Norristown
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Mercy LIFE Breaks Ground on new adult day medical center in Montgomery County
Mercy LIFE leaders and local officials broke ground on a new adult day medical center in Montgomery County. The new Mercy LIFE – Norristown facility, located at 1430 Dekalb Street, will be a welcoming place for seniors ages 55 and over to receive medical, nutritional, social and spiritual services, while being transported safely to and…
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Annual Walk MS comes to Norristown Farm Park on May 6
A walk that’s been hailed by participants as an “emotional day full of friends, family, and strangers’ smiles” is expected to draw upwards of 900 walkers to Norristown Farm Park on May 6. The Norristown Walk MS — one of hundreds taking place on different dates across the country in April and May — will…
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Timshel Coffee opens in Norristown
By Joe Barron Anyone who wants a cup of coffee can easily find one, but until recently, coffee sweetened with affirmation has been a little harder to come by in Norristown. Timshel, the new coffee shop on East Main Street, opened April 7 with a higher goal than simply satisfying the public’s craving for caffeine…
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Question: Can you be criminally charged for trash-talking on social media?
Answer provided by Cary B. Hall, Esq. from the Law Offices of Cary B. Hall, LLC: Cary B. Hall, Esq. responds: Short answer: yes. Depending on your comments, what you post on social media sites could absolutely result in both criminal charges and a conviction. Several years ago, a Pennsylvania appeals court upheld a Lebanon County…
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MS walk set for May 6 at Norristown Farm Park
The Norristown Walk MS — one of hundreds taking place on different dates across the country in April and May — is expected to draw upwards of 900 walkers to Norristown Farm Park on May 6. The walk, which has been described by participants as an “emotional day full of friends, family, and strangers’ smiles”…
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Wolf Administration Tours Crazy Aaron’s Putty World in Norristown
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell and local officials today visited Crazy Aaron’s Putty World in Norristown, PA to celebrate the remediation, redevelopment, and revitalization of an area brownfield. Crazy Aaron’s Putty World entered DEP’s Land Recycling Program in 2017 and worked quickly to conduct soil sampling and remove historic underground storage tanks…
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Five Saints Distilling site of EPA grant announcement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Norristown, Pennsylvania a $300,000 Brownfields grant to conduct site assessments of potentially contaminated properties, and determine the feasibility for cleanup and redevelopment, according to a press release. The announcement was made at Five Saints Distilling on Main St. in Norristown. Five Saints owner John George spoke about how…
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New Car Vision Mitsubishi dealer climbs to 10th in nation after just two months
By George Polgar After more than 20 years as one of the region’s most successful and innovative pre-owned car dealerships, Car Vision.com is taking on Mitsubishi as its first new car franchise. The main dealership location at 2626 Ridge Pike, Norristown, will now be known as Car Vision Mitsubishi. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Car Vision.com has made a major impact on…
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Norristown included among new tax break nominees
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, tracts of Norristown may be in for new tax breaks under a federal program designed to promote development in rural and low-income urban communities nationwide. Gov. Wolf included the census tracts covering those areas in his list of nominees Friday to become so-called Qualified Opportunity Zones, which…
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Victim Services Center announces 7th annual 5K run
In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month , Victim Services Center of Montgomery County invites you to participate in its 7th Annual 5K Run/Walk for SAAM (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) and Painting with a Purpose event in Skippack. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The 7th Annual 5K Run/Walk for SAAM will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at…
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Positran Manufacturing in Norristown hosts legislators, Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance
There were no Disney-style fireworks exploding in the air, but a Norristown manufacturing company found itself drawing quite a bit of attention at its East Main Street facility on Thursday. The multi-faceted Positran Manufacturing, a full service electronic contract manufacturing firm that makes control devices for the fireworks that entertain crowds at Disney World, welcomed…
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Demolition continues at future site of Royal Farms in Norristown
Demolition is continuing this week at Norristown Centre, Markley Street, to make room for the long-awaited Royal Farms convenience store. The convenience-store chain, based in Baltimore, is coming to Norristown as part of its further expansion in Pennsylvania, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The chain is building a new store…
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Norristown Small Business Assistance Center offers a boost to entrepreneurs
When Norristown Small Business Assistance Center (NSBAC) hosts “Starting Your Business in Norristown” workshop on Tuesday, March 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Montgomery County- Norristown Library it will be the organization’s latest of many efforts to champion Norristown as an ideal place for doing business. Business consultant Malyka Sankofa, who heads up…
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Theatre Horizon unveils new classroom and SeniorLAW offices in Norristown
In many ways the courtroom is a stage, filled with drama, farce and showmanship. Now theater and the quest for justice have formally come together under the same roof for possibly the first time, as Theatre Horizon opens its doors to the SeniorLAW Center. “We’re the only arts and justice nonprofits that I know of…
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High Swartz welcomes new real estate law attorney
Full-service law firm High Swartz LLP is pleased to announce that Stephen M. Zaffuto has joined the firm’s real estate lawpractice. Zaffuto concentrates his practice on real estate law, environmental law, and business and commercial law. He has extensive experience with commercial and residential tax assessment appeals, real estate title opinions, easement agreements, and environmental compliance issues. Stephen has also counseled…
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Victim Services Center launches endowment campaign
Sponsored content Victim Services Center (VSC) is launching a three year endowment campaign to raise $250,000 which, together with a $50,000 Challenge Grant from the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation, will make the total Endowment Fund $300,000. VSC is one of only two nonprofit organizations selected to participate in the Phoenixville Incentive for Endowment. The VSC Board of Directors, staff and…
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Joe Maccolini, director of Patrician Society, retiring after 36 years
After nearly 40 years on the job, would you welcome a royal farewell when you retire, complete with a fancy banquet, speeches, the works? If you’re anything like Joe Maccolini, the answer is a resounding “no.” However, the executive director of the Patrician Society did relent to his co-workers in agreeing to an open house…
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Sensational sushi and all that jazz at August Moon
By Katie Kohler For decades, Main Street in Norristown possessed little retail, dining or entertainment options, which are considered key components to any hope of revitalization. One of the stalwarts, August Moon, stands firm in its original location (300 East Main Street) since 1994 despite temptations to move to the retail realm of King of…
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