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Founder of Main Line’s Mantria Corp. sentenced to 22 years for operating Ponzi scheme
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Troy Wragg, 37, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 22 years in prison and $54 million restitution by United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky for perpetrating two fraud schemes. The defendant was the founder of Mantria Corporation, based in Bala Cynwyd. From 2005 until 2009, Wragg…
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Givzie, LLC launches collective giving platform for one big gift instead of 20 small gifts
The online e-commerce site, Givzie, LLC, opened for business on August 12. Givzie’s founder, Amanda Olsen, is the mother of two young boys, and after hosting and attending countless birthday parties, she sought an alternative to all of the gifts that are purchased and ultimately thrown on top of the ever-growing toy pile, never to…
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Fifth annual West Laurel Hill Cemetery Sustainability Fair to benefit Lower Merion Conservancy
Attention green thumbs, brew heads and anyone with a nose for a bargain. A family-friendly festival promoting sustainability and conservation is headed back to town this month and you won’t want to miss it. West Laurel Hill Cemetery will host the fifth annual “It’s a Green Thing Sustainability Fair” Saturday, June 15 from 1-5 p.m.…
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500th Goddard School celebrated in Bala Cynwyd
The Goddard School, a nationally recognized early childhood education franchise, started its 30-plus-year franchising journey in the Philadelphia market in 1988 with one location. Goddard Systems, Inc., the franchisor of The Goddard School, is looking back on more than 30 years of success in early childhood education franchising as it proudly announces the opening of the…
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Multiple recognitions for Bala Cynwyd-based Manko, Gold, Katcher and Fox attorneys
Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, the environmental, energy and land use law firm based in the Philadelphia region, congratulates its partners Robert D. Fox, Carol F. McCabe, and Nicole R. Moshang for being included in the attorney top lists of Pennsylvania. Fox was included in the Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Fox was…
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Lower Merion officials hold grand opening of The Kelly Apartments
Representatives from Lower Merion Township along with local business and civic leaders joined award-winning developer Cross Properties on May 15, 2019 for a ribbon-cutting celebration to officially open The Kelly, the first of three new multifamily communities to be built by Cross Properties as part of its $110 Million NoBA District revitalization plan. The $50 million Kelly project is a…
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NoBA Artspaces in Bala Cynwyd announces a final “Encore” exhibition
NoBA Artspaces hosts a final “Encore” exhibition bringing together four artists who have each had solo shows at NoBA Artspaces in the past. Elyce Abrams, Matt Allyn Chapman, Timothy Gierschick, and Ben Weaver now return to NoBA as a group, demonstrating their careful, studied attention to form (line, color, shape, texture) and composition (edge, surface, juxtaposition, pattern).…
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Owners of Liberation Way profited millions by running illegitimate ‘Sober Living Homes’
Attorney General Josh Shapiro and First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jennifer Williams announced state and federal criminal charges against eleven people and nine businesses in connection with an elaborate insurance fraud scheme involving treatment centers. The state charges include corrupt organizations, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, criminal conspiracy,…
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Owner of Zavino pizzeria to open all-kosher version in Bala Cynwyd
On Monday, December 17, Bala Cynwyd’s The Dairy Cafe (321 Montgomery Avenue) closed for a reimagining, on track to return across the street this April as Zagafen (370 Montgomery Avenue), an all-kosher version of popular Philadelphia pizzeria Zavino. Owner David Magerman and consultant Greg Dodge of Zavino Hospitality (ZHG) are proud to announce this exciting update to Bala Cynwyd, where The Dairy Cafe has proudly served the area’s largest Orthodox community…
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Poker training the base Susquehanna International was built on
Most hobbies are just that, hobbies, but imagine if you could turn yours into a million dollar, a billion dollar, or how about a trillion dollar global juggernaut? On City Avenue in the Philadelphia suburb of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., across the street from a TGI Fridays and California Pizza Kitchen, sits a bland building that looks…
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What’s old is new again — tune into Entercom’s B101.1
What’s old is new again. Or, why fix what isn’t broken. Either sentiment is fitting when it comes to a favorite Philadelphia radio station. A little more than a month after completing its acquisition of highly rated 101.1 More FM (WBEB-FM) from Jerry Lee Radio, Bala Cynwyd-based Entercom Communications Corp. has rebranded the station back to…
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Harvey Holiday, longtime radio personality, retires from WOGL
His first show on WOGL was on July 2, 1989. His last will be in December of 2018. Harvey Holiday will retire as midday host at Classic Hits 98.1 (WOGL-FM) after almost 30 years with the highly rated station. Holiday, 73, announced his departure in a Facebook message, which noted that his first day with…
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Co-founder of fake Bala Cynwyd energy firm convicted in Ponzi scheme
The green energy firm created by a pair of Temple University graduates has gone to spoils. A federal jury in Philadelphia convicted a Colorado man for his role as the deal-closer in a $54 million Ponzi scheme where investors poured their money into a bogus Main Line green energy company started by Troy Wragg and…
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Entercom CEO pledges commitment to Philadelphia region
David Field, the CEO of Bala Cynwyd-based Entercom Communications Corp., says that now the reshaping and restructuring of the radio giant is complete, revenues are projected to grow, and now the eyes are on the future. Field, 55, declined to comment on what he called the “worst-kept secret” in the region — Entercom’s plans to…
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KYW Newsradio finds new program director in NYC market
Bala Cynwyd-based KYW Newsradio will turn to Alex Silverman, former assistant director of news and programming for WCBS Newsradio (880-AM) in New York, to replace Steve Butler as program director. Silverman joined WCBS in 2011 as an anchor and reporter, with a particular focus on transportation, urban history, and LGBTQ issues. He led coverage on events…
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Jason’s Toridasu now open on City Ave
The City Ave District has welcomed a new sushi restaurant. Jason’s Toridasu of Ardmore has opened a second location on City Ave. Located in Presidential City, the upscale sushi takeout restaurant is open days a week. This 25-seat Jason’s Toridasu location (“toridasu” means “takeout” in Japanese) boasts a $10.00 Lunch Special with a choice of 1…
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Montco Leadership – Professional golfer Jay Sigel
Professional golfer Jay Sigel spoke with MONTCO Today about his upbringing in Narberth and how his first experience with golf was as a caddie for his father and a few of his friends. He won his first tournament, a 12-and-under at Plymouth Country Club, and played collegiately at Wake Forest. After enjoying an illustrious amateur…
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Cryptocurrency funds launching at record pace
Bitcoin is perhaps the most widely known cryptocurrency, but there are many others, and hedge funds are getting in on the game with new investment opportunities. Falling prices for cryptocurrencies, and an uncertain regulatory environment, in 2018 haven’t deterred new crypto investment funds from opening, according to new analysis from Crypto Fund Research. In fact,…
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