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Fairless Hills Mom Embezzled $1.8M from Her Horsham Employer; Bought Shoes, Vacations, and Furniture
Under sentencing from the Department of Justice for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pa., Donna Laansma will serve three years in prison and three years’ supervised release. The Fairless Hills mom will also pay full restitution for the theft of $1.8 million from her Horsham place of work. Her case, for which charges…
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Integrate for Good’s Community Heroes Gala on Thursday Now Sold Out
Editor’s Note: Tickets for this event have sold out. Integrate for Good — a nonprofit organization empowering children and adults with disabilities to share their talent through inclusive volunteerism, community leadership and meaningful employment — will hold its second Annual Community Heroes Gala on Nov. 3. The event, A Night at the Races, will take…
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Eagleville Fan Juices up Phillies Enthusiasm with Red-and-White Show of Light
Ahead of the spookiest day of the year, Joe Roberts was preparing to put up the usual Halloween light show at his home in Eagleville, writes Kerri Corrado forCBS3 Philadelphia. But then the Phillies made it to the World Series. Roberts, decided to buck tradition and instead support the team with an epic, Phillies-themed light…
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Merion Station Architect— Rehabber of City Hall and the Academy of Music — Dies at 81
Hyman Myers, noted architect whose projects included City Hall’s renovation, has passed. The former Merion Station resident was 81. Gary Miles constructed a fitting remembrance of his life in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Myers’ architectural passion was the Victorian era. Over his 40-year career, he took part in more than 350 renovations of historic sites across…
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Tasty Tasting Menus: Three Recommendations Ensure Diners Get Their Kicks out of Prix Fixe
Prix fixe tasting menus are becoming locally popular among restaurateurs — who gain the advantage of some evenness with diners’ selections — and patrons — who can sample dishes they may not ordinarily try. The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Jenn Ladd sampled 15 tasting menus in the Phila. suburbs and noted three in Montgomery County that are…
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Recent Activity in Oncology and Vaccine Lines of Business May Signal That Merck May Be Ready to Perk
Merck & Co. has raised its revenue outlook, based on a notable rise in sales for 3Q2022. Sabela Ojea reported the revised projections in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new revenue projections for the North Wales entity have been lifted 14 percent based on sales of oncology treatments and vaccines. At the quarter’s Sept. 30…
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Should the Phillies Ever Hit the World Series Wall, A Hatfield Company Keeps Them Safe
When the topic of being safe at a baseball game usually involves what’s going on at the bases or home plate. But thanks to Safety Padding Ink, a Hatfield company, players well being is ensured even in the outfields. Matt Petrillo swung for the fences in bringing the story to CBS3 Philadelphia. Safety Padding Ink…
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Penn Community Bank Partners with Philadelphia Financial Counseling Firm on Home Ownership Initiative
Penn Community Bank has partnered with Clarifi — a Philadelphia financial counseling organization — to bolster financial literacy as a means of expanding homeownership opportunities in the city. Rapidly rising housing prices, broad inflation, and interest rate hikes have all left their mark on the nation and local communities. Pathway to Intergenerational Wealth Homeownership, the…
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Plenty of Buzz Surrounds Phillies Fan/Barber in Plymouth Meeting
The Phillies have proven to be a team that’s a cut above others. And with any luck, it’s about to clip the Astro’s hopes of obtaining a set of 2022 World Series rings. Helping fans root for that outcome is Sal Giannone of Sal’s Barbershop in Plymouth Meeting. Beccah Hendrickson, 6abc, combed through the details…
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Philly Mag Recommends Ardmore Restaurant That Has Laid to Rest Its Past as a Ghost Kitchen
Philadelphia Magazine’s Foobooze restaurant writer Hanna Albertine has spotlighted “The Philly 15” in a recent issue. It’s a list of a dozen-plus-three establishments may be in their freshman years in terms of business plans, but they are already serving graduate-level dishes. The recommendations center on new, as defined by opening within the past year. It…
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Merion Station Photographer Captures Her Kids in Offbeat — But Compelling — Candid Shot
Amateur shutterbugs, take heart: Misfire shots are why digital pictures are so easily deleted. But before obliterating those less-than-frame-worthy photos, a pause might be helpful. It’s a lesson learned by Merion Station professional photographer Jessica Todd Harper, as revealed in an interview with British paper The Guardian. Her reminder to give a seemingly toss-away picture…
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New York Shoppers Give Bronx Cheer to Scaled-Down Version of Ikea in Queens
Swedish furniture brand Ikea — whose U.S. headquarters are in Conshohocken — tried tweaking its retail model in the Queens borough of N.Y. But according to Miriam Hall of BisNow New York City, shoppers there didn’t care for the small-scale concept. Hence, the store is closing. The 150,000-sq.-ft. Ikea at the Vernado’s Regal Center Mall…
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Nearby Lancaster County Debuts ‘Axel’-ent Holiday Outing: Flight On Ice
A new pop-up outdoor ice skating rink, “Flight On Ice,” is giving holiday fun-seekers yet one more reason to include a stop at Park City Center or the many outlets in the nearby shopping destination of Lancaster. Lacing Up Those Skates Whether skaters take to the ice before ticking some gifts off their 2022 to-purchase…
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There’s a Solid Chance Bryce Harper’s Clutch Two-Run NLCS Blast Was with a Bat Made in King of Prussia
Given sports figures’ highly superstitious natures, there’s an excellent chance that the bat Bryce Harper used in his bottom-of-the-eighth game winning Oct. 23 home run — the one sending the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series for the first time since 2009 — was made in King of Prussia. According to KYW Newsradio report from…
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Ardmore-based ZenQMS Brings on Susquehanna Growth Equity as Minority Investment Partner
After 13 years without an outside investment, Abington-based ZenQMS brought on Susquehanna Growth Equity as a minority investment partner in August to help with its growth, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. Co-founded by Panos Boudouvas and Graham Wert, the company built a platform that helps life sciences companies manage their compliance with industry requirements. “Proper…
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Abington Native Ash Carter— Harvard Professor, Physicist, Former Defense Secretary — Dies Aged 68
Ash Carter, an Abington native and Harvard professor with a degree in theoretical physics who served as Defense Secretary under the Obama administration, died of a heart attack on October 24 aged 68. Nancy A. Youssef and Michael R. Gordon reported his loss in The Wall Street Journal. “President Obama and I relied on Ash’s…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: 26 Major Road, Royersford, Is No Minor-League Home
With MLB currently dominating headlines in Montgomery County (and everywhere else), a Royersford real estate opportunity that is currently at bat seems appropriate. Even its address — 26 Major Road — evokes Phillies baseball images of offensive homers and defensive outfield snags. The five-bedroom, four-bathroom custom built home sits on a 2.8-acre lot, a “field…
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Valley Forge Tourism Board Embraces the Area’s World-Series Red-Letter Days
The 2022 World Series, pitting the Philadelphia Phillies against the Houston Astros, is a big deal to fervent and casual fans alike. Across the county over the next five days, Montgomery Countians will be swathed in red, gathering in area bars and restaurants, cheering as they haven’t done since 2009 — the last time the…
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