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Penn State Abington Chancellor To Become Eckerd College’s Fifth President
Damian Fernandez, the chancellor of Penn State Abington, will be the next president of Florida-based Eckerd College from July 1, 2020, writes Lauren Coffey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Fernandez will replace Donald R. Eastman III, who announced in February he would be retiring after nearly two decades with the liberal arts institution. Fernandez will…
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SEPTA’s Modernized Payment Method Coming to Regional Rail Riders by Spring
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is planning to expand its modernized payment method to Regional Rail riders by spring, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “That’s our plan,” said Rich Burnfield, SEPTA’s treasurer and deputy general manager. The Key cards have been adopted by transit riders for some time now, but the rollout among…
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Fresh Off $90 Million Initiative to Rebuild Fountains, Longwood Gardens Plans $200 Million Expansion
Longwood Gardens, one of the state’s biggest tourist attractions, is planning a $200 million expansion, its largest ever, writes Joseph DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Longwood first plans to sell $49 million of bonds to cover design and engineering costs for the construction of a new conservatory that is planned on the site of the…
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Third Annual Citadel Country Spirit USA to Return to Chester County’s Brandywine Valley
Citadel Country Spirit USA – a spectacular, three-day country music festival – will return to Chester County’s Brandywine Valley from Aug. 28-30, 2020. Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds, a picturesque, 33-acre site, again sets the scene for the third annual event. Heralded as a Great American Festival Experience, Citadel Country Spirit USA features 20 country…
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MONTCO Careers – Montgomery County Community College
With campuses in Blue Bell and Pottstown, Montgomery County Community College has been serving the educational and workforce development needs of the county for more than 50 years, offering more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs. Director of the Culinary Arts Institute This position oversees the overall operations of The Culinary Arts Institute; identifies…
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MONTCO Today Exists to Grow Our Affiliate Partners’ Businesses, Strengthen Communities
In the almost four years that MONTCO Today has been in business, we have carved out an important niche as a vehicle for sharing positive, upbeat stories that celebrate the Montgomery County experience. While we are flattered when someone calls us a “news site” or “online newspaper,” we do not practice journalism. Rather, we practice…
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Ardmore’s Tired Hands Brewing One Of Nation’s Best Breweries of the Decade
Tired Hands Brewing in Ardmore is one of the best breweries of the decade in the nation, writes Jim Vorel for the Paste Magazine. The brewery ranked forty-third on the newly published The 50 Best American Breweries of the 2010s list. One of the things that ensured the local brewery a place among the very…
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Plymouth Meeting, Horsham Firms Merge Into One of World’s Largest Independent Patient-Safety Groups
Plymouth Meeting-based ECRI Institute and Horsham-based Institute for Safe Medication Practices will merge early next year into one of the world’s largest independent patient-safety groups, writes Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The ECRI Institute was founded in 1968 as the Emergency Care Research Institute. Today it has 500 employees and offices in Dubai, London,…
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20+ Brilliant Things to Do This Week in Montco
In the run-up to the Thanksgiving holiday, there’s a plateful of brilliant events happening in Montgomery County this week: Special Events Wild Lights – Saturday, November 16 – Tuesday, December 31 The Hound of the Baskervilles – Wednesday, November 20 – Sunday, December, 8 Booker T. Jones – Tuesday, November 19 Wild Lights – Celebrate the…
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King of Prussia Mall on List Of Ten Shopping Centers That Have Become Tourist Destinations In Their Own Right
King of Prussia Mall is one of ten shopping centers in the nation that have become tourists destinations in their own right, writes Larry Bleiberg for USA Today. These brick-and-mortar shopping centers continue to thrive and attract tourists even in an era where online shopping has forced many others to close their doors for good.…
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Valley Forge Military Academy and College Announces Changes to College Program
The Board of Trustees of the Valley Forge Military Academy and College, the official Military College of Pennsylvania, has ratified recommended changes from the College Oversight Committee to its collegiate program. The institution will be consolidating its collegiate programs and refocusing admissions requirements in an effort to bring its military education programs to new heights…
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Hobart’s Run Gets ‘Heroic’ Help from Lowe’s in Pottstown, Elverson
Hobart’s Run, The Hill School’s neighborhood improvement initiative, recently received some much-needed help from the Lowe’s stores in Pottstown and Elverson. The stores’ employees shared their time and expertise, as part of Lowe’s Heroes, to help Hobart’s Run paint a residential rehab project in Pottstown. Additionally, Lowe’s has provided the required materials and new appliances…
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For First Time In Its History, Women Are Taking Over Upper Gwynedd Township Leadership
With three more women elected to Upper Gwynedd Township leadership in the last election, for the first time in the town’s history all of the commissioners are women, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In January, newly elected Democrats Martha Simelaro, Katherine Carter, and Ruth Damsker will join incumbent Democratic Commissioners, Denise Hull and…
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Federal Appeals Court Refuses to Reinstate Exton Man’s Lawsuit Against Tinder
Exton resident Amro Elansari has had his request to reinstate his “class action” lawsuit against Tinder denied by a federal appeals court, writes Matt Miller for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. Elansari sued Tinder in July, claiming the company used fraud to get him to subscribe to its dating app. In the largely hand-written complaint, he asserted…
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MONTCO Careers – Saint Joseph’s University
Founded in 1851, Saint Joseph’s University is a Jesuit university focused on supporting and challenging all aspects of its students and helping them to grow mentally, spiritually, personally, and creatively. Associate Director Recreation and Training This position manages and develops recreational programs and services to train undergraduates in the field of autism; helps manage crisis…
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PA Minimum Wage Talks Intensify, Local Union President Warns Workers Deserve More
Talks on raising the minimum wage in Pennsylvania have heated up for the first time in a decade as Republicans attempt to get Gov. Tom Wolf to drop his efforts to extend overtime pay eligibility to tens of thousands of additional workers, writes Marc Levy for the NBC 10. Negotiators are faced with a November…
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MONTCO Voice: Should Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage be Raised?
According to Marc Levy of NBC 10, The federal minimum wage was last increased to $7.25 an hour in 2009. Pennsylvania is one of 21 states whose minimum wage is set at the federal minimum. About 385,000 people in Pennsylvania hold a job that pays between $7.25 an hour and $9.50 an hour, according to…
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Main Line Woman To Represent Maine in Miss America 2.0
Carolyn Brady, who grew up on the Main Line and studied violin at the Philadelphia International Music Festival in Bryn Mawr College, will represent Maine in the Miss America 2.0 competition, writes Rasa Brittain for the Patch. Despite representing her adoptive state, Brady still has strong connections to the Main Line. “All of my best…
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