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Long-Term Montco Detective Hunts Down Quiet Retirement
Det. Michael Altieri has retired from public service in Montgomery County after 26 years of work in law enforcement. Dan Sokil ID’ed Altieri’s career accomplishments in the Main Line Media News. Altieri, a Norristown High School grad, started his public service career as a police officer in West Conshohocken and Bridgeport. In those early years…
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30 Montgomery County Businesses Land on Inc. Mag’s 5,000 Fastest Growers List
A total of 30 Montgomery County companies made the 2022 Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest-growing businesses in the country. Ryan Mulligan compiled the list in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list ranks companies based on their three-year percent revenue growth. Companies must be privately held, independently owned, and have generated revenue of at…
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With a Nationwide Audience, Bridgeport Church Serves as a Spiritual Home for Ukrainians in the Region and Beyond
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bridgeport has been the spiritual home to local Ukrainian Catholics for generations, writes Russell Rubert for The Times Herald. Parishioners come from the Greater King of Prussia area, from Upper Merion to Bridgeport, from West Conshohocken to Norristown and beyond. The worshiping community was founded in July…
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Hundreds Gather at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bridgeport to Pray, Raise Money
Several hundred people gathered at Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bridgeport on Sunday to pray and raise money for the war-torn country, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The crowd sang the Ukrainian national anthem in front of the blue-and-yellow flag of the country many of them were born in and…
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New Development Projects Will Breathe New Life into Norristown, Bridgeport
The Philadelphia region is experiencing a building boom, with some of the development projects poised to breathe new life into several former industrial communities in Montgomery County, including Norristown and Bridgeport, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. PRDC Properties is currently working on a $150 million development in Bridgeport. The project is set…
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Three Months After Hurricane Ida, Bridgeport Still Working on Recovery
Three months after Hurricane Ida passed through Montgomery County, Bridgeport is still trying to recover from the devastation that the storm left in its wake, writes Robby Brod for WHYY. Out of the 500 people who were displaced from their homes, around 90 people are still living in hotel rooms. Some, like Elliott Palmer, did…
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Reach Opens Region’s Largest Rock-Climbing & Training Center in Bridgeport
The Factory, the new competitive rock-climbing training center for youth and adult athletes in Bridgeport, officially opened to the public on January 25, writes Gina Tomaine for Philadelphia Magazine. The 20,000-square-foot building is the sister facility to Reach Climbing and Fitness which is located just next door. Together, they make up the largest rock-climbing and…
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Dr. Craig McLahan Works His Dream Job Providing the Best Care to Montco Pets
Businesses in Montgomery County have been working around the clock to stay afloat, while keeping employees and customers safe during the COVID-19 crisis. Their hard work and innovation has not gone unnoticed. Each week, The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is sharing their stories. Even before we were spending months at home, pets provided companionship and a…
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Developer Awaiting Approval for Transformative $150M Riverfront Project in Bridgeport
PRDC Properties is poised to receive final approval for a potentially transformative, $150 million riverfront project in Bridgeport, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Philadelphia-based real estate company is planning to construct 250 apartments and 348 townhouses as well as 7,000 square feet of retail space on a 35-acre site that has…
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Developer Proposes New Plans for Bridgeport Riverfront Property with Catastrophic History
PRDC Properties is planning a mixed-use development project at the riverfront property in Bridgeport that has been marked by calamities throughout its history, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. In a bid for Zoning Hearing Board approval, Tony Maras, vice president and general counsel with PRDC Properties, presented the company’s plans last week at…
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Bridgeport Hills Will Test Your Cycling Skills’ in Second Tour of Bike Montco Series
Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board and the Montgomery County Planning Commission have announced the second tour of the Bike Montco Series, which takes the Bridgeport Hills Will Test Your Cycling Skills route. This second tour focuses on the tightknit borough community with an industrial past and steep hillsides on the southern banks of Schuylkill…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Millennial Mayors Determined To Bring Their Post-Industrial Montco Towns Back From Dead
Millennial mayors in Montgomery County are young, energetic, social media savvy, and determined to bring their post-industrial towns back from the dead no matter what, writes Sandy Hingston for the Philadelphia Magazine. Among them is Pottstown Mayor Stephanie Henrick, who considers herself a part of “the Montgomery County Mayors Squad.” Since she was sworn in…
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Audubon’s J.P. Mascaro & Sons Awarded $2.5M in New Municipal Contracts
J.P. Mascaro & Sons, the Audubon-based family operated waste service company, was recently awarded around $2.5 million in new municipal waste collection and recycling contracts. The company will now add Boroughs of Royersford, Bridgeport, and Mount Penn to the areas it services. Among the reasons for the company being awarded the contracts, company President Pat…
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Bridgeport’s Dino’s Pizza & Pasta Offers Great Italian American Food At Decent Prices
Dino’s Pizza & Pasta in Bridgeport offers delicious Italian American food at decent prices, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The eatery gives the feel of a mom-and-pop pizzeria inside and out, but the owner Luigi Mazzitelli and his crew offer so much more. Among the mouthwatering meals are the Italian wedding soup with…
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Two Local School Districts Likely Owe Millions to Bankers Over Market Hedging Attempt
An attempt to hedge the market backfired on two local school districts, which will most likely have to pay millions of dollars to Wall Street bankers next summer, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Last year, Upper Merion and Colonial districts took the advice of Public Financial Management advisers and purchased so-called interest-rate…
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Tiny Borough in Montco Home to Perhaps the Most-Unlikeliest Booster Club in College Football
A tiny borough in Montgomery County might be the last place in America where you’d expect to find a booster club for the University of Alabama football program. It is here, however, where you can find the Bama Booster Club of Bridgeport, which is in its 50th year of serving as a bridge between the…
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Alter Eco Builds First U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home, Twin Homes in Montgomery County
Alter Eco, LLC , a high performance residential and commercial design and build firm based in Paoli, Pennsylvania, has announced the completion of four Bridgeport Properties, LLC homes, Montgomery county’s first Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) single-family attached twins, located in Bridgeport, Montgomery County. The Bridgeport Properties Zero Energy Ready Homes coalesced from a collaboration…
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Reach Climbing and Fitness holds Bridgeport grand opening
Michael and Alex Feinberg, the brothers who own and operate “Reach Climbing and Fitness” a 23,000 square foot indoor rock climbing facility in Bridgeport PA announced the grand opening of the fitness center on June 1st . [uam_ad id=”54865″] “The center has highest climbing walls in the area “states co-owner Michael Feinberg, a respected climber…
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