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Couch to 5K? Hold My Beer; Rofo Fire Dept. Throws Down Couch-to-Burning-Building Challenge
The Royersford Fire Department is inviting everyday residents to experience for themselves the life of a suburban firefighter. Joe Zlomek suited up to bring the story to The Sanatoga Post. The department will train volunteers in a three-day regimen of mock exercises designed to give them the unique experience of safely dousing flames. Only 10…
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Horsham Bakery Releases Pumpkin Muffins, Competing with a Zillion Other Like-Flavored Products
The endless parade of pumpkin-flavored everything is now evident on store shelves across the U.S. And a Montgomery County commercial bakery isn’t intending to be late to the game. Bimbo Bakeries USA, Horsham, has again released its fall lunchbox staple, Little Bites Pumpkin Muffins. The boxes of prepackaged pouches (with four muffins apiece) seek consumer…
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Willow Grove-to-Harrisburg Bike Riders Honor EMS Workers Taken in the Line of Duty
A three-day bike ride between Montgomery County and Harrisburg had 50 cyclists covering 150 miles to memorialize emergency medical services (EMS) personnel taken in the line of duty. Rose Itzcovitz covered the event — known as Memorial Service Monday — for WFMZ 69 News. The route took participants from the Second Alarmers Rescue Squad in…
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Lower Merion’s Dolobran Estate, Created for RMS Titanic’s Commissioning Executive, on Sale for $3.3M
The Dolobran Estate in Haverford, designed by the renowned Victoria-era architect Frank Furness for Clement A. Griscom, a shipping magnate associated with the Titanic, is on the market for $3.295 million, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom home is located at 231 Laurel Lane, Haverford. It was built in 1881…
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National Publication Elects MCCC to 2022 Best Student Voting Honor Roll
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) continues to receive accolades for its efforts to support civic duty among students. The college was recently included in the Washington Monthly 2022 Best Colleges for Student Voting Honor Roll. According to the report, in order to be included in this year’s honor roll “…universities had to submit 2020 and…
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Big Educational Value in Small Timeframe: DeSales MBA Offers One-Credit Courses
The DeSales University Master of Business Administration (MBA) program offers a series of one-credit courses available to college graduates interested in considering an MBA or just interested in updating their business acumen. Each one-credit course explores a topic related to business management and consists of 14 class hours scheduled over two weekends in both live and synchronous…
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Community Health and Dental Care Helps Study-Abroad Student Headed to France Feel Magnifique
The physical therapist excellence at Community Health and Dental Care, Pottstown, recently celebrated the discharge of a local student. She was generally relieved to be feeling well. But more than that, she was thrilled with the timing of her discharge, just prior to a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study abroad in France. The success of this…
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Ardmore Twin, Reunited with Unknown Floridian Sister, Embarks with Her on ‘Amazing Race’
Last March, a local law firm administrator was reunited with an identical sister she knew nothing about. The newly connected pair then participated in CBS’ The Amazing Race. Sarah Little, of Showbiz Cheatsheet, was just the ticket to carry their story. Sisters Emily Bushnell of Ardmore and Molly Sinert of Florida will comprise one of…
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2022 Miss Black Pa., from Lansdale, Succeeds in ‘Pageant System that Had the Same Moral Compass as Me’
Penn State Abington senior Molaea-Rene Goodman — whose platform focused on reducing the stigma surrounding mental health challenges among Black women — is the new Miss Black Pennsylvania. Regina Broscius did a banner job in her coverage of the win for Penn State News. “This pageant is not just about the glamour. It is about…
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Ambler Dad Gets Caught in the Net of the Georgetown University Tennis Coach Bribery Scandal
The Georgetown University bribery scandal that sent a faculty tennis coach to prison for pocketing more than $3 million has landed Robert Repella, an Ambler dad, on probation. An Associated Press Boston report served up the particulars. Repella, a former pharmaceutical executive, pleaded guilty to bribing Georgetown University tennis coach Gordon Ernst. According to testimony,…
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Spurred by Boyfriend’s Death, Manor College Grad Embarks on a Life in Law
Sheresa Palmer lives by the saying, “God only gives his battles to his toughest soldiers.” She continued, “People look at me and say that you smile so much, you wouldn’t know you went through anything. “But I’m not afraid to tell my story. “And here’s somebody else out there that has their own story and…
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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Again Musters Support to Fight In-County Food Insecurity
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) kicked off its eighth Annual Valley Forge Freedom from Hunger Food Drive by cooking and serving hot lunch to more than 100 guests at the Norristown Hospitality Center. The food drive will run through Oct. 31 to continue to build awareness around increased nutritional needs in Montgomery…
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Gwynedd Mercy University to Prospective Enrollees: Remember the ABCs, Ask before Committing
As discussed in Part 1 of Gwynedd Mercy University’s recommendations for students visiting a college or university for the first time, the process may seem overwhelming. In Part 2, Aimee Huffstetler, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment, Gwynedd Mercy University, provides a list of topic-specific questions that will help students and their families when visiting colleges.…
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Some County Election Officials’ Opinion of Updated Pa. Voter Registration Form: Thumbs Down
Pennsylvania has updated its voter registration form to allow voters to also sign up for mail ballots. But the simple change is not sitting well with many county elections officials. Jonathan Lai reported on the push-back for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new form, titled Pennsylvania Voter Registration Application & Mail-in Ballot Request, went live over…
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Hatfield Medical Imaging Tech Developer Merges with Australian Medical Software Company
CurveBeam AI, a Hatfield medical imaging technology developer, has signed a merger deal with StraxCorp, Melbourne, Australia. John George covered the intercontinental collaboration for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The financial specifics are being kept under wraps at the present; however, the newly united entities are targeting an IPO for next year. This was no union…
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TikTok Comment from Kid Culinarian to Ardmore Mom Resurfaces for Back to School 2022
Most parents video their children’s first day of school. But few of them go viral, as an upload of an Ardmore son returning home from his first exposure to formal education did. Rodrigo Torrejón educated The Philadelphia Inquirer readers on the clip’s subject: the new student’s gripe about a “terrible sandwich” from mom. The TikTok…
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Public Installation at Morris Arboretum Indicates that Summer 2022 Is Not Quite at the End of Its Rope
Morris Arboretum isn’t quite ready to bid farewell to Summer 2022 or the season’s general sense of playfulness. Its leadership is therefore presenting an opportunity for the public to enjoy a simple summertime pleasure, an outdoor swing. Vittoria Woodill breezed by to file the story for CBS Philadelphia. Across the arboretum’s 92 acres, ten swings…
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Holy Family University Faculty Member Heads Doctorate Program in Counseling Psychology, Informed by Personal Grief Journey
Experience, it is said, is the best teacher. That truism is especially evident at the Holy Family University Newtown campus, where Dr. Diane Menago, Licensed Psychologist, heads the PsyD Program. In short, she’s training the next generation of counseling psychologists, giving them not only the book knowledge but also her personal insight into a difficult…
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