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Commissioner Ken Lawrence on Hunger Issue Experiment: ‘You Can’t Eat Well on $4.75 a Day’
A recent event to highlight the hunger issue in Montgomery County yielded a startling first-hand account from County Commissioner Ken Lawrence, Jr. Rachel Ravinia captured his admission, revealed at a Salem Baptist Church forum in Abington, in The Reporter. Lawrence spoke of a 2017 “food stamp” challenge that asked him to spend no more than…
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Center School Celebrates National Philanthropy Day
November is known as Giving Month for nonprofit organizations as it includes National Philanthropy Day and Giving Tuesday. This is a time when many schools are gearing up their fundraising efforts to finance crucial programming and activities for their students throughout the year. Every year, Center School hosts numerous events to provide additional support and…
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Ardmore-based ZenQMS Brings on Susquehanna Growth Equity as Minority Investment Partner
After 13 years without an outside investment, Abington-based ZenQMS brought on Susquehanna Growth Equity as a minority investment partner in August to help with its growth, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical.ly. Co-founded by Panos Boudouvas and Graham Wert, the company built a platform that helps life sciences companies manage their compliance with industry requirements. “Proper…
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Abington Native Ash Carter— Harvard Professor, Physicist, Former Defense Secretary — Dies Aged 68
Ash Carter, an Abington native and Harvard professor with a degree in theoretical physics who served as Defense Secretary under the Obama administration, died of a heart attack on October 24 aged 68. Nancy A. Youssef and Michael R. Gordon reported his loss in The Wall Street Journal. “President Obama and I relied on Ash’s…
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Abington’s Rebecca Rhynhart Joins Race for Mayor of Philadelphia
Abington’s Rebecca Rhynhart is joining the already interesting race for mayor of Philadelphia, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Four years ago, Rebecca Rhynhart became the first woman to serve as the city controller. Now, she has resigned from that position to run for mayor. “[M]y power as city controller is limited,” said Rhynhart. “I…
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Phillies’ Effect on Montgomery County Is Turning Out to Be a Lift in Camaraderie and Commerce
The joy of the Philadelphia Phillies advancement to the 2022 World Series continues across Montgomery County. It’s brought families and friends together. And it’s been an economic boost to local businesses. Rachel Ravina fielded the assignment of filing story of these twin upsides at The Reporter. For Abington resident-fan Paul Mamolou, the current baseball fever…
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Abington Swim-Legend Turned Whistleblower Takes Stand Against Sexual Abuse
The now disgraced Harvard University and Olympic swim coach Joe Bernal — also known as Hugo Bernard Calderon — has reportedly passed away. In an intricate saga on Salon.com examining sexual abuse scandals in the swimming world, it appears that some speculate he may have faked his own death. However, as Irvin Muchnick writes, those…
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Center School: Honoring Dyslexia Awareness Month and ADHD Awareness Month
Since 1989, Center School has been successfully serving students who have been diagnosed with language-based learning disabilities, primarily dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many people are unaware of exactly what dyslexia and ADHD are, often assuming it is simply reversing letters or lacking the ability to control impulses. In this month of October,…
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Abington Student Presents Research on Trans Youth at Montreal Symposium
A senior at Penn State Abington presented critical research on gender-affirming care at a scientific symposium in Montreal. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)’s held its 27th annual conference back in September. Angelea Francesco’s presentation was specifically on patients ages 10–24 seeking gender-affirming care in rural areas. It was part of students’ research…
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Jenkintown Attorney Draws from His Own Career to Help Write Satirical Legal Thriller Book Series
Jenkintown attorney Brian Felgoise’s decades of experience in class-action litigation has helped him collaborate as an author of Filthy Rich Lawyers. A story on the a new, satirical, legal thriller series was on the docket of Jon Campisi and the Abington Patch. Filthy Rich Lawyers, Book One: The Education of Ryan Coleman was just published…
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Atop Quality Ranking of Montco High Schools Come Data on the Districts behind Them
In conjunction with the recently published list of top Montgomery County high schools comes a similarly themed Niche.com assessment of the Montco school districts in which they operate. Niche has identified 11 of them to be among the top 50 school districts in Pa. for 2023. To determine 2023’s best school districts, Niche analyzed U.S.…
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Abington Officers Unleash Lower Merion Police Dog to Catch CVS Thief
Law enforcement collaborations commonly occur in Montgomery County, as local police efforts often benefit from extra hands. Jon Campisi, in the Abington Patch, reported a recent incident that required the few extra paws of a K9 resource 20 miles away. The Sept. 17 case involved the robbery of the CVS at 2870 Moreland Road. A…
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National Merit Scholarship Semifinals List Reveals In-County High School High Achievers
The 2022 list of National Merit Semifinalists reveals the top PSAT scorers in Pa., a measure that may contribute to their earning of National Merit Scholarship achievement. Kristen A. Graham checked her spelling and her math in filing the related story for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The local scholastic standouts were among the highest scorers on…
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Two Pa. Universities — One in Montco — Rise to List of 50 Best Public Colleges in Nation
Two Pennsylvania universities are among the best public colleges in the nation in 2022. But they also represent some of the most expensive options on the list, according to a new ranking from Stacker. Stacker sourced data from Niche’s 50 top public colleges of 2022 list and then ranked the schools from most to least…
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Abington Scientist’s Vaccine Breakthrough Now Central to Moderna Action against Pfizer, BioNTech
In a new lawsuit, Moderna is claiming Pfizer and its partner, BioNTech, copied its “groundbreaking discovery” — which was built upon the work of Abington scientist Katalin Karikó — to make a COVID-19 vaccine. Tom Avril put the action under a microscope in reporting it for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The dispute involves messenger RNA (mRNA)…
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Montco Private Schools — Eager to Remain Competitive — Embark on Infrastructure Improvement Projects
Schools nationwide are upping the ante on the amenities — both scholastic and extracurricular — with which they aim to spark matriculations. Locally as well, private schools are raising funds, eyeing upgrades, and embarking on capital projects to remain competitive. Todd Romero, with the Philadelphia Business Journal, dug in to report whose doing what in…
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Abington’s Adam Aron, AMC Theaters CEO, Believes Meme Stock Status Is Ticket to Ongoing Success
Adam Aron, an Abington native and CEO of AMC Theaters, is willing to go to any lengths to keep his company a meme stock for good. Felix Gillette and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon lifted the curtain on his efforts in Bloomberg. So far, Aron has managed to keep the movie chain’s stock up and his fans happy…
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Plymouth Meeting/Abington High School Students Pound Heavy Metal at Bethlehem’s Musikfest
Metal band Devixe (pronounced device) and its local high-school performers hit the big time by playing a set for the packed crowds at Musikfest, Bethlehem’s high-profile summer concert series. Matteo Iadonisi tuned up his journalism skills to report the story for 6abc. The band comprises: The five connected through a shared interest in music, meeting…
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