Upper Dublin
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Upper Dublin Math Whiz Nails It Again in 2023 Oscar-Pick Pools
Upper Dublin resident Ben Zauzmer has done it again. The Montgomery County numbers-cruncher has used his prodigious analytical skills to accurately predict the outcome of the Academy Awards. Alicia Vitarelli profiled this movie-loving math whiz for 6abc. Zauzmer is a baseball statistician and assistant general manager for the New York Mets. But his skill at…
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And the Oscar Goes to … This Upper Dublin Native Used Math to Predict Oscar Winners
The 2023 Academy Awards broadcast is Mar. 12, and if an Upper Dublin, Montgomery County, native stays true to his formulas, he’ll have every office Oscar pool beaten. Alicia Vitarelli focused in on him for 6ABC. Ben Zauzmer designed a method to predict the big winners, calling his book on the topic Oscarmetrics: The Math…
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Red-to-Blue Flip of the Pa. House Came Down to Voters in Upper Dublin, Montgomeryville, Horsham, and Ambler
The recent win for Democrat Melissa Cerrato flipped a seat in the Commonwealth’s red-to-blue political spectrum. The majority-party shift resulted from voters in the state’s 151st Legislative District, comprising Upper Dublin, Montgomeryville, Horsham, and Ambler. Jon Kamp and Scott Calvert brought nationwide coverage of the change to readers of The Wall Street Journal. 2022 election…
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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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Hurricane Ida Anniversary Has Upper Dublin in Memory Mode: ‘It Looked Like a Zombie Apocalypse’
Sept. 1, 2022, is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Ida and its devastation across S.E. Pa., including Montgomery County. Upper Dublin residents are pausing to remember the toll it took, on real estate, on assets, and on the general psyche. Jasmine Payoute reported the ongoing healing there for CBS Philly. Upper Dublin was not only…
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Cross County Trail — Intended to Eventually Connect Montco with Bucks — Takes One More Step Forward
The process of creating a trail network across the Phila. suburbs has advanced with the recent Montgomery County acceptance of the Cross County Trail East feasibility study. Dan Sokil laced up his shoes to report the progress for Main Line Media News. The “aye” votes from the Montgomery County Commissioners last week confirm the study’s…
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BET Investments Buys Prudential Insurance’s Upper Dublin Property for $30.25M
BET Investments has finalized its purchase of Prudential Insurance’s 90-acre campus in Upper Dublin for $30.25 million, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The property at 2101 Welsh Road is visible from the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It has three interconnected office buildings and surface parking lots with 2,175 spaces. The buildings total 861,000 square…
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Upper Dublin Writer, Grandson Duo Work on Holocaust Family History
Montgomery County writer Richard Bank and his grandson, Hayden, have been working on a project together to tell their family history, writes Tamala Edwards for 6abc. Bank, who used to practice law, has been writing since he was 15. His true passion turned into the trilogy. “Feig,” “I Am Terezin,” and “The Tree of Sorrow”…
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‘Kicking You When You’re Down:’ Upper Dublin Man Fought Allstate for Months Over Damage Hurricane Ida Caused His Home
After Hurricane Ida left his Upper Dublin home in shambles, Max Cummings did not expect that his problems were only beginning, writes Bob Fernandez for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He contacted his insurer, Allstate, which he had used for around two decades for home and auto insurance, but the estimate the company made was less than…
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Montco Teens Building Community, Distributing Free Meals as Part of Local Food Not Bombs Chapter
A group of Upper Dublin High School students has been working on building community and distributing free meals as part of the activities of the new chapter of the national anti-hunger group Food Not Bombs, writes Emily Rizzo for WHYY. The branch was formed in April 2021 and currently has around 15 active members, mostly…
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Upper Dublin High School Teacher Rallies Community, Helps More Than 100 Homes Clean Up After Hurricane Ida
Barbara Mass, an Upper Dublin High School teacher, helped organize the cleanup efforts for hundreds of homes in Fort Washington following the destruction that Hurricane Ida had left behind, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6abc. She and “The Chainsaw Gang” are continuing to clear the area even three weeks after the tropical storm has fizzled out.…
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Upper Dublin Township Community Rallies Together to Clean Up What Hurricane Ida Tore Down
Now Hurricane Ida has moved on from the area, the Upper Dublin Township community is rallying together to clean up what the tropical storm tore down, writes Bob Brooks for 6abc. Volunteers have begun cleaning up trees and debris piled up in front of many houses, including the home of Carol and Rick Kocher. “It’s…
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Upper Dublin’s Lulu Country Club Fails to Sell at Sheriff’s Auction, Now Owned by Lender
The Upper Dublin real estate tied to Lulu Country Club failed to sell at an auction arranged by Montgomery County Sheriff’s office on December 2 and the lender has now formally taken ownership of the property, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The property had a $14.98 million minimum bid price which was…
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Philadelphia Mag Finds Its New Editor in Oreland Native Kate Dailey
Kate Dailey, an Oreland native who was managing editor at Vox.com for the last three years, is now the new editor of the Philadelphia Mag. During her time at Vox.com, Dailey set strategic initiatives, established a supporting newsroom culture, and founded a grant program to fund ambitious journalism projects. She was also instrumental in building…
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Promenade at Upper Dublin Welcomes First Residential, Retail Tenants
Promenade at Upper Dublin, a $200 million BET Investments project that was nearly five years in the making, welcomed its first residential and retail tenants this month, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the Dresher-based developer has made progress in the leasing of both its apartments and retail space.…
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Montgomery County Sheriff Sale to Include Lulu Country Club Real Estate
The Upper Dublin real estate supporting Lulu Country Club will be put up for auction as part of the Montgomery County sheriff sale on December 2, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The auction will seek to sell the commercial real estate but not the business that is associated with the listed properties.…
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Upper Dublin HS Senior Starts Spread Smiles Movement to Benefit Chabad Garden School
Aidan Nadell, an Upper Dublin High School senior, has started the Spread Smiles Movement to raise money for a “coronavirus-conscientious” playground at Chabad Garden School in Fort Washington, writes Jesse Bernstein for the Jewish Exponent. Nadell began selling his apparel and accessories with smile designs hoping to raise $5,000 over 12 months. However, he has…
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Short Clip of Old Game Brings Back Memories of Two Local Greats, Kobe Bryant and Bobby McIlvaine
A short video of the first game of Kobe Bryant’s high school career brought back memories of another great basketball player from the region, Bobby McIlvaine, writes Mike Sielski for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The game shown in the short clip was from 1992 when Lower Merion took on Upper Dublin. When Bryant saw the clip…
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