Montgomery County
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Housing Trends in Montgomery County ‘Reaching Implausible Levels’
The housing stock in the region and Montgomery County is continuing to reach record-low levels, causing prices to skyrocket and reach heights that far outweigh the income of potential homebuyers, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Kevin Gillen, a senior research fellow at Drexel’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, the inventory…
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Some of Montco’s Best Eateries Offer Gluten-Free Options
According to Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, some of the best eateries in Montgomery County offer gluten-free meal options for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to something that is common in many food products, reports The Montco Explorer. The Green Fork and Local Roots Market in North Wales offers several gluten-free breakfast dishes,…
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Retail Sales in Montgomery County Increase as Expensive Gasoline, Food Forces Households to Cut Back Spending
Retail sales nationwide and in Montgomery County increased moderately in February as high gasoline and food prices forced households to cut back spending on other goods, including furniture and electronics, writes Lucia Mutikani for Reuters. According to a recently released report by the Commerce Department, retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in February compared to…
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Pottstown Scientist Becomes Lab Director with Goals to Bring Down Carbon Emissions
Jhansi Kandasamy, a scientist who grew up in Pottstown, is the recently appointed Idaho National Laboratory’s net-zero director with goals of achieving net-zero carbon emissions at the lab, writes staff for Idaho Falls Magazine. Kandasamy, whose family settled in Pottstown when she was 8 from India, was inspired by her late father to become a nuclear engineer.…
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From North Montco Technical Career Center to Yale University, Student Pursues Dreams in Biomedical Technology
In the wake of COVID, during these past two years, we became a little more attuned to the term “following the science.” And because each of us eagerly awaited the vaccines and therapies that would return our lives to normal, people championed the dedicated researchers, scientists, and medical professionals that would help us decode and…
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Damaged Montco Parcels of Land to See New Life, Planned as Open Space After Hurricane Ida
In September, many areas in Montgomery County were ravaged by Hurricane Ida, and now the Montgomery County Planning Commission and the Montgomery County Commissioners are seeking to repurpose the damaged areas in Perkiomen Township, writes Rachel Ravina for The Reporter. Montgomery County Planning Commission representatives can now apply for grant funding through the Pennsylvania Department…
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Montgomery County’s Brandon Rost, President and CEO of beMarketing, Shares Learned Business Advice
When you are the CEO of a Montgomery County marketing and advertising agency, you must have the “secret sauce,” says Philadelphia Business Journal Market President and Publisher Sandy Smith about Brandon Rost, President and CEO of beMarketing. beMarketing is a full-service advertising agency in Montgomery County that has been in business for a decade to…
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Record Number of Students Apply for Fall Semester at Temple University’s Main and Ambler Campuses
Temple University, with their Main Campus and Ambler campus, has received a record number of applications for the upcoming fall 2022 semester, writes Stephen Orbanek for Temple Now. Over 38,000 students have applied for admission to the school, marking a 5 percent point-in-time increase over last year. This year also recorded the largest number of…
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Abington’s Center School Students Win Awards in 2022 Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard, and reserve forces. As part of their commitment to supporting youth in the community, they offer several youth scholarships every year. Students in grades 6-8 across America…
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Former Glenside Fire Company Voluntary Firefighters Share Special Bond After Kidney Donation
Brendan Dougherty and James Woods, both former volunteer firefighters with Glenside Fire Company #1, share a special bond, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. Woods who had already had a kidney transplant in 2001, was once again suffering from kidney failure. The kidney his sister donated was working for full 16 years before starting to give…
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North Penn High School Student Breaks State Bowling Record, Ties National Record
Lucas Francis, an 18-year-old North Penn High School student, has managed to sharpen his bowling skills enough to break the state record and tie a national one as well, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. During his senior year, Francis was able to average 243 pins knocked down across 42 games, beating the previous Pennsylvania state…
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Montgomery County and Bucks County Mourns Losses of PA State Troopers Branden T. Sisca and Martin F. Mack III, Struck Down on I-95
PA State Trooper Martin Mack III, once a member of the lacrosse coaching staff at Truman High School in Levittown, was killed in an early-Monday-morning traffic accident on I-95. He was just 33, Branden T. Sisca was only 29. Philly Lacrosse had the tragic story. Mack, from Bristol, was on patrol with another local trooper…
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Nine Montgomery County Movers and Shakers Make PBJ’s Power 100 List
Nine movers and shakers from Montgomery County are among the Philadelphia area’s Power 100 for 2022, writes Ryan Sharrow for Philadelphia Business Journal. The list features individuals in alphabetical order with the influence, skill, and effectiveness that gives them the power to shape the look and feel of the entire Philadelphia region and their industries…
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PCOM Healthcare Celebrates Opening of New Family Medicine Center on City Line Avenue
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration for the new Family Medicine at PCOM healthcare center. Conveniently located on City Avenue, this newly-renovated space includes fifteen exam rooms and a dedicated space for mental health services. “For so many of us here at the College, Family Medicine at PCOM stands as a…
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Author of ‘The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality’ Highlights Impact Lower Merion High School Librarian Had on NBA Superstar’s Path
Philadelphians might have warmed up to Kobe Bryant recently, but he was not always in good graces of the City of Brotherly Love, according to Mike Sielski, author of The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality, writes Dan Woike for the Los Angeles Times. While the smaller group of people who knew him…
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Gwynedd Mercy’s Confidence Camp for Young Women Returns for its Second Summer
This summer, Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School is offering girls in grades 6 through 8 the opportunity to develop STEAM, confidence, and leadership skills during a series of one-week summer camp offerings known as Camp Inspire. Each week-long session offers a different STEAM opportunity to explore, such as the Beauty of Chemistry, Drone Rescue, or…
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Dr. Henri Parens, Holocaust Survivor, Groundbreaking Psychoanalyst, and Former Wynnewood Resident Dies at 93
Henri Parens, a former resident of Wynnewood, celebrated psychiatry professor at Thomas Jefferson University, research professor of psychiatry and the Medical College of Pennsylvania, an analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia, prolific author, and Holocaust survivor, passed away on February 19 at the age of 93. He died of congestive heart failure at an…
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