• Table Tap pioneers worlds first ‘Pour Your Own Beer’ system

    Table Tap pioneers worlds first ‘Pour Your Own Beer’ system

    Table Tap LLC introduced the first entirely self-serve taproom at the Oz. Tap House in Austin, Texas. Grabbing a cold one just became a lot more entertaining in Austin. Table Tap is the the first company in the world to introduce self-service beverage dispensing systems. Pour Your Own Beer (P.Y.O.B.) is the tagline and primary…

  • REAL IDs now available to Pennsylvania residents; Norristown one of seven participating locations

    REAL IDs now available to Pennsylvania residents; Norristown one of seven participating locations

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is proud to announce that optional REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and photo ID cards are now available for Pennsylvania residents who want one. A federally-accepted form of identification (whether it’s a Pennsylvania REAL ID driver’s license or ID card, a U.S. Passport/Passport Card, a military ID, etc.) must be used as identification…

  • Audubon-based J. P. Mascaro and Sons wins $3.5 million trash and recycling contract

    Audubon-based J. P. Mascaro and Sons wins $3.5 million trash and recycling contract

    Local waste company J. P. Mascaro & Sons has been awarded a three-year service contract valued in excess of $3.5 Million to serve the South Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Starting April 1st, J.P. Mascaro will be responsible for providing once a week trash collection and every-other-week recycling collection service for residents.  Included in the…

  • Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg fights fraud with free program

    Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg fights fraud with free program

    Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg today encouraged Montgomery County residents to sign up for FraudSleuth, a free monitoring program through her office that helps protects their properties from thieves and forgers. “With heightened concerns about fraud in neighboring counties, the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds office wants to ensure that we partner with…

  • J.P. Mascaro & Sons to bolster local business infrastructure

    J.P. Mascaro & Sons to bolster local business infrastructure

    The business of local waste service company J. P. Mascaro & Sons has increased significantly over the last decade, and today the company announced plans to enhance its local business infrastructure with the construction of two new transportation terminals to serve its growing business needs. One terminal will be in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, and…

  • Vacante’s style parlor and barber shop turning heads two years running

    Vacante’s style parlor and barber shop turning heads two years running

    By Stan Huskey Chris Vacante has barbering in his blood. After working in his father’s and uncle’s barber shop in East Norriton for more than 15 years, Chris decided it was time to take his clippers and cut out on his own. [uam_ad id=”54865″] He opened his eponymous parlor at the corner of Main Street…

  • Park partners help keep Valley Forge National Park Visitor Center open during government shutdown

    Park partners help keep Valley Forge National Park Visitor Center open during government shutdown

    The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) and The Encampment Store are providing support and funding to keep Valley Forge National Historical Park’s Visitor Center open during the federal government shutdown. The VFTCB and The Encampment Store plan to continue that support through Martin Luther King Jr. weekend should the current government shutdown persist.…

  • Charlotte native enjoys life at Five Star Senior Living

    Charlotte native enjoys life at Five Star Senior Living

    Becky Saunders, 92, was born and raised in Charlotte, N.C., graduated from Queens University of Charlotte, and was married to her husband Glenn for just short of 50 years. In this Q&A, Saunders shares what brought her north, what she likes most about Five Star Senior Living in Exton, and her words of wisdom. Q:…

  • Health Mats sponsors Eagles autism challenge

    Health Mats sponsors Eagles autism challenge

    On May 18, 2019, Health Mats will sponsor and participate for a second year in the Eagles Autism Challenge. Team Health Mats will join the entire Philadelphia Eagles organization and thousands of supporters as they collectively ride, run, or walk to raise funds for cutting-edge autism research and programs. [uam_ad id=”54865″] One hundred percent of…

  • It’s the most wonderful time of the year for winter Health Mats

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year for winter Health Mats

    By Vince Del Rossi The holiday season is upon us, which means parties and gift-giving. People storm the retail stores, shopping for a perfect gift. They line the grocery store checkout lines, carts filled with enough food for an army. For many stores, this is their most lucrative quarter. However, what many storeowners don’t realize…

  • Take note of the holiday shipping deadlines set by the major players

    Take note of the holiday shipping deadlines set by the major players

    Holiday shopping isn’t always a joyful experience — but online shopping seems to make life just a bit merrier. Unless, of course, you’re fretting over shipping deadlines. So, to make things a bit less frantic, here are deadlines of some major players in the game of holiday shopping. These are the dates you’ll need to be…

  • J.P. Mascaro & Sons ‘doubling down’ on recycling

    J.P. Mascaro & Sons ‘doubling down’ on recycling

    As many major waste industry players move in directions limiting the customers options related to recycling, local family owned and operated waste removal company, J. P. Mascaro & Sons, is “doubling down.” Mascaro in recent years completed construction of a “cutting edge” $20,000,000 recycling plant in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania.  The plant handles a “broad based” list of commodities with some of the…

  • Five Star Senior Living: Holiday depression and working to prevent it

    Five Star Senior Living: Holiday depression and working to prevent it

    By Amber Page The holidays are an enjoyable time. Families gather together to share pleasant memories, eat delicious family favorites, and exchange presents of gratitude. The holidays should be a joyous occasion for all ages. Unfortunately, a lot of statistics pertaining to the senior population say otherwise. The months of November and December can be…

  • Wawa dives into catering

    Wawa dives into catering

    Residents of the Delaware Valley will soon have the chance to enjoy their favorite foods from Wawa in an entirely new way, courtesy of the company’s new catering business, according to a report from Convenience Store News. Customers can order from a menu of their favorite Wawa items. These are then delivered and set up by…

  • PennDOT to host meeting for Perkiomen Creek Crossing improvement project in Montgomery County

    PennDOT to host meeting for Perkiomen Creek Crossing improvement project in Montgomery County

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will hold anopen house public plans display on Wednesday, November 14 at 7:00 PM in Methacton High School at 1005 Kriebel Mill Road in Eagleville to inform citizens about the upcoming project to improve travel and safety on both sides of the bridge carrying Ridge Pike over Perkiomen Creek in Collegeville Borough and Lower Providence…

  • Victim Services Center to host Town Hall discussion on sexual violence

    Victim Services Center to host Town Hall discussion on sexual violence

    In the United States, 1 in 3 women, and 1 in 6 men experience some form of sexual violence in their life time. 1 in 9 girls and 1 in 53 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault at the hands of an adult. In Montgomery County, 270 cases of child sexual…

  • Record 9,000 pounds of medications collected in Montgomery County during Drug Take Back Day

    Record 9,000 pounds of medications collected in Montgomery County during Drug Take Back Day

    Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and the Police Chiefs Association of Montgomery County announced that more than 9,000 pounds of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medicines were collected on the recent Drug Take Back Day, Oct. 27. The boxes of drugs, which filled nearly two box trucks, will be safely destroyed. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The…

  • ‘Uber’ for lawn care to launch in Blue Bell region

    ‘Uber’ for lawn care to launch in Blue Bell region

    Lawn Love, an app similar to Uber or Lyft, but for professional lawn care services is launching across the state of Pennsylvania this week. The service enables its users to instantly schedule, review, and pay for various types of yard work through the use of a mobile app or website. The platform is powered by…