Montgomery County
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Joint Pain After Exercise: When Should You Worry?
By Main Line Health In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, many people are turning to exercise as a way to deal with stress, anxiety, and cabin fever — and that’s a good thing! Regular exercise is good for your physical health, but it can help manage your mental health, too, and that’s something we…
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Two Montgomery County Ice-Cream Spots Are Among Pennsylvania’s 26 Must-Visit Creameries
Two Montgomery County ice cream spots are among the 26 must-visit creameries in Pennsylvania that are certain to satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth, according to Visit Pennsylvania. Freddy Hill Farms in Lansdale offers more than 30 flavors of delicious ice cream, each one better than the last. In addition to their famous dipped…
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MONTCO Today is on Vacation This Week; We’ll Be Back in Touch on Monday, July 27
Every year, the employees at MONTCO Today take a one-week hiatus to recharge our batteries and spend some time off with our families. That time has arrived this year, and as a result, we will not be posting any new stories next week, from Monday through Saturday. We will resume our daily posts on Monday,…
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See Which Montco ZIP Codes Received the Most PPP Loans of More Than $150K
Four Montgomery County ZIP Codes are among the highest recipients of federal Paycheck Protection Program loans of over $150,000 in the Philadelphia area, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. PPP was established to assist businesses to keep their staff on payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing them with loans of up to…
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Work-From-Home Is Here to Stay, Will Reduce Driving in Country Drastically
Work from home and online shopping are here to stay, found new KPMG International study, and will cut driving in the country up to 270 billion miles a year, writes Keith Naughton for Bloomberg. According to the study, the coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a new cocoon culture that is not likely to revert to…
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Employers: Are You Claiming All Your COVID-19 Tax Credits? RKL Can Help
Between the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, there are a number of tax credits available to provide support and assistance to employers during the pandemic. Each credit comes with its own set of eligibility requirements, wage and leave tracking, and reporting protocol, which employers…
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Main Line Health to Host Women’s Wellness Chat on Instagram on Tuesday
Main Line Health invites you to join it on Instagram on Tuesday, July 21 at 7 PM for a live chat with Barbara Catania of the Women’s Emotional Wellness Center. Catania will be answering questions about everything from mental health and marital issues to parenting questions and professional stress … and so much more. Tune…
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The Cool Ones: The Best Ice Cream Around Montco
By Christine Tarlecki, Culinary Feature Contributor Now that summer has arrived, we need to get our fill of sweet treats! Did you know July is National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month is National Ice Cream Day? What better way to celebrate than with creamy, dreamy ice cream, and we’ve got a…
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Suburban Office Market Seeing New Trends Emerging, Deals are Still Being Made
Despite the pandemic, the suburban office market is seeing new long-term deals finalized and new trends emerging that are pushing Center City companies to seek out short-term space for satellite offices in the suburbs, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. These satellite offices give employees an alternative workspace which helps them avoid using…
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Main Line Health: How to Deal with Back Pain from Sitting Too Long in All the Wrong Ways
By Main Line Health What started out as two weeks turned into two months and now looks like an indefinite work-from-home reality for many. Yet few of the new remote workforce were prepared for the physical effects of a work from home lifestyle — as freeing as it may be in other respects — and…
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MCCC Online Associate’s Degree Program Garners National Attention for Excellence
Montgomery County Community College’s online associate degree program in Public Health is garnering national attention for excellence. College Consensus recently published the list of the top colleges in the country to earn an online associate’s degree in Public Health with MCCC’s program coming among the best in eighteenth place. The college review aggregator combines the…
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Montgomery County July 15th COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Tuesday afternoon, 34 new COVID-19 positive cases and zero new deaths were reported in Montgomery County. Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is at 811, and the 34 new positive cases bring the…
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Spring-Ford Basketball Coach, Alumni Create Pennsylvania Cornhole League
Dan Hoff, Spring-Ford boys basketball coach, and Gary Williams, a Spring-Ford graduate, have joined forces to create Pennsylvania Cornhole League, which officially started on June 28, writes Owen McCue for The Mercury. The league offers local cornhole players a competitive environment along with a socially distanced sport as the world continues to deal with the…
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#MontCoStrong T-Shirt Fundraiser Brings In $18K For Montco Response Fund
Thanks to the community’s support, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board has managed to raise more than $18,000 through the #MontCoStrong t-shirt fundraiser for the Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Response Fund. The initiative has so far sold over 500 t-shirts at $25 apiece. The VFTCB has decided to continue the fundraiser throughout the summer to…
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COVID-19 Disproportionally Affects Black Residents in Montgomery County
African Americans in Montgomery County and the entire Philadelphia area do not have same levels of access to health care and related services as white residents and the consequences are clearly visible in the coronavirus infection rates, writes Kasra Zarei for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In Montgomery County, the number of cases per 10,000 residents for…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Two Montco Trails Among 19 Must Try Bike Trails in Philadelphia Area
Two Montgomery County bike trails are among the nineteen best trails in the Philadelphia area that will provide an exhilarating experience no matter your riding needs, according to the Philadelphia Magazine. Perkiomen Trail is ideal for biking enthusiasts who are looking for a daylong ride. The majority of the trail is just ten to 12…
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In a Coronavirus Summer, What Activities are Safe?
By Wendi Rank There’s good news for all us germophobes. And yes, I’m including all the latecomers who only became germophobes once the new coronavirus arrived. Welcome. But don’t shake my hand. The Texas Medical Association COVID-19 Task Force and the Committee on Infectious Diseases ranked the inherent dangers of select activities in a chart…
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Montgomery County July 14th COVID-19 and Testing Update
Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County. As of Monday afternoon, 21 new COVID-19 positive cases and one new death were reported in Montgomery County. Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is at 811, and the 21 new positive cases bring the…
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