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Lansdale Catholic Boys’ Lacrosse Team Wins Third Straight District Title
The Lansdale Catholic boys’ lacrosse team beat Devon Prep in a tense battle last week for the District 12-2A title, writes Kev Hunter for The Reporter. The game which was held at Eastern University was a nail biter in the beginning with a lot of back and forth between the two teams. The Lansdale’ Crusaders,…
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Lansdale Native Earns High Praise for His ‘Closer’s Demeanor’ for the Rider University Baseball Team
Lansdale native and North Penn High School graduate Danny Kirwin, a graduate student at Rider University, has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Relief Pitcher of the Year, writes Kyle Franko for The Trentonian. In the regular season, Kirwin went 6-1 with a 1.91 ERA and 13 saves, a MAAC best. His 13 saves…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Lansdale Colonial Ideal for Entertaining Outdoors
The 1990-built Colonial home at 103 Beaumont Terrace, Lansdale, is in the Stone Ridge subdivision, a neighborhood of detached singles accessible from Upper State Road. Residents there send children to schools in the esteemed North Penn School District. The entry leads directly to the open-concept kitchen, recently upgraded with a new gas range. = =…
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Lansdale-Based Nonprofit Helps Asian Americans Fight for Social Justice
Woori Center, a nonprofit organization situated in the heart of Lansdale, serves Koreans and other Asian Americans in the region, working together to achieve social, racial, and economic justice, writes Tim Jimenez for KYW Newsradio. “Woori in Korean means ‘we’ and ‘us,’ and this name reflects unity in our collective work to uplift the entire…
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North Penn Science Teacher Fills Extracurricular Time with Athletics and Adventure
North Penn High School teacher Jereme Boucher may be all about the periodic table and photosynthesis during the day. But once that final bell rings in Lansdale, he breaks free of academia and indulges in some adrenaline-filled pastimes. Riley Roach reported on his extracurricular interests in The Knight Crier. Some of Boucher’s personal time is…
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2023 North Montco Technical Career Center Car Show Rolled onto Great Success
The second edition of the annual North Montco Technical Career Center Education Foundation’s car show fired on all cylinders. The April 22 event not only brought out an enthusiastic audience of car aficionados, it also raised a significant sum. Those resulting funds will fuel North Montco Technical Career Center efforts, through the education foundation, to…
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Lansdale Unlocks Site to Welcome New Escape Room Brand
Escapopolis, a new Montgomery County escape-room brand, is set to open May 5 at 325 W. Main St., Lansdale, a former retail location. The Reporter unlocked its details. The site will hold four themed rooms solvable by teams as small as two and as large as 10. According to the designers, the time needed to…
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Merck’s OneTen Program Wins Award for Countering Workplace Degree Bias for ‘That Piece of Paper’
OneTen, a Merck initiative from executive chairman Ken Frazier, is an effort to remove barriers for potential employees, especially candidates of color. It rests on a simple proposal: Consider applicants’ possession of aptitude rather than sheepskin. Tom Avril reported the details in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The movement has been recognized with a business leadership award…
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Home Renovation of Lansdale Leukemia Patient’s Home Seeks to Ease Life for a ‘Superman’
“We always say he’s like Superman,” said Dawn King of her brother, Steve Wagner. “He’s got a super heart.” Her familial sentiment is one of the drivers in a local renovation project that started with little skill but an abundance of love. Currently fighting leukemia, Wagner’s Lansdale home has become inaccessible. Rachel Ravina, in Mainline…
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Margaritas Mexican Restaurant Celebrates Cinco Days of Cinco de Mayo
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant is holding a “Cinco Days of Cinco” celebration. The five-day extravaganza (May 3–7) will feature daily happenings, free raffles, exciting giveaways, and DJ sets at both the Lansdale and Langhorne locations. The Cinco de Mayo celebration launches Wed., May 3 with the Cinco Kickoff. Customers will receive a free order of churros…
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Mid-Stage Trials Show Some Promise for Merck’s Experimental Cancer Vaccine
An experimental cancer vaccine is being developed by Lansdale-centric Merck, with input from Moderna. The project’s mid-stage trials are showing promise in preventing relapses in melanoma patients, reported Brianna Abbott for The Wall Street Journal. The results demonstrated progress for the two companies toward creating an injection that could ward off cancer by jump-starting the…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Lansdale 1912 Dutch Colonial with Traditional Gambrel Roof
The Dutch Colonial home at 113 N. Oak Boulevard, Lansdale, declares its architectural heritage from the street view. The structure’s signature gambrel roof — dual-angled in twin pieces — sets it apart from neighboring homes in a blend of charm and distinction. The living room has a gas fireplace with brick surround, built-ins, and wood…
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Lansdale Skaters Flip over Idea of Wedgewood Park Refresh, So Much So That They’re Funding It
The home-grown Wedgewood Park skating facility in Lansdale, dismantled in 2022, is showing signs of resurrection. Better, the borough is getting financial assistance in getting things rolling again from users themselves. Dan Sokil reported the project’s movement in The Reporter. Wedgewood Park’s skating facility arrived in the borough through organic means, as local fans of…
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Montco Pharma Manager Named to 2023 List of Supply-Chain’s Youngest, Strongest Links
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM), a Tempe, Arizona., supply-chain organization, recognized Lansdale Johnson & Johnson R&D procurement category manager Karen Burlingame as one of its 30-Under-30 standouts. Investors Observer carried the news. In assessing the 2022–2023 industry standouts, Thomas W. Derry, ISM Chief Executive Officer, said, “The accomplishments and talents of this group are…
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Apr. 15: Escape Tax-Day Stress by Traveling the World — All in Lansdale
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Montgomery County has a wonderful suggestion for making Sat., Apr. 15, more memorable than just the dreaded day that income tax filings are due. It’s the 2023 International Spring Festival (ISF), a lively, cultural event that overtakes the gym of North Penn High School, Lansdale. The celebration of cultural…
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Lansdale Muslim Community Celebrates Start of Ramadan, A Faith-Filled Lesson in Patience
On March 23, the Lansdale Muslim community has celebrated the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, reported Rose Itzcovitz for WFMZ 69 News. For 29 days, those practicing fast from sunrise to sunset. They eat no food and drink no water before iftar, their first meal of the day, which they have at sundown.…
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William and Mary Inducts Alumnus Sean McDermott of Lansdale into Its Athletics Hall of Fame
Lansdale native and Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott has been inducted into the athletics hall of fame of his alma mater, The College of William and Mary. Ethan Qin covered the honor in The Flat Hat, the Williamsburg, Virgina, college’s student newspaper. McDemott was part of the William and Mary class of 1998; he…
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North Penn Special Ed Professional Leaves Bangladesh Homeland But Continues to Advocate There
North Penn High School teacher Syeda Mirza left her home in Bangladesh at age 21, with her education career already gelling. As Julie Shearer reported in The Knight Crier, it took her a while to find her niche in Lansdale. Mirza, a special education paraprofessional who works to ensure classroom inclusivity, left South Asia for…
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