Plymouth Township
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Montco Child Advocate Named Blue Ribbon Champion for Kids
A children’s advocate is being recognized statewide for her work protecting some of Montgomery County’s most vulnerable residents, according to a press release from Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center. Jane Kim, director of client engagement and initiatives at Mission Kids, has been named a Blue Ribbon Champion for Kids by the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance.…
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Plymouth Meeting’s 1912 Club Hosts Event with Philly Sports Royalty
The 1912 Club in Plymouth Meeting played host this week to the Jefferson Health APGA Classic, writes Tyler DelPercio for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The event brings together rising golf talent and Philadelphia sports legends for a three-day celebration of opportunity and inclusion. Now in its second year, the Advocates Professional Golf Association event kicked off…
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Plymouth Meeting’s Harmony Biosciences Pivots After FDA Rejects Wakix for Sleep Disorder
Plymouth Meeting’s Harmony Biosciences’ stock fell 10% on Wednesday after the FDA rejected the expansion of its insomnia drug, Wakix, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Wakix, containing the active ingredient pitolisant, is currently approved for managing excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in narcolepsy patients. Idiopathic hypersomnia is a chronic condition causing excessive…
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Plymouth-Whitemarsh’s Jake West Finds Confidence to Take Big Shots in Clutch Moments
Confidence did not come easily for Jake West when he was a freshman at Plymouth-Whitemarsh, but as a senior guard at Penn Charter, this is no longer the case, writes Aaron Carter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That was evident on Tuesday with his 27-point outburst. West commanded the court, remaining poised under pressure, and took…
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Plymouth Township Sergeant Joins Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run After Beating Cancer
After an arduous battle with cancer, Plymouth Township Patrol Sgt. Rocco Wack was overjoyed to take part in the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run with his entire family this weekend, reports CBS News Philadelphia. On Sunday, he joined more than 30,000 runners who arrived from all over the globe to run the ten miles…
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PREIT Loses Appeal to Build 503-Unit Apartment High Rise at Plymouth Meeting Mall
Real estate trust company PREIT has lost an appeal to build an apartment community on the property of Plymouth Meeting Mall. The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas struck down the deal. PREIT wanted to construct a 503-unit living community on the property, writes Kevin Tierney for More Than the Curve. In 2021, this…
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Atop Quality Ranking of Montco High Schools Come Data on the Districts behind Them
In conjunction with the recently published list of top Montgomery County high schools comes a similarly themed Niche.com assessment of the Montco school districts in which they operate. Niche has identified 11 of them to be among the top 50 school districts in Pa. for 2023. To determine 2023’s best school districts, Niche analyzed U.S.…
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Mennonite Heritage Center Program Explores Local Connections to Underground Railroad
A presentation at the Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville will connect locals with a historic movement they may not immediately associate with Montgomery County: The Underground Railroad. In an area steeped in Revolutionary War history, the Civil War and its related topics can sometimes fade from public consciousness. The upcoming presentation by local historian Ryan…
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Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Plans to Take COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Overseas
Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals saw its stock drop by 25 percent last week. This was after the U.S. government decided to pull its funding for late-stage vaccine trials testing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, INO-4800, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The decision was made due to the growing availability of authorized vaccines…
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Willow Grove, Plymouth Meeting Mall Owner Revenue Crashes, Down by $30 Million From Previous Year
By Chris Isaac PREIT, the Center City-based owner of both the Plymouth Meeting and Willow Grove malls, seems to have found a lifeline as they are set to undergo a restructuring through bankruptcy later this month that will open up more money for them to borrow, but that doesn’t mean their problems are all solved.…
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Local Developer Offers Advice On Why It Is Currently Better to Buy Than Build a Home
Larry Korman, Co-CEO of Plymouth Meeting-based Korman Communities, a fully integrated developer and management company and the President of AKA Hotel Residences, is continuing to evolve the business started in the ’60s by his father, Steve Korman, writes Lucy Cohen Blatter for the Mansion Global. The elder Korman pioneered the furnished apartment industry in Philadelphia…
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Plymouth Meeting-Based Tornetta Realty Promotes Halloween Safety By Handing Out Free Glow Sticks
In an effort to promote Halloween safety, Plymouth Meeting-based Tornetta Realty, Northtowne Plaza, Hillcrest Plaza, Plymouth Towne Apartments, and Valley Forge Marketplace have donated 1,500 colorful Halloween Safety Glow Sticks to be distributed to residents of East Norriton, West Norriton, and Plymouth Township. The Safety Sticks are easy to use and last up to a…
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Montco, state and Plymouth Township to preserve Maple Acres Farm
Montgomery County is pledging $247,940.59 towards preserving the last remaining farm in Plymouth Township, Maple Acres Farm. The county will split the $939,572.55 total cost of the preservation with Plymouth Township and the state, according to The Times Herald. Maple Acres Farm is located at 2656 Narcissa Road, just behind the Plymouth Meeting Mall. Plymouth…
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Colonial School District Food Service Director wins regional recognition
Colonial School District Director of Food Services Lori McCoy, RD, SNS, has been named the national, non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) 2019 Northeast Regional Director of the Year. The award comes on the heels of McCoy being named the School Nutrition Association of Pennsylvania (SNAPA) 2019 Director of the Year. In winning the regional award,…
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Pa. Little League softball tournament to bring in $500,000 in Plymouth
By Mark Schiele Thank heaven for little girls. Actually Little League girls softball players. Plymouth Township will host the Pennsylvania State Little League girls 12-U softball championship, with check-ins beginning on July 8th and state championship play running for July 9th through July 14th. [uam_ad id=”54865″] That means plenty of visitors from across the state spending…
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Plymouth Township swears in new police chief
Deputy Chief John Myrsiades fills the seat vacated by Joseph Lawrence. A standing-room-only crowd joined the Plymouth Township Council in welcoming new Police Chief John Myrsiades, who was formally sworn in during Monday’s council meeting, according to a press release. Myrsiades began his career with Plymouth Township in 1989 when he joined the force as…
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Colonial School District Food Service Director wins regional recognition
Colonial School District Director of Food Services Lori McCoy, RD, SNS, has been named the national, non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA) 2019 Northeast Regional Director of the Year. The award comes on the heels of McCoy being named the School Nutrition Association of Pennsylvania (SNAPA) 2019 Director of the Year. In winning the regional award,…
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Plymouth Township welcomes new employees
The Plymouth Township Council unanimously approved the hiring of a new police officer, a new fire marshal and a new fire police officer during Monday night’s meeting. “We’re going to welcome some new members to the Plymouth Township family,” Township Council Chair Marty Higgins said before the new employees were sworn in. Lifelong Plymouth Township…
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