• Montgomery County June 25th COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Montgomery County June 25th COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Wednesday afternoon, 38 new COVID-19 positive cases and 5 deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 38 positive individuals came from 18 municipalities and ranged in age from 18-years to 95-years-old.…

  • Montgomery County June 24th COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Montgomery County June 24th COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Tuesday afternoon, 27 new COVID-19 positive cases and 4 deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 27 positive individuals came from 12 municipalities and ranged in age from 20-years to 100-years-old.…

  • Montgomery County June 23rd COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Montgomery County June 23rd COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Monday afternoon, 19 new COVID-19 positive cases and zero deaths were reported in Montgomery County. No new deaths leaves Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll at 781 individuals. The 19 new positive…

  • Montgomery County June 22nd COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Montgomery County June 22nd COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Friday afternoon, the last time the county’s numbers were updated, 25 new COVID-19 positive cases and 2 deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 2 new deaths bring Montgomery County’s COVID-19…

  • Community Partners Join HealthSpark in Building Back a Better Safety Net System

    Community Partners Join HealthSpark in Building Back a Better Safety Net System

    By Emma Hertz Together with forty-one community partners, HealthSpark Foundation has launched an effort to rebuild the social safety net post-pandemic called Build Back Better. Partner organizations, which represent nonprofit safety net providers, universities, faith groups, advocacy groups, elected officials, civic organizations, and government, are joining together in a task force “Design Team” to understand the…

  • Montgomery County June 18th COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Montgomery County June 18th COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Tuesday afternoon, 28 new COVID-19 positive cases and no deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 28 positive individuals came from 18 municipalities and ranged in age from 4-years to 87-years-old.…

  • Montgomery County June 17th COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Montgomery County June 17th COVID-19 and Testing Update

    Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Tuesday afternoon, 18 new COVID-19 positive cases and 1 death were reported in Montgomery County. The 18 positive individuals came from 13 municipalities and ranged in age from 8-months to 91-years-old.…

  • Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Popular Art Ability Program Now Accepting Submissions

    Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Popular Art Ability Program Now Accepting Submissions

    By Main Line Health As a healthcare organization, the safety of our constituents is our highest priority. While our commitment to Art Ability remains strong, in light of the current pandemic, we have decided to pivot the annual Preview Reception and Dinner & Auction events to a virtual format. As we celebrate Art Ability’s 25th…

  • Montgomery County June 12th COVID-19 Update

    Montgomery County June 12th COVID-19 Update

    Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. Since Wednesday’s update, 45 new COVID-19 positive cases and 3 deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 22 new deaths bring Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll to 765 individuals. The new positive cases…

  • Day Care is Open. Here’s What It Could Look Like

    Day Care is Open. Here’s What It Could Look Like

    By Wendi Rank Day cares can open in the yellow phase, but expect some changes, report Nydia Han and Heather Grubola of 6 ABC. Temperatures will be checked at drop-off, according to the report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allow for temperatures to be taken at home instead of on-site. Parents may…

  • Montgomery County June 10th COVID-19 Update

    Montgomery County June 10th COVID-19 Update

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. Since Monday’s update, 74 new COVID-19 positive cases and 15 deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 15 new deaths bring Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll to 740 individuals. The new positive…

  • Montgomery County June 9th COVID-19 Update

    Montgomery County June 9th COVID-19 Update

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. Since Friday’s update, 148 new COVID-19 positive cases and 5 deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 5 new deaths bring Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll to 725 individuals. The new positive…

  • Conshohocken-Based Aardvark Mobile Tours Modifies Its Patented Trucks To Serve As Mobile COVID-19 Testing Centers

    Conshohocken-Based Aardvark Mobile Tours Modifies Its Patented Trucks To Serve As Mobile COVID-19 Testing Centers

    Larry Borden, owner of Aardvark Mobile Tours, has modified the Conshohocken-based company’s patented trucks to serve as mobile COVID-19 testing centers, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Aardvark Mobile Tours stages events and attracts large audiences to small areas to help businesses such as Coca-Cola and Nike build brand awareness. When the coronavirus…

  • Free COVID-19 Tests Available at 6 Montgomery County Sites

    Free COVID-19 Tests Available at 6 Montgomery County Sites

    Publisher’s note: Montgomery County commissioners did not issue a COVID-19 update on either Saturday or Sunday. Check back Tuesday morning for a summary of the commissioner’s briefing later this afternoon. By Wendi Rank For residents in need of COVID-19 testing, Montgomery County has six community-based sites open to the public. The Centers for Disease Control…

  • Hatboro Dentist Reopens His Practice on Limited Basis But At Steep Cost

    Hatboro Dentist Reopens His Practice on Limited Basis But At Steep Cost

    Dr. Larry Krevitz, a Hatboro staple for more than three decades, has reopened his dental practice on a limited basis after two months, but at a steep cost, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. In addition to having to spend thousands of dollars on new safety measures, he is looking at increased operating…

  • Audubon’s Founder of JDRF Marks Semi-centennial of Organization on Virtua Health CEO’s Podcast

    Audubon’s Founder of JDRF Marks Semi-centennial of Organization on Virtua Health CEO’s Podcast

    Lee Ducat, the Audubon founder of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, recently marked the semi-centennial of the organization on the podcast hosted by Virtua Health CEO Dennis Pullin, according to a staff report from the South Jersey Central Record. On May 21, 1970, Ducat started one of the most successful nonprofit organizations dedicated to eliminating…

  • Montgomery County May 29th COVID-19 Update

    Montgomery County May 29th COVID-19 Update

    Based on the information found on state and county’s COVID-19 website and the commissioner’s Thursday briefing, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County, the Delaware Valley, and Pennsylvania. Since Wednesday’s update, 92 new COVID-19 positive cases and 13 deaths were reported in Montgomery County. The 13 new deaths bring Montgomery County’s…

  • Why COVID-19 Has Resulted in a Massive Reduction in Arrests in Pennsylvania

    Why COVID-19 Has Resulted in a Massive Reduction in Arrests in Pennsylvania

    By Daniel Bush Isolation can affect people differently. What it has not done for Pennsylvanians is result in more arrests, despite more police activity. Review of pre-COVID Pennsylvania State Police statistics from across the Commonwealth compared to more recent statistics reveals an extraordinary trend: while “calls for service” to police dramatically increased during the COVID…