Montgomery County
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A Degree Within Reach: Chestnut Hill College Partners with MCCC’s University Center
Since 2010, Chestnut Hill College has been a member of Montgomery County Community College’s University Center Partnership Program. This program provides students the opportunity to complete a bachelor’s degree at the community college Chestnut Hill College’s Accelerated Adult Degree Program is carefully designed to support adult students looking to begin or complete a bachelor’s degree.…
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Montco Father Fighting to Reverse State Policy That Leaves Autistic Children Without Access to Treatment
Montgomery County’s Drew Friedman is leading the charge to reverse new state policy that will leave his 5-year-old son Ari and thousands of other Pennsylvania children with autism without access to crucial treatment, writes Brett Sholtis for the WHYY. Many children with autism participate in applied behavior analysis therapy, which helps them achieve milestones like…
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See How Many Residents are Currently Being Treated for COVID-19 in Montco Hospitals
On January 7th, the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners held their first COVID-19 briefing of the new year. As of Tuesday, January 5th, there have been 834 new positive cases, with a jump in cases in the new year. 17 cases are from long-term care facilities, and none are the result of antibody testing. As…
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See If Your Town Made the List of American Towns Rated Best to Raise a Family
Four Montgomery County places are among the best small towns to raise a family in the nation, with Penn Wynne included in the top three, according to a new ranking published by Stacker. Stacker compiled the list based on 2020 data from Niche. The factors considered include public schools, jobs, and cost of living, among…
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Update: Here Are the Montgomery County ZIP Codes Where COVID-19 Has Spread the Most in the Last Week
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is still increasing nationwide and across the state, with some areas of Montgomery County affected more than others, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Penn Live Patriot-News. The latest numbers compiled by Pennsylvania Department of Health highlight the rates of COVID-19 infection in each ZIP Code statewide…
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New Restaurants, Including from ‘Top Chef’ Nicholas Elmi, Coming to Montgomery County in 2021
Restaurateurs have preserved their optimism throughout the pandemic and are planning to bring several new eateries to Montgomery County in 2021, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Top Chef” Nicholas Elmi and partner Fia Berisha are opening an all-day café, The Landing Kitchen, in Bala Cynwyd. The eatery is expected to open in February.…
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Mass Vaccination Site to Open in Montgomery County
A mass vaccination site that will help administer COVID-19 vaccine doses to as many people as possible will open on Wednesday at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, writes Bob Brooks for 6abc. “Our goal is to get up to 2,000 a day, but we probably won’t reach that until the end of January,”…
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First Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site Open in Philadelphia Area
The first mass COVID-19 vaccination site for health care workers in the Philadelphia area opened at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell on Wednesday, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The county has so far received 7,000 doses of the vaccine and expects to administer around 800 doses per day at the newly…
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The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Spotlights Small Businesses in North Wales and Souderton
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board introduced two additional video vignettes promoting its Make it Main Street initiative. Make it Main Street was introduced to support local, family-owned businesses impacted by COVID-19 and proud to be “Made Strong in Montco.” To date, this campaign has received over 640,000 video views on @VisitValleyForge social media,…
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Montco Drivers To Dig Deep in Their Pockets as PA Turnpike Drives Up Tolls
Montgomery County drivers once again have to dig deeper into their pockets after the latest Pennsylvania Turnpike toll hikes took effect on Sunday, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The increase, approved by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in July, adds 6 percent for E-ZPass and “Toll By Plate” users. “Toll By Plate” is a…
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Customers Bank Wins Prestigious Global Everbridge Critical Event Management Impact Award
Customers Bank recently was selected as the winner of the highly coveted 2020 Best Example of Making an Impact on Business Award presented by Everbridge, an organization focused on life-saving efforts through its global Critical Event Management (CEM) platform. The novel coronavirus outbreak and ensuing pandemic was the largest global emergency of 2020. David Meredith,…
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Local Malls Hoping to Recover, Yet Feeling Long Term Effects From Pandemic
2020 has been a difficult year for many, but there’s still no avoiding that the defining part of this year, namely COVID-19 will continue to be a challenge into 2021. The possibility that things may still get worse before they get better is something retailers know all too well, with clothing stores especially getting hit…
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National Geographic: COVID-19 Cases in December in Montgomery County Continue to Climb
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County continued to increase in December, with a slight drop recorded near the end of the month, according to a map published by National Geographic. In the last two weeks, the county has recorded 6,006 new coronavirus cases or one reported case for every 137 people. That…
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COVID-19 Exposure Apps Work—If People Are Using Them
There are now more than 150 million Americans who could receive pop-up notifications from local health authorities if they have spent time near somebody who has tested positive for COVID-19, but only if more people activate them, writes Geoffrey A. Fowler for The Washington Post. There has been early evidence that using such anonymous smartphone…
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Residents, Staff at 126 PA Nursing Facilities to Get Their COVID-19 Vaccine Shots This Week
According to Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine, residents and staff at 126 nursing facilities across Pennsylvania will receive their first dosage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They will be the first people in the state to receive the shot other than frontline health workers who began…
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New Population Estimates Show Pennsylvania Likely to Lose One Congressional Seat
The annual state population estimates released by the Census Bureau show that Pennsylvania is likely to lose one congressional seat next year, write Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg for The Wall Street Journal. The data was gathered separately from decennial census responses which will be used by lawmakers during the first half of next year…
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Applications Now Open for MontcoStrong 2021 Restaurant Grant Program
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners has announced that restaurants negatively impacted by COVID-19 can now apply for up to $10,000 in grant funding through the MontcoStrong 2021 Restaurant Grant Program. Restaurant and food service businesses are encouraged to apply by the Friday, January 8, 2021 deadline. Montgomery County Commissioners have made up to $5…
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Montgomery PA Board of Commissioners Hold Final COVID-19 Virtual Press Briefing of 2020
On December 30th, 2020, at 3:00pm, the Montgomery PA Board of Commissioners held their last coronavirus update of 2020. It was their 96th briefing since the first one on March 8th, 2020. As of December 29th, 2020, there were 298 new positive cases, and 22 cases were from long term care facilities, and the age…
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