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State Student Loan Relief Program for Nurses Starts Initial Round of Assistance
The Student Loan Relief Program for Nurses reached a milestone as the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has started notifying applicants of its selection for the initial round of loans. Robert Swift administered a dose of journalistic skill in bringing the story to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The student loan program for nurses was created…
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Local Boys of Summer — Who Left Their Youth Years Ago — Continue to Take to the Baseball Diamond
Throughout summer 2022, four divisions of the Bux-Mont Senior Men’s Baseball League suited up, trotted to their positions, and battled it out. The season has ended, but many of these senior players (45+ years old), plan to be back next year. Paul Kurtz, KYW Newsradio, covered this story of baseball devotees in a league of…
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Tech Fees Become Yet Another Raw Deal for New Pottstown Butcher Shop Owners
Had things worked out, Pottstown’s Better on the Bone was to have been somewhat of a vindication for owners Mark and Dottie Spillane, proof that their ongoing woe was finally behind them. But an unexpected equipment issue has instead cut them to the bone. Chantelle Calhoun served up the story for WFMZ 69 News. The…
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Gwynedd Mercy University AVP of Enrollment to Rising Juniors and Seniors: Ask Me Anything!
The high-school class 2023 has just embarked on its last secondary-school academic year, and likewise, the class of 2024 has begun steps toward a more distant but just as compelling milestone in two years. As senior and junior students across the region seek to solidify their what-next academic plans, Gwynedd Mercy University Assistant Vice President…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the part-time High School & Educational Partnerships Enrollment Coach position at its Pottstown campus. The part-time High School & Educational Partnerships Enrollment Coach is responsible for: Qualifications Essential Knowledge and Skills The role requires: Child abuse and Pa. State Police clearances, as well as FBI fingerprints, are required…
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Penn Community Bank Collaborates on Effort to LIFT Local Income-Constrained Communities
Penn Community Bank is launching a new financial stability program, LIFT United, to help eligible residents increase their financial literacy, improve their credit scores, and secure low interest used car loans. The bank is partnering with three other business entities on the pilot program: United Way of Bucks County The County of Bucks Credit Counseling…
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California-based Chicken Franchise to Gain a Leg Up in Philadelphia Collar Counties
Hollywood-based Dave’s Hot Chicken — which quickly became popular for its Nashville-inspired chicken after it launched five years ago — is planning to nest at least eight locations in the Phila. region, including sites in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Delaware counties. Ryan Mulligan plucked this story for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Franchisees Jiger Patel and…
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Conshohocken Singer Releases New Album; Her Music DNA Was Inherited from a Passionate Patriarch
Singer Emily Drinker of Conshohocken has a storied pedigree in the Phila. region. Her ancestor, one of the founders of the international law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath, was a passionate musician hobbyist who helped the Von Trapp family (of The Sound of Music fame) navigate visa issues on Ellis Island. But as Gina Lizzo…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Nine Montgomery County Schools Offer Honors-Level Scholastics
Nine Montco high schools are among the 40 top-rated learning institutions in Phila. and its suburbs, according to a new ranking by Philadelphia Magazine. To determine the top-performing city and suburban public high schools, the publication’s editors used the latest available data from the Pa. Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics.…
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Terrif Riffs to Float Across the County in VFTCB Inaugural September Jazz Fest
A five-day, multisite exploration of the multifaceted sounds of local music artists is about to unfurl across Montgomery County like a soulful, muted trumpet solo. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board presents its first-ever Montco Jazz Fest. The concerts and events highlight vocalists, ensembles, and even double-Oscar winner Peabo Bryson in ticketed performances (some…
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MCCC Encourages Local Commercial Enterprises to Apply for State Workforce Training Funds
The Workforce Development Division of Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) encourages eligible local companies to apply for Workforce and Economic Development Network of Pennsylvania (WEDnetPA) funding for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2022. WEDnetPA is a state training reimbursement grant program through which eligible companies can receive state grants to help pay for…
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Philadelphia Once Again Earns @#$%&! Title as Rudest City in the U.S.
The results of the new survey to determine the rudest city in the country are out. Once again, Philadelphia has (some might say justly) found itself at the top. Matt Zajechowski butt in line ahead of other journalists to cover this story for Preply. Philadelphia was, in fact, again the victim of its own residents…
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Japanese Restaurant in Villanova Occupies Solo Spot on Philly-Centric Best-of List
Philadelphia Style’s list of the 12 best Japanese restaurants in the area is understandably urban centered: 10 of its recommendations are in the city itself, and one is in Atlantic City. Only one suburban dining experience, Villanova’s Azie on Main, rated mention, as assessed by Nichi Pandey and Emily Pellini. According to Pandey and Pellini,…
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Mont Clare Family Brings Flood Protection Efforts to New Heights
The Mackay-Sell family home has been jacked up: not pricewise, not tech-wise, not in décor, but architecturally. It been raised eight feet as a preventative measure against floodwaters. Justine McDaniel waded into the details for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Sept. 1, 2021, devastation by Hurricane Ida was particularly hard on Mont Clare, given its proximity…
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Limerick Siblings Claw Their Way to Recognition in Maine Lobster Crate Race
Limerick siblings Caitlyn and Tyler Wylie recently earned mention for their performance in the 2022 Great International Lobster Crate Race in Rockland, Maine. Ken Waltz, of The Courier-Gazette boiled down the details of their participation in this unusual athletic competition. The race has been a summer tradition in Rockland for decades, born of a desire…
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Towamencin Township Police Recognized for Efforts to Incorporate Mental Health Sensitivity into Responses
The Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors recently recognized its police force for committing 100 percent to an educational effort designed to inform officers on best practices in mental health-related interventions. Joe Campisi heeded the call of duty to report the story for the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch. The recognition came after every officer completed coursework in the…
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Strong Financial Leadership at Blue Bell’s CompanyVoice
CompanyVoice (CV) is a proud member of the Montgomery County community, contributing to the business ecosystem with strong financial leadership that hires and buys locally. A women-owned, full-service inbound and outbound call center located in the Union Meeting Corporate Center on Harvest Drive in Blue Bell, CV offers a steady stream of job openings and…
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Hobart’s Run Business Incentive Grant Designed to Make BIG Difference in Pottstown
Hobart’s Run is serious about encouraging new businesses to set up shop in the primary commercial corridor of its neighborhood improvement district. Its Business Incentive Grant (BIG) provides a maximum $1,500 incentive toward rent or closing costs to new business owners who open in the 500–900 blocks of Pottstown’s High Street. To date, this nonprofit…
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