn Community Bank is continuing its Lehigh Valley market entry with the addition of a new team of bankers and lenders with deep connections to the region. Marcus Pereria Allentown Branch Manager With nearly 20 years of banking experience, Pereria joins Penn Community Bank with deep personal and professional roots in the Lehigh Valley. An…
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DeSales to Potential MBA Students: Come Try a Sample Class on for Size
= DeSales MBA program is holding a Sample Class on March 15 at 6:00 PM. It can be accessed in person, on the Center Valley campus, or via Zoom. It’s not only an opportunity to test drive the MBA experience at DeSales, it’s also the chance to meet the MBA program’s director and staff in…
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Back for 2022: A Montgomery County Holiday Event That’s Totally Tinsel
It was about this time last year that commuters on Route 422 noticed something unusual rising in Oaks, near the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. When its installation was complete, it was finally identified as “Tinseltown Holiday Spectacular Presented by Deitz & Watson,” a full-bore, fully interactive, family-friendly, feat of food, folderol, and festivities. And it’s…
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Burgeoning Benevolence: Royersford Nonprofit for Foster Moms Extends into Berks County
Fostering Hope is a nonprofit support group for foster families. It resulted from the 2006 collaboration of two foster moms from Christ’s Church of the Valley, Royersford. They turned to each other when they opened their homes to foster children, according to Caitlin Rearden’s WFMZ 69 News report. The Fostering Hope founders are Alyssa Dourte…
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Upcoming Program Will Indeed Engage Area Homeowners Seeking Info on Their Dwellings and Their Pasts
There’s a good chance many Montgomery County homeowners don’t know much about the very roofs over their heads. An upcoming presentation — “Reading Your House, Researching Your Home” — can answer residents’ questions about their domestic surroundings. The Dec. 7 discovery event is an effort of the Research Library & Archives of the Historical Society…
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Abington Tech Firm Aids North Penn Fire Company Effort to Increase Kids’ Familiarity with Firefighters
The concept of “firefighter familiarity” is an effort to designed to calm children — even somewhat — in the event of a fire in their own homes. Firehouse Magazine profiled the life-saving initiative and its local connections. The involves effort Abington forensic investigation firm DJS Associates and North Wales’ North Penn Fire Company. It’s goal…
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Shedding Its Virtual Past, the 2022 National Dog Show Embarks Unrestricted in Oaks
The National Dog Show sponsored by Purina is back for Nov. 19–20, 2022, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks. For the first time in two years, the public is welcome onsite, free of pandemic-related restrictions or limitations. The Kennel Club of Philadelphia (KCP), event presenter since 1879, has stated that it eagerly anticipates…
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