Norristown
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Five Saints Distilling joins Keystone Craft Spirits Trail
In 2011, Governor Tom Corbett approved new legislation changing sections of the liquor code and approving Limited Distillery Licenses. This granted license holders the ability to manufacture and sell their bottled products, own and run satellite locations, open restaurants and hotels, with the option of distribution. Distilled spirits can now join the boundless success breweries and wineries…
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Montgomery Bar Association recommends Judge Thomas M. Del Ricci for retention
The Judiciary Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association is charged with interviewing and rating candidates for the position of judge on the Court of Common Pleas. The Judiciary Committee is composed of 30 lawyers of diverse backgrounds, ages, and practice and geographic areas of Montgomery County with several hundred years of combined legal expertise. [uam_ad…
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Crazy Aaron’s finds a home in Norristown
Crazy Aaron’s hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the official opening of the company’s new worldwide headquarters in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The new headquarters are located in the former Gretz Beer company headquarters, which was once home to Rambo and Regar Globe Knitting Mills. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “There are so many reasons we came to…
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Montco CAC announces MONTCO.Today partnership
The Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Council (Montco CAC) is pleased to announce its new Affiliate Partnership with MONTCO.Today. The Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Council is a 501c3 based in Norristown and dedicated to helping children of all ages to reach their full potential. Montco CAC also looks for opportunities to help at-risk children when possible…
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State AG Josh Shapiro honored by Montgomery Bar Association
Former Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro receive honorary status. Leaders of the Montgomery Bar Association (MBA) past and present recently welcomed Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro as their newest Honorary Member, according to a bar association press release. [uam_ad id=”54865″] At a ceremony held in conjunction with the Bar Association’s Council of Past Presidents Dinner…
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New Owner Takes Reins of MONTCO.Today
Hello, MONTCO! Please meet our new publisher and owner, Stan Huskey. You may very well already know him since he spent the past 20-plus years writing and editing stories in Montgomery County for The Times Herald and Digital First Media. This past February, Huskey retired from Digital First Media and took his company, CuttingBoard Consulting, out to Elmwood Park Zoo,…
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Mark Twain Returns to The Centre Theater in Norristown
Who knew Norristonians took their humor so seriously? Well, that at least holds true for the 1871 residents of the then-borough. Word has it Mark Twain, still a few years shy of publishing “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876), “bombed” while performing at Centre Theater, according to a story by Cheryl Kehoe Rodgers published in…
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Norristown’s Columbus Monument to Celebrate 25th Anniversary in October
Columbus Monument in Norristown will celebrate its 25th anniversary on October 12, according to a staff report from The Times Herald. The event at Harding Boulevard and Sterigere Street is being organized by Elmwood Park Zoo in partnership with J.P. Mascaro & Sons. Starting at 11 a.m., the public event will include the singing of…
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Montco Takes Part in National Drive Electric Week with Electric Vehicle Car Show
Last week, dozens of Delaware Valley electric vehicle drivers and enthusiasts participated in two consecutive lunch-time events at Courthouse Square in downtown Norristown. The show was one of 278 similar events, as part of National Drive Electric Week, which ran from Sept. 9-17. NDEW is in its seventh year and is organized nationally by Plug…
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Elmwood Park Zoo Ensuring Wellbeing of its Animals with Doctor-Veterinarian Collaboration
Norristown’s Elmwood Park Zoo is ensuring the wellbeing of its animals through a collaboration of vets, doctors and dentists, writes Mari A. Schaefer for Philly.com. When Joannie, a Chacoan Peccary living at the Elmwood Park Zoo, was diagnosed with mammary cancer, Elmwood’s veterinarian Adam G. Denish turned both to veterinary and medical oncologists for help.…
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Norristown to Teach Community Leader Skills in 5th Citizens’ Leadership Academy
Norristown Municipality’s 5th Citizens’ Leadership Academy Fall 2017 semester will start on September 14. The academy offers a series of classes that run over eight weeks to Norristown residents to help them develop community leadership skills. This year’s major themes are Education, Leadership Development, and Communication Dynamics. [uam_ad id=”54865″] The academy is free of charge.…
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Norristown’s Five Saints Distilling Receives Coast to Coast Recognition for Its Spirits
Norristown’s Five Saints Distilling has received coast to coast praise for its delicious spirits at International Spirits Competitions over the last three months. The relatively new micro-distillery has now received awards for its Vodka, Gin, White Whiskey, and Blood Orange Liqueur. Five Saints Blood Orange Liqueur was the first to gain recognition by winning a…
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Norristown Woman Loses Defamation Suit over Norman Mailer Biography
Norristown’s ex-supermodel, Carole Mallory, has lost her defamation suit over a Norman Mailer biography that depicts their relationship as “strictly sexual, according to a staff report from Philly Voice. According to Mallory, in the 2013 biography, “Normal Mailer: A Double Life,” she is depicted as a “venal harlot” who seduced him. But in her tell-all…
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Mended Little Hearts Philadelphia Helps Montgomery County Moms through Hard Times
Mended Little Hearts Philadelphia Area is providing much needed support for mothers from Montgomery County whose children suffer from congenital heart disease, writes Peg Quann for Bucks County Courier Times. The non-profit gives them guidance and support when navigating the medical system. It is also there to offer support when things get really scary. Vincenza…
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