Limerick
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MONTCO Golf: Limerick’s Turtle Creek Offers an Enjoyable Round for the Everyday and Scratch Golfer
By Rick Woelfel For nearly a quarter-century, the Turtle Creek Golf Course has been one of the region’s most renowned public golf destinations. And for good reason. Since its opening in August of 1997 Turtle Creek, located on Ridge Pike in Limerick Township, draws the bulk of its customers from New Jersey, Eastern Montgomery County,…
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Big and Small Local Biotech, Pharmaceutical Companies Working on COVID-19 Vaccine
A growing number of local pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies are joining efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio is working with Wistar Institute in Philadelphia on a DNA-based vaccine candidate. This is now heading into late-stage clinical testing less than three months after…
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Ready for Retail. What’s Open in Montgomery County
By Katie Kohler Although it’s nice to see packages at your doorstep, it lacks the appeal of a “real” retail experience. Remember that? Clothes, shoes, jewelry and more all in their physical form right in front of you! Some of the best shopping in the country can be found right here in Montgomery County. King…
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MCCC Alumni Among Researchers on Front Line of COVID-19 Battle
Montgomery County Community College Biotechnology Program alumni who are working as researchers at the Limerick Township-based Rockland Immunochemicals are on the front line of the battle against COVID-19. Amber Sawyer, Sean Heron, and Seethal Meda have helped develop the Anti-SARS-CoV Nucleocapsid Protein antibody that is used to detect the virus in patient testing samples. “This…
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MONTCO Golf: Linfield National’s Greens and Fairways Offer a Relaxing Round of Golf
By Rick Woelfel Linfield National Golf Club has been serving the golfing public for close to a quarter century. Open since 1997 and located just of Route 422 in Montgomery County, a few miles east of Pottstown, the layout has been tweaked in recent years to play a bit longer than it once did. Today,…
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Limerick Township Once More Approves Soccer Complex Proposed By Bala Cynwyd Limited Partnership
A soccer complex that Bala Cynwyd limited partnership Grass Sports Property is hoping to build on a 17.2-acre lot in Limerick has once more received approvals from the township’s Zoning Hearing Board, writes Joe Zlomek for the Sanatoga Post. The complex will include three outdoor and two indoor soccer fields. The indoor fields would be…
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Hampton Inn Limerick-Philadelphia Sets Standard for Cleanliness, Meets Challenges Posed by COVID-19
Travel is an unstoppable force, and it’s only going to increase as people are eager to hit the roads to see family, friends, clients, and co-workers. Hotel guests will be expecting a level of cleanliness greater than ever before, and the Hampton Inn Limerick-Philadelphia, located in Royersford, is meeting those expectations. With cleanliness as its…
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Coronavirus Pandemic Complicates Refueling Outage at Limerick Nuclear Generating Station
The coronavirus pandemic has complicated things for the current refueling outage at Limerick Nuclear Generating Station, writes James Conca for the Forbes. There have so far been five cases of COVID-19 among the plant’s more than 2,000 employees and contractors. Additionally, four employees or contractors have been quarantined as of April 8. Workers at nuclear…
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Limerick Township adding more parks, open space
Limerick Township recently presented concept plans for several of its properties, all focusing on adding more parks and open space to the township’s map, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. The plans were presented by Tim Haas, assistant township manager, and Ryan Yanchocik, parks and recreation assistant director, at the supervisors meeting on September…
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Philadelphia Premium Outlets welcome Nautica Factory Store and DKNY
Simon, a global leader in premier shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations, today announced that Philadelphia Premium Outlets is set to offer shoppers even more choices in the coming months with the additions of Nautica Factory Store and DKNY! Set to open doors this fall, the new stores will join the center’s collection of over…
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Limerick Bowl goes high-tech with HyperBowling
Bowling, as you might remember it, will never be the same. And you have Limerick Bowl and its new HyperBowling attraction to thank for it. Sure, there are still 10 pins arranged in a triangle. And balls are thrown down a lane. But other than that, it’s become a different world since last month when…
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Valley Forge Invitational ends in sudden-death playoff
It took 55 holes, but Min Lee (Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei) came through with a par on No. 18 in the first extra frame of a sudden-death playoff to win the second annual Valley Forge Invitational this afternoon at Raven’s Claw Golf Club. The victory is Lee’s second on the Symetra Tour, as she captured the Garden City…
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Montco’s newest senior living community breaks ground in Limerick
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday March 21st for Arcadia at Limerick Pointe – the newest Retirement Community in Montgomery County. Arcadia has the only true Independent Living community in Limerick that offers all the luxury of Independent Living and its many amenities, but in a monthly rental concept without large buy-in fees. A…
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Making a name for herself in French Toast
With her eye on the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in Limerick, a former Valley Forge Military Academy special events director is making a name for herself and making a little dough in the process. Charisse McGill serves up French Toast daily at Dilworth Park’s “Made in Philadelphia” holiday market, writes Allison Steele for philly.com. French toast is a…
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Montgomery County SWAT gets $60K boost from Limerick Generating Station
Members of the Montgomery County SWAT – Western Region, formerly known as the Chester-Montgomery Emergency Response Team, recently accepted a $60,000 donation from Exelon’s Limerick Generating Station. Over the past several months, Chief Michael Foltz, MSWAT-W team Commander, and Cpl. Steve Morrisey of the Pottstown Police Department, who serves as Tactical Team Supervisor, have been…
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Sewer sale could lead to 84 percent rate hike in Limerick Township
At first, it seemed like a windfall. The $75.1 million sale of Limerick Township’s sewer system to Aqua PA was initially proposed as the reason taxes would remain the same for the next 30 years. But, that’s not entirely the whole picture. The deal to sell the system includes a rate freeze for the next…
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Limerick keeps housing rehab program alive for another year
Despite rising administrative costs, the Limerick Supervisors have decided to keep alive for at least one more year a federally funded housing rehabilitation program that has helped township residents for more than 20 years. Escalating administrative costs are causing the township to spend its own money to meet the demands of the red tape, he told…
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Salon Evolve joins industry program, expects to recycle up to 95 percent of its waste
Salon Evolve of Limerick has joined a growing recycling and sustainability program run by Green Circle Salons. The goal of the program is to significantly reduce the industry’s environmental impact. Salon Evolve owner Kim McQuillan’s salon at 214 W. Ridge Pike in Limerick is one of the nearly 2,100 salons across the U.S. and Canada that…
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