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National Merit Scholarship Semifinals List Reveals In-County High School High Achievers
The 2022 list of National Merit Semifinalists reveals the top PSAT scorers in Pa., a measure that may contribute to their earning of National Merit Scholarship achievement. Kristen A. Graham checked her spelling and her math in filing the related story for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The local scholastic standouts were among the highest scorers on…
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Fitch Drops Tower Health Credit Rating; Hospital Leaders’ Blood Pressures Rise in Response
Fitch Ratings has knocked three levels off the Tower Health credit rating, landing it in a “CCC+” financial position. Harold Brubaker covered the downgrade in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The revised credit rating now characterizes Tower Health, owner of Montgomery County’s Chestnut Hill Hospital and Pottstown Hospital, as representing a real possibility of default. The Chestnut…
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Long-Employed Fire Truck ‘Retires’ from Pottstown Service, Transitions to New Teaching Career
Rather than allowing its career to be snuffed out, the Empire Hook and Ladder Co. donated a used fire truck to the Western Montgomery County Career and Technology Center in Limerick. Karin Mallett rolled out this story for WFMZ 69 News. Fire station crew members, keenly aware of the value of real-life equipment training, saw…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the part-time clerk for its Keystone Education Yields Success (KEYS) outreach that supports students’ academic endeavors. The Part-Time KEYS clerk is responsible for providing clerical, data entry and scheduling for the KEYS program. As a temporary, grant-funded opportunity it is contingent upon ongoing grant funding. Further, although it…
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Community Health & Dental Care Grins Broadly in Welcoming New Practitioner
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) welcomes new dental provider, Minyong Chen, DMD to its Pottstown health center, 351 W. Schuylkill Road. Dr. Chen comes to CHDC as an experienced general dentistry provider treating patients of all ages. Dr. Chen earned his both his Doctor of Dental Medicine from Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School…
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National Publication Elects MCCC to 2022 Best Student Voting Honor Roll
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) continues to receive accolades for its efforts to support civic duty among students. The college was recently included in the Washington Monthly 2022 Best Colleges for Student Voting Honor Roll. According to the report, in order to be included in this year’s honor roll “…universities had to submit 2020 and…
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Community Health and Dental Care Helps Study-Abroad Student Headed to France Feel Magnifique
The physical therapist excellence at Community Health and Dental Care, Pottstown, recently celebrated the discharge of a local student. She was generally relieved to be feeling well. But more than that, she was thrilled with the timing of her discharge, just prior to a once-in-a-lifetime chance to study abroad in France. The success of this…
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North Wales Wegmans Site Sells; Former Owner Loses Millions in Foreclosure Transaction
ExchangeRight — a real estate investment trust (REIT) in Pasadena, Calif. — has acquired the North Wales Wegmans site at Montgomery Mall. Ryan Shallow and Natalie Kostelni reported the $22.6 million transaction in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The selling entity was Kohan Retail Investment Group, a New York-based investment group that purchased Montgomery Mall last…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: A Home That’s Got Lots in Pottstown
121 North Adams Street, Pottstown, is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom twin that was originally built just west of The Hill School in 1900. It has been wholly renovated, with new quality flooring, generous granite counters, ceramic-tiled backsplashes, new kitchen cabinetry, under-cabinet lighting, and new stainless appliances including dishwasher and built-in microwave, and range. As a further…
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Tech Fees Become Yet Another Raw Deal for New Pottstown Butcher Shop Owners
Had things worked out, Pottstown’s Better on the Bone was to have been somewhat of a vindication for owners Mark and Dottie Spillane, proof that their ongoing woe was finally behind them. But an unexpected equipment issue has instead cut them to the bone. Chantelle Calhoun served up the story for WFMZ 69 News. The…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the part-time High School & Educational Partnerships Enrollment Coach position at its Pottstown campus. The part-time High School & Educational Partnerships Enrollment Coach is responsible for: Qualifications Essential Knowledge and Skills The role requires: Child abuse and Pa. State Police clearances, as well as FBI fingerprints, are required…
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Terrif Riffs to Float Across the County in VFTCB Inaugural September Jazz Fest
A five-day, multisite exploration of the multifaceted sounds of local music artists is about to unfurl across Montgomery County like a soulful, muted trumpet solo. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board presents its first-ever Montco Jazz Fest. The concerts and events highlight vocalists, ensembles, and even double-Oscar winner Peabo Bryson in ticketed performances (some…
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MCCC Encourages Local Commercial Enterprises to Apply for State Workforce Training Funds
The Workforce Development Division of Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) encourages eligible local companies to apply for Workforce and Economic Development Network of Pennsylvania (WEDnetPA) funding for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2022. WEDnetPA is a state training reimbursement grant program through which eligible companies can receive state grants to help pay for…
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Hobart’s Run Business Incentive Grant Designed to Make BIG Difference in Pottstown
Hobart’s Run is serious about encouraging new businesses to set up shop in the primary commercial corridor of its neighborhood improvement district. Its Business Incentive Grant (BIG) provides a maximum $1,500 incentive toward rent or closing costs to new business owners who open in the 500–900 blocks of Pottstown’s High Street. To date, this nonprofit…
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Students! Families! Ten-Hut! MCCC Uses Boot Camp Event to Promote Dual Enrollment
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) hosted Early College Boot Camp at its campuses in Blue Bell and Pottstown recently for high-school students and families eager to learn how to get a head start on a college education. Students and their families — as well as guidance counselors, faculty and other school administrators — were invited…
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Despite a Zero Chance of Snow, Pottstown Will Soon Be Covered in White
Pottstown Area Economic Development (PAED) and Hobart’s Run are hosting their fifth annual Fête en Blanc in Pottstown. The unique, al fresco dining experience is Sept. 9, 6–9 p.m., at the Smith Family Plaza at Borough Hall, 150 E. High Street, in Pottstown. The dinner is modeled after a traditional fête en blanc or dîner…
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Spending a Memorable Labor Day Weekend in Montgomery County Is No Work At All
Wasn’t it just Memorial Day, with its promise of an entire summer of carefree schedules, ideal weather, vacations, cookouts, and family-bonding time? How did Labor Day 2022 sneak up so suddenly? Regardless, it’s here. And the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board has a three-fer set of recommended ways to spend it. Affordable Adventure Itinerary…
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Inky’s Top Workplaces, Mid-Size Firms, Notes 14 Standouts in Montgomery County; One at No. 3
The Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplaces 2022 list recognized 14 Montgomery County companies as the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley top workplaces in the medium-size company category. The list is based on a 24-question survey administered by Energage and completed by the company’s employees. It measures 15 cultural drivers that are crucial to the success of any organization. These…
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