Montgomery County
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Montgomery County Dominates List of 50 Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania
Fourteen Montgomery County towns are among the fifty best places to live in Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking by Niche. I mean, of course, the Montco Today Editor lives in Upper Providence Township! Niche based its ranking on data from U.S. Census Bureau, FBI, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Centers for Disease Control…
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International Real Estate Firm to Acquire Montgomery County Shopping Centers for $115M
Medipower Public, an international real estate investment firm that owns Centre Square Commons in Blue Bell, is buying six grocery-anchored shopping centers in the region from Berwyn-based Brandoloni Companies for an estimated $115 million, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Cyprus-based company has put under agreement properties that were offered up for…
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March 19th Update: Montgomery County Reports No New Deaths; State Reports 3,126 New COVID-19 Cases
Montgomery County reported 135 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, March 18th, 2021, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 48,957 countywide since March 7, 2020. We now have been tracking COVID-19 for a full year in our area, and across the state. There are currently 130 people hospitalized in Montgomery…
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Latest Stimulus Package Includes Funds for Montgomery County to Alleviate Financial Pandemic Burdens
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provides additional relief for Montgomery County, which is set to receive around $161 million from the stimulus package, writes Rachel Ravina for The Reporter Online. “It gives us certainty for planning,” said Montgomery County Commissioners’ Vice Chairman Ken Lawrence Jr. The funds are part of the $350 billion…
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Plan an Exciting, Safe Family Reunion in Montgomery County: Shop, Stay, Dine, Connect
The weekend you’ve been looking forward to all year is finally here – your family reunion! Family from all over is coming together to celebrate, share stories, and create lasting memories, writes Christine Dunn for the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board. After your exciting weekend comes to a close, someone in your family is…
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Keep The Wawa Shorties Coming: Wawa Adapts to a New Pandemic Lifestyle in Montgomery County
Wawa’s continued expansion and experimentation with its menu and style of delivery are strong indications that they’re capitalizing on our stay-at-home pandemic lifestyle, writes Ashley Gurbal Kritzer for the Philadelphia Business Journal. In January, 10 months into the pandemic, Wawa debuted its first drive-thru only location in Bucks County. A second opened a month later…
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Save a Life: Volunteer to Help Montgomery County Seniors Register for COVID-19 Vaccination
Montgomery County is currently looking for more dedicated volunteers to help the area’s seniors with computer literacy and internet issues while registering for their COVID-19 vaccine, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. “This call came about because of the need, of course, for seniors, who have no internet access or are technically not savvy, not being…
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Sláinte, It’s St. Patrick’s Day: Get Lucky With These Magical Montco Events
St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration of Irish heritage for Irish people all across the world. Whether you’re looking to catch a show from the finest cèilidh bands, a full Irish breakfast, or a nice cold Guinness, Montgomery County has plenty of things to do and see to help you celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2021.*…
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The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Presents Tourism Talks on March 18
Want to know what The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is up to? They are hosting their first 2021 event – and second-ever Tourism Talks – virtually via Zoom on Thursday, March 18 from 4-5 pm, and you don’t want to miss this talk, full of exciting local info on Montgomery County. Members and…
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Commissioners’ Plea for More Vaccines Prompts Journalist’s Probe of Suburbs’ Supply
After watching a press conference hosted by the Chester County Commissioners, Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Maria Panaritis started to investigate the undersupply of vaccines in the four suburban counties, which is home to 2.5 million people, writes Lauren Aguirre for The Inquirer. Montgomery County is home to over 830K residents, with only around 57K fully vaccinated.…
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March 17th Update: PA Reports 3,119 New COVID-19 Cases; Over 68K Montgomery County Residents Fully Vaccinated
Montgomery County reported 148 new positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, March 16th, 2021, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 48,664 countywide since March 7, 2020. We now have been tracking COVID-19 for a full year in our area, and across the state. There are currently 110 people hospitalized in Montgomery…
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Customers Bank Donates $20,000 to Reading Area Community College
Richard Ehst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Customers Bank and Dr. Susan Looney, President of Reading Area Community College participated in presentation ceremony on March 12 acknowledging Customers Bank’s contribution of $20,000 to Reading Area Community College. Customers Bank’s contribution will create scholarships for dual-enrollment high school students that are earning early college credits.…
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Ask a Real Lawyer: How to Account for a $50,000 Undisbursed Inheritance
Question: My grandmother died with a will in 2015. She left my father $50,000. However, my father died in 2018 before the money could be disbursed to him. To complicate matters, his wife (my mother), who would have inherited the money from my dad, also died before grandmom’s inheritance could be disbursed to my dad’s…
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Montco PA Senate Candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz Says He Doesn’t Want to Hear His First & Last Name During Campaign
Mehmet Oz, Montgomery County Pennsylvania Senate candidate better known as television personality Dr. Oz, does not want to be referred to by his real first and last name during the campaign, writes Summer Concepcion for the Talking Points Memo. Oz, who is running with a Bryn Athyn address, went on Fox News on Monday to…
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Adaptability and Resilience Proved Crucial for Montgomery County Small Business Owners in Past Year
Adaptability and resilience have proven to be among the most important skills for small business owners over the past year that brought on unprecedented challenges after an initial good start, writes Donna Rovins for The Pottstown Mercury. Pottstown’s J.J. Ratigan Brewing was a new business when the pandemic started, having opened in December 2019. “The…
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Montgomery County Teachers Feel Relief As They Start Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
Montgomery County teachers have started receiving COVID-19 vaccines and are once again getting excited about returning to classrooms, write Erin McCarthy, Maddie Hanna, and Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Among them is Cheltenham High School English teacher Kristin Keiser, for whom the vaccination will mean flexibility to go into her school building. This…
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Gov. Wolf Has End-of-Month Goal to Have COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments for All PA Counties in Phase 1A
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced March 12 plans to have Phase 1A COVID-19 vaccination appointments in place in all counties by the end of March before moving on to Phase 1B. Phase 1A focuses on nursing home residents, health care personnel , those 65 and older, and those under 65 with high-risk health conditions. The governor…
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March 13 Update: ZIP Codes Where COVID-19 Spread the Most and Least in Montgomery County
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County has been trending down slightly, although some areas have slight increases across the county, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The latest data compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Health highlights the cases of COVID-19 infection in each ZIP Code statewide for the seven…
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