Bridgeport
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Conshohocken Brewing celebrating 5 year anniversary
Conshohocken Brewing is turning 5 years old! And they would like to invite you to come celebrate with them on Saturday, April 13th at the original Tap Room in Conshohocken starting at 11:00 am. Festivities include their annual trail cleanup, the release of Philly Vice in cans and on draft, limited edition glassware, and their Grand Cru…
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Bridgeport roots go deep for new police chief
Franzone’s pizzeria is as iconic to Upper Merion as Pat’s Steaks is to South Philly. So, it’s fitting that the new chief of police for Bridgeport Borough, where Franzone’s is located, learned of the job opening while enjoying a slice of pizza. Todd Bereda’s Bridgeport roots run deep — his great-great-grandfather helped lay the borough’s…
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Once a Times Herald paperboy, now commander of a submarine
Commanding a nuclear submarine doesn’t afford Commander Steven Lawrence, a Bridgeport native, much time to think about the massive amounts of ocean water separating him from the “outside” world. We keep very busy. There is not much spare time to think about the isolation or be bored,” Lawrence said. “I serve with some of the…
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Bridgeport native selected for Navy commanding officer tour
Cmdr. Steve Lawrence, a native of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, relieved Cmdr. Thomas P. O’Donnell as commanding officer of Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) in a time-honored change of command ceremony at Naval Base Guam, Nov. 9. Rear Adm. James Waters, III, director, Maritime Headquarters, U.S. Pacific Fleet, was the guest speaker for…
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Bridgeport Veterinary Hospital reinvigorates historic bank building
There was a time when customers and clients were prohibited from bringing pets through the doors of one of the buildings in Bridgeport. Well, that’s all changed. “I think it’s a really novel idea to have a building go from being a bank to an animal hospital,” said the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary…
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Growing Bridgeport Together’s event Twilight on the River making a difference
From the ashes of devastation and defeat has arisen an uplifting weekly community event that’s giving Bridgeport residents reason to hope. This past May was a bittersweet month for Bridgeport Borough. Seventeen years ago, a massive fire destroyed all the businesses in the Bridgeport Industrial Park. But May of this year also marked the “rebirth…
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J. P. Mascaro and Sons unveils a new look at its Bridgeport terminal
Local waste service and recycling company, J. P. Mascaro & Sons, has started renovations at its Bridgeport, Pennsylvania Division to further its position as one of the leading waste service operations in the country. The recent upgrade is being undertaken in order to eliminate the collected recyclables from being processed outdoors. The company constructed a…
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Taphouse 23, Bridgeport, offers warm welcome, revamped menu
New managing partner Rich Furino is helping to turn Taphouse 23, the 4-year-0ld restaurant and beer house on Fourth Street, Bridegport, into an iconic destination. Furino has oiled the works with a new chef-driven menu featuring wood-fired pizza as the centerpiece, and most, of all, a welcoming vibe that guests catch onto immediately when they…
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Mark Barbee settling in as mayor of Bridgeport
He’s only been in office as mayor of Bridgpeport Borough for a couple of months, but Mark Barbee is already feeling right at home, and he’s falling right in step. As Barbee strolled Fourth Street during a recent late-afternoon tour of his town, he pointed across the street to a row of storefronts, half of…
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Reach Climbing & Fitness to scale new heights in Bridgeport
Mike Feinberg, a seasoned climber, had hit a wall when finding new challenges — he just about had run out of them. So, he decided to take matters into his own hands, and build one. A rock climbing aficionado since high school, the Lower Merion native had looked near and far for the right location…
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