Montgomery County
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Pennsylvania Bar Association Presents Awards for Leadership, Service, and Membership to Montgomery County Lawyers
The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) recently awarded those with outstanding leadership in the legal profession with extraordinary service and longstanding membership in the association. The PBA Special Achievement Awards recognize those lawyers and individuals who have provided time and resources to improve the association as well as the legal profession. The President’s Awards were presented…
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Abington Friends School Announces New Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
AFS is pleased to announce that Jayla Greene has been named as the school’s next Varsity Girls Basketball head coach, effective immediately. Director of Athletics Jeff Bond says, “We are thrilled to have Jayla join the AFS community and take the lead of our girls basketball program. Jayla brings a passion for teaching basketball, a…
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See How Montgomery County Ranked Among Counties with Lowest Credit Card Debt Per Capita in Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is near the top of the list among the counties with the lowest credit card debt per capita in Pennsylvania, according to a recently released report by SmartAsset. To find the places with the least credit card debt, SmartAsset calculated the ratio of credit card debt to per capita income for each county.…
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Childhood Challenges in Willow Grove Helped Define First Lady Jill Biden’s Life and Successes
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has been facing all the challenges of her position with grace and conviction, qualities she links back to her picture-book childhood in Willow Grove, writes Mattie Kahn for Harper’s Bazaar. In her memoir, Where the Light Enters, Biden recounts growing up as the eldest of five girls. She also idolizes…
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Chamber of Commerce for Greater Montgomery County Launches “Made in Montco” to Highlight Local Manufacturers
With a plethora of unique manufacturing businesses in Montgomery County, the Chamber is offering a look at these organizations from behind the scenes. Made in Montco is a new program designed to highlight the diverse array of products being manufactured and distributed locally, nationally and throughout the world. There are 1020 manufacturers in the county…
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Action News’ Jim Gardner Receives Special Honor at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood
Jim Gardner, the longtime 6abc anchor and familiar face in Philadelphia local news for more than four decades, was recognized with a special honor at the Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood last week, according to a staff report from 6abc. The Action News anchorman was awarded the 2022 John Cardinal Foley Award for Excellence…
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North Penn School District Celebrates Career of Retiring Superintendent with Farewell Parade
Last week, the North Penn School District community organized a farewell tour to celebrate the impactful career of retiring superintendent Dr. Curtis Dietrich, writes Corey Davis for 6abc. Dietrich rode around the community throughout the morning in a 1966 Mustang convertible as students, teachers, and administrators bid him farewell. “It is exciting,” he said. “You…
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DeSales U Professor Reminds Us of Minding Mindfulness for Mental Health
We aim to bring awareness to mental health all year long. This is not a new development; in fact, it’s an annual designation although many of us probably don’t give a moment of thought to, assuming we are even aware that it’s ‘a thing.’ One difference this year is that mental health is becoming a…
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APGA Tour Valley Forge Set For Return To Philly Region September 19-21 at Bluestone Country Club
APGA Tour Valley Forge will return to the Philadelphia market and Montgomery County for the second year this September, the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board (VFTCB) announced in advance of its annual Travel Rally Day/Montco Golf Classic Monday at Green Valley Country Club. APGA Tour Valley Forge debuted successfully last September as a VFTCB…
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Penn State Abington’s Ryan McCarty Shaped Storybook Season by Focusing on Mental Side of Baseball
Penn State Abington’s Ryan McCarty was able to shape the most dominant Division III offensive season by focusing on the mental side of baseball, writes Sam Cohn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The infielder/pitcher spent countless hours during the season reading or watching videos from hitting coach Steve Springer and Ken Ravizza, the late sports psychologist.…
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Gov. Tom Wolf, Labor Secretary Praise Manor College in Jenkintown, Awards Grant
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf visited Manor College recently to participate in a roundtable discussion about the College’s career readiness and digital literacy program. The Wolf Administration awarded the institution a $45,000 grant to provide greater access to employment opportunities in the 21st Century job market. “Students can go out and get a job at a…
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IFG Kindness Rocks Garden Dedication at Collegeville’s Ursinus College
The dedication ceremony of the Kindness Rocks Garden at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Montgomery County, gave staff from Integrate for Good the opportunity to come together to share kindness and appreciation for all involved, especially Ursinus College and the UCare program. The Kindness Rocks Project at Ursinus started as a virtual event at the beginning…
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Make It Montco This Memorial Day Weekend
Plenty of Ways to #MakeItMontco This Memorial Day! Celebrate the Start of Summer during Memorial Day weekend in Montgomery County, PA! We’ve all been waiting for Memorial Day: a long weekend and the official start of summer. Book your weekend getaway in Montgomery County, PA, and let VFTCB take care of planning your trip with…
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The Magic of Matilda Comes to Pottstown’s Steel River Playhouse
Join in the fun at Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown and follow our scrappy heroine as she outwits her enemies, discovers hidden talents, and reaches for her dreams in this fast-paced, magical musical. Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, book by Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, with direction by Rebecca…
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Subsidiary of Brazilian Conglomerate Acquires King of Prussia-based PetroChoice for $479M
Moove, a subsidiary of Brazilian conglomerate Cosan S.A., has acquired King of Prussia-based PetroChoice, the nation’s leading lubricant distributor, for $479 million, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The seller was private equity firm Golden Gate Capital, which purchased the company seven years ago from Greenbriar Equity Group. Earlier this year, Golden Gate…
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Valley Forge & Montgomery County Can Host All the Sports
The area is no stranger to the usual sports tournaments like Volleyball, Baseball, Hockey, and Lacrosse, but what makes Valley Forge & Montgomery County so special is its versatility and ability to host even the most unique sporting events. Conveniently located just minutes from Philadelphia, the central location of the suburbs provides convenient access to…
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Hatboro-based Company Exports American Snacks Around Globe
Hatboro-based Pretzel Pete has managed to quadruple its business over the last five years by focusing primarily on exporting American snacks around the globe, writes Lisa Dukart for The Business Journals. Karl Brown founded SB Global Foods after visiting London and realizing that he was unable to find any hard pretzels in one of the…
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Aqua-Tots Swim School of Horsham Shares Water Safety Facts During National Water Safety Month
During National Water Safety Month, Co-Owners of Aqua-Tots of Horsham, Andrea and Brad Sahl, are sharing important facts and information about water safety. Believe it or not, the number one cause of accidental death of children five years of age and younger is drowning, a statistic that the couple is passionate about helping to combat.…
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