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MCCC’s 2019-2020 Annual Report highlights ‘Creating a Culture of Belonging’
Montgomery County Community College’s recently-released 2019-2020 annual report, “Creating a Culture of Belonging”, highlights its accomplishments, resiliency and strength amid the unexpected challenges of a global pandemic. Under President Dr. Victoria Bastecki-Perez’s leadership, MCCC earned numerous awards and recognitions for its work in supporting students and their successes, as well as for its diverse, inclusive…
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Pottstown’s Earl Strom, Legendary NBA Referee, Inducted Into Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame
Pottstown’s Earl Strom, the legendary NBA referee whose retirement dinner brought the likes of Julius Erving and Magic Johnson to the SunnyBrook Ballroom on August 17, 1990, is one of the 2020 Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame inductees, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Strom, who died in 1994 aged 66, was the NBA’s…
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Tips On Navigating The Holidays As A Co-Parent During COVID
By Inna Materese For parents working within a balance of a custody order, the holiday season can be an extra stressful time. Sharing holiday time can be tough in any year. Sharing holiday time during a pandemic can cause friction in even the most conciliatory of co-parents. Parents exercising physical custody not only have the…
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Owner of Pottstown Hospital in ‘Precarious Financial Position’
Tower Health, owner of Pottstown Hospital, saw its bonds downgraded to “junk” status by two major credit-ratings agencies last week, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings slammed the nonprofit healthcare system with the downgrade to BB+ rating after Tower reported over $550 million in operating losses for the…
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MCCC Mathematics Instructor Receives Teaching Excellence Award
Montgomery County Community College Mathematics Senior Lecturer, Michelle Eppleman, received one of the College’s Part-Time Teaching Excellence Award during an online ceremony. Eppleman knows the dread that some of her students have about taking a math class. She had that same dread once, too. “I remember my heart pounded out of my chest,” said Eppleman.…
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Pottstown Singer One of Most-Followed TikTok Influencers
Loren Gray, the Pottstown teenager who rose to fame five years ago on Musical.ly, is one of the most-followed influencers on TikTok, according to a staff report from Yahoo!Life. Gray created an account on the musical platform which has since merged with TikTok while she was still in middle school. At the time, she did…
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MCCC Nursing Associate Professor Receives Teaching Excellence Award
Montgomery County Community College celebrated Martina Ware, an Associate Professor of Nursing, as she received the Gladys and Raymond Pearlstine Teaching Excellence Award during an online ceremony with friends, family and coworkers Wednesday, Oct. 7. As a full-time faculty member, Ware has been a driving force behind the continued success of the Nursing Program for…
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CHDC Hosting Virtual Town Hall Event to Help Parents Navigate Stress of Virtual Education
Community Health & Dental Care of Pottstown is hosting a town hall event Oct. 27 at 5:30 PM to help parents navigate the stress of the school year. The pandemic has changed many aspects of life, one in particular being education. CHDC understands how challenging it can be trying to manage all of these changes…
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With Nearly Eight Decades Together, Pottstown Couple Wins Longest Marriage Project in PA
Chester & Martha Pish of Pottstown, who have been married for 78 years, are the winners of the Longest Married Couple Project for Pennsylvania. The happy couple that are still going strong, got married on May 23, 1942. The tenth annual contest is sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, the original faith-based marriage enrichment program in…
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Another Pandemic Question: Can Employers Require A COVID-19 Vaccine?
By Jonathan Young The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a slew of questions for business owners. One of the big remaining questions is whether employers will be able to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Mandatory vaccination requirements exist in workplaces today. Healthcare workers, for example, may be very familiar with vaccine requirements. The…
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Pottstown Fashionista Empowers Women While Rocking a Gucci Belt
Iesha Vincent, a Pottstown fashionista, shares her thoughts on fashion, beauty, and motherhood on her popular blog, LivingLesh, writes Madison Duddy for the Main Line Today. She decided to start her blog when she realized there were few people on her social channels who represented or looked like her. “I wanted people to have someone…
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CEO Bridgette McGivern Cuts the Ribbon at CHDC Barto Grand Opening
With a ceremonious ribbon cutting and a two-hour LIVE broadcast, Community Health & Dental Care celebrated the opening of its fourth health center in Barto on Saturday, Sept. 26. Despite the rain, CEO Bridgette McGivern along with Board President Barbara Robinson jointly cut the red ribbon to signify the official opening. Additional representation from Upper…
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Lend a Hand – Help Spruce Up Pottstown’s Edgewood Historic Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 3
With hopes of building on the community-minded momentum of the recent “Superheroes Clean-up” in Pottstown on Sept. 12, volunteers for Edgewood Historic Cemetery and Hobart’s Run are planning a clean-up day at the cemetery beginning at 9AM on Saturday, Oct. 3. While Edgewood’s fall clean-up days in recent years have included free food and fundraising…
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Community Health & Dental Care Celebrates Grand Opening of Barto Location
Community Health & Dental Care will be celebrating the Grand Opening of its 4th health center location on Saturday, Sept 26, 2020 from 10 AM – 12 PM at 1315 Route 100 North in Barto. As part of the celebration, there will be a Ribbon Cutting with representation from Upper Perk Valley Chamber of Commerce…
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Pottstown Man Teaching People How to Establish Their Own Online Business With No Experience
Zishan Manji, a Pottstown native, wants to change peoples’ lives by teaching them how to establish their own online business with no experience and build them into successful ventures, writes Leo Giosuè for The Jerusalem Post. Manji started earning money online when he was thirteen. He discovered Amazon and began selling wallets he had previously…
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Pottstown Artist Turns Love of Music Into Art, Draws Attention from Several Famous Musicians
Alec Friel, owner of Astro Vinyl Art in Pottstown, has turned his love for music into art by carving artwork right into vinyl records, writes Megan Frank for PBS39. The artist founded the company with his father, David. Their workspace doubles as the community art center Cosmic Art Studios in Pottstown. “We take old records,…
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Montgomery County Community College Remembers 9/11 with Online Tribute
Montgomery County Community College remembers 9/11 every year with special ceremonies held on its campuses in Blue Bell and Pottstown to share with students, employees and the community. Due to COVID-19, the College created and shared an online tribute to remember those who lost their lives and the families who were affected, and to honor…
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Community Health and Dental Care of Pottstown Expands to Barto
Community Health and Dental Care is a community health center that offers the Pottstown community a team of dedicated healthcare professionals who provide complete care for the whole family. Formed through the funding of the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation along with various local businesses, CHDC opened its doors in Oct 2008 and saw…
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