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DeSales University Women’s Basketball Coach Enters PA Sports Hall of Fame; Taught Basics the ‘Right Way’
Fred Richter, player for and coach of the Quakertown High School basketball team, has long been called a legend. But later this month, he’ll officially be bestowed the title. Karen Sangillo reported his induction into the Pa. Sports Hall of Fame in the Bucks County Herald. Richter was a three-year starter for Quakertown’s basketball team…
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Montco Residents Support Increases in Real Estate Densities to Address Housing Crunch
The majority of Philadelphia-area residents around Montgomery County have voiced support for “modest densification” measures in residential neighborhoods. In short, they favor residential real estate arrangements that allow multi-residential housing on a single building lot. Manny Garcia explained the trend — and its growing acceptance — for Zillow. The residential real estate shift of creating…
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Public Colleges in PA Scramble to Recruit Students Amid Enrollment Drops
The number of enrollments in public colleges has plunged nationwide, putting Pa. State System of Higher Education schools into a position of scrambling to attract more students. Nick Anderson and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel opened the book on the development for The Washington Post. Pa. State System of Higher Education has enrolled 219,113 students in fall 2021,…
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New Penn Community Bank Messaging — ‘Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here’ — Highlights Its Long Game
Penn Community Bank has a new, multichannel marketing campaign that highlights its position as a trusted financial partner for individuals, families, and businesses at any life stage. “No matter where a customer is on life’s journey — just starting out, well on their way, or planning for the future — Penn Community Bank is right…
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Hay, What a Good Idea! Quakertown Inventor Harvests Abundant Savings on Heating Oil Costs
A Quakertown mechanical engineer has reconfigured a biomass boiler — a natural-burning, hot-water producer for home heating — to run on hay fed to it automatically. Tom Venesky harvested this story in Lancaster Farming. Michael Kramer wanted to get the high cost of home heating oil off his back. His ah-ha moment came from a…
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Fairways & Dreams, Conshohocken, Offers Golf Rounds Realistic Enough That Players May Seek a Caddy to Tip
Intrepid golfers are already hitting local links, braving April weather of damp mornings and freakish snow squalls. Their intent, however, is to muscle through, toning up the skills necessary to be top-of-game for the sport’s pending sweet-spot months. A high-tech, startlingly lifelike option is now nearby, which provides ideal practice conditions without the chill: Fairways…
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National Ranking Shows Maybe Pennsylvania is a Better Place to Work from Home Than Live There
Pennsylvania ranks in the middle of the pack among the best states for work-from-home employees, according to a recently released report by WalletHub. To identify the states that are most conducive to working from home, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across two key dimensions: work environment and living environment. These…
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College Credit Consortium: Center Valley’s DeSales University Pairs with Bucks County Community College for Continuing Ed Initiative
A dual-admission arrangement between Bucks County Community College and DeSales University in Center Valley is good news for the area’s continuing ed students. Janelle Hill schooled her readers on the program’s particulars in The DeSales Fund. Students at Bucks County Community College can continue their educations at DeSales University, augmenting a two-year associates degree to…
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Mom of Trans Student from Central Bucks High School – East Makes Anti-Book Banning Plea to Congress
A Congressional hearing yesterday morning brought Mindy Freeman, mother of a transgender student at Central Bucks High School – East, to Washington D.C. There, she testified against the growing trend of book banning. On the Oversight Committee’s YouTube livestream, Freeman told Lily’s story. She described her now 15-year-old as being into expected “kids stuff” for…
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Beach Bungalows or Ski Chalets, Penn Community Bank Can Help Keep Vacation Homebuyers from Getting Burnt or Snowed Under
As quickly as a Nor’easter can wreck a beach trip or a run of global-warmed spring air can melt the enthusiasm of a ski weekend, a vacation home ownership dream can quickly become a nightmare. With advice from Penn Community Bank, however, escapists seeking respite from their ordinary work-home-chores-sleep routines can slip away to a…
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Lower Moreland Police Officer Plays the Role of Hero at Local Restaurant
A simple gift card may have ultimately saved the life of a P.F. Chang’s patron in Warrington. Police officer Sean McCoy was lunching at the chain restaurant with his wife when an emergency interrupted their meal. Jon Campisi covered the public servant’s quick-thinking actions in the Lower Moreland Patch. Officer Sean McCoy, 40, was about…
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Presentation of Our Lord Parish in Lansdale Partners on Ukrainian Donation Effort, Amasses Semi-Truck Caravan of Help
An estimated 5,000 boxes worth of donations — enough to require several tractor trailers to haul — will leave the suburbs tomorrow to help the war-torn citizens of Ukraine. John McDevitt profiled the benefactors for KYW Newsradio. The packaged items were amassed by St. Anne’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, in collaboration with Presentation of Our Lord…
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COVID-19 Death Rate Varied Across PA; Montgomery County Lost Many But Not As Many As One County
As the COVID-19 situation continues to quieten, statisticians are now looking at the impact locally, regionally, and nationally. The Philadelphia collar counties, it turned out, recorded some of the lowest COVID-19-related death rates in the state. However one Pa. community was hit worse than almost any other county nationwide. Phil Galewitz revealed which one in…
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Council Rock Students’ ‘Hershey Kiss Committee’ Doesn’t Sugar Coat Its Legislative Agenda
A unique civics lesson has taught students at Newtown Middle School one important aspect of the legislative process: It takes time. They’re now high-schoolers, but they’re still championing a bill to name the Hershey Kiss as Pa.’s official state candy. The 6abc digital staff peeled back the foil on this story. The effort has now…
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New Hope Hotelier Bucks Trend of Pandemic-Related Travel Hesitancy
Two factors should have made 3Q2021 and 1Q2022 difficult for Steve Dugan, general manager of New Hope’s Golden Plough Inn: the decline in seasonable weather and the ongoing pandemic’s tamp down of guests willing to spend a night in a hotel. Neither turned out to be any issue at all, reports Laura Smythe in the…
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Penn Community Bank Hires New Compliance Officer
Penn Community Bank has hired Connie M. Hooks as VP, BSA Officer. In her new role, Hooks will oversee the organization’s Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance program. Hooks has been officially certified for her work in anti-money laundering and BSA responsibilities. She comes to Perkasie from a former bank position in Harrisburg. As BSA Officer,…
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Top Tips for Buying Your Dream Vacation Property
Each year, when winter and summer seasons eventually fade, vacationers to the Pocono Mountains or the Jersey Shore respectively pack their belongings, head home, and count the days before a return trip. But often a question blossoms among departing renters: Since we love it here so much, should we consider a second-home purchase instead of…
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Here’s a Suspension Montgomery County Students Can Get Behind: Student Loan Payments
In perhaps a twist on the concept, students in Montgomery County and across Pennsylvania. are appreciative that they’ve gotten a suspension. In this case, it’s the Biden administration’s pause on repayments of federal student loans — a temporary relief action that many hope will continue. Taylor Allen and Mike D’Onofrio studied the implications for Axios.…
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