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Rival College Football Fans Meet by Chance in Pottstown Gym; Trash Talk Evolves into Selfless Act
An Auburn University football fan met a fervent University of Alabama supporter in a Pottstown gym. Their chance encounter started with trash talk. But over time, it softened to a tight-knit bond. Lauren Johnson told their story in Alabama’s Opelika-Auburn News. The opposing-team devotees first connected in a chance meeting. Rebecca Colantuno, Auburn alum, entered…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Thanksgiving That Almost Was
I know Thanksgiving is over. I mean, my Christmas decorations have been up for a week. But I have to tell you about the Thanksgiving that almost was. Over Halloween, my brother told me he wasn’t hosting Thanksgiving this year. “I’ll just put together a little something to eat at Willie and Indy’s on Thanksgiving,”…
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Collegeville High School Sweethearts Who Reunited After 30 Years Get Married
A pair of Collegeville high school sweethearts who were reunited after 30 years of separation finally united in matrimony at Springford Country Club, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Their love story does not follow a linear path, and their hearts were often ships passing in the night. Colleen Uhlein met Keith…
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Operation Holiday Turns Pottstown Family’s Christmas from Grim to Great
Operation Holiday, a Pottstown seasonal outreach of the The Mercury’s staff and leaders, recently transformed the holiday season of a local single mom. Lisa (last name withheld for privacy purposes) hit two rough patches in the fall: She required surgery to remove her gall bladder. And then lost her warehouse job. She launched an employment…
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For 93 Years Bustard’s Christmas Trees in Lansdale Has Been Da Bomb in Tannenbaums
After 93 years in business, Bustard’s Christmas Trees in Lansdale is still one of the region’s hotspots for picking out the perfect tree, writes Bryanna Gallagher for 6abc. While some local families have made it a tradition to visit the family business ahead of Christmas, others are responding to great reviews and visiting from out…
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MONTCO Today Wishes You a Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving
The staff at MONTCO Today would like to wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. We have much to be thankful for, as we enter our seventh year of growing our affiliate partners’ businesses, strengthening the fabric of Montgomery County, and uniting people in a celebration of community, relationships, and life. Thank you for…
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Montgomery County Deputy Coroner Ensures Former Lansdale Resident Rests Where She Intended
A local widow, Rosellen Smith, passed away May 23, 2022, at a Lansdale assisted living community. But when her next-of-kin (a cousin) was unable or unwilling to honor her burial request, Montgomery County Deputy Coroner Adam Shellenhamer had a mystery to unravel to put her at peace. Jo Ciavaglia reported his efforts in the Bucks…
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Christmas Spiders? Jenkintown’s Manor College Explains This Ukrainian Holiday Tradition
With the ongoing war in Ukraine, interest in its cultural past has been heightened across the world. As the area begins to turn its attention to the coming 2022 holiday season, it’s an opportunity to delve into an unusual seasonal tradition that hearkens from that part of Eastern Europe: the Christmas spider. Ukrainian families often…
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Twenty One Pips Is a Game-Changer on the Ardmore Restaurant Scene
Calling all players! An Ardmore board-game café is new to town. Twenty One Pips, named after the amount of dots (pips) on a six-sided dice is the brainchild of restaurateur Matt Hendricks, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. The restaurant offers over 600 board games to choose from, for a $5 fee per person for…
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Weekend Wanderer: Mother Nature Is Cruel. Just Ask My Purse
I complain about the cabin a lot. The cabin. The Cabin. I don’t own it. That honor goes to my husband and father-in-law. It was my husband’s grandfather who built it. And because he’s the one that built it, I don’t hate it. Most of the time I’m neutral about it. It’s the way I…
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Couples: Don’t Let the 2022 Holiday Dazzle Wear You to a Frazzle; Schedule a Montco Date Night
The holiday onslaught is building; it’s almost palpable throughout Montgomery County. Calendar dates are filling; shopping lists are lengthening; the whole pace of daily life seems to be quickening. Which makes the Nov.–Dec. timeframe particularly suitable for couples to schedule a date night. Tung Chi, of COHAITUNGCHI.com, compiled a list of Montco-centric options for two…
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President of Wissahickon Stone Quarry, Animal Rights Activist Remembered for Her Energy and Devotion
Beth Ann White — president and managing member of the Wissahickon Stone Quarry in Glenside, co-owner and general manager of the 1859 Wellness Spa and Salon in Manayunk, and a dedicated animal rights activist — has died at 56, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. White was also a former realtor and vice president…
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Weekend Wanderer: Being Alone for the First Time in Years
So with two gainfully employed adolescents, a few nights a week I find myself in a peculiar position. I am, for the first time in 17 years, consistently and completely alone in my house. And I don’t know what to do. I mean, I have an hour and 45 minutes to myself. An hour and…
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Burgeoning Benevolence: Royersford Nonprofit for Foster Moms Extends into Berks County
Fostering Hope is a nonprofit support group for foster families. It resulted from the 2006 collaboration of two foster moms from Christ’s Church of the Valley, Royersford. They turned to each other when they opened their homes to foster children, according to Caitlin Rearden’s WFMZ 69 News report. The Fostering Hope founders are Alyssa Dourte…
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Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem Will Open First Ever Ice Skating Rink Just in Time for Some Holiday Fun
A popular Bucks County mall will be introducing its first ice skating rink for all those who are looking for a fun activity over the holiday season. Chris Rollins wrote about the rink for 94.5 PST. Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem will get its first ever ice skating rink, and this should open just in time…
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Montco-Centric Adolf Paier, Jr., Passes; Career Hallmarks Were ‘Integrity, Honesty, Intellect, and Wisdom’
Adolf A. Paier, Jr., has passed at age 83. The businessman’s personal and professional life was vast but reflected ties to Montgomery County. Gary Miles covered his loss in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Paier was born in Branford, Conn. He came southward to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, from which earned a 1960…
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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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Weekend Wanderer: More Than One Way to Bury a Cat
A few weeks ago, I made a comment about my dead pets’ ashes. In my bar. Their ashes are in my bar. I thought nothing of the comment because I think nothing of those ashes being in my bar. That’s where they belong. But then my editor said he was going to need more information…
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