Upper Gwynedd
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Upper Gwynedd Woman Turns ALS Diagnosis Into Mission to Educate First Responders
An Upper Gwynedd woman is turning her personal battle with ALS into a mission to improve emergency response care, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6ABC Action News. After being diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Wendy Hendrickson quickly recognized a major issue facing patients during medical emergencies. Many first responders are unfamiliar with…
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Upper Gwynedd Has Big Plans for Parks and Recreation
Upper Gwynedd Township is in the final stages of developing a comprehensive parks and recreation plan, set to shape the community for decades, writes Dan Sokil for The Reporter. The draft plan emerged from extensive public engagement, including seven public meetings and over 500 survey responses. Consultant Peter Simone highlighted the plan’s focus areas: planning…
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Plastic Waste Reduction Program Gets Unanimous Approval in Upper Gwynedd
Upper Gwynedd has introduced a plastic waste reduction program, reports Dan Sokol for the Reporter. Township commissioners unanimously approved the program. Proposed by the Environmental Advisory Council (EAC), the program allows local businesses to opt into one of three levels of plastic reduction. At the bronze level, businesses eliminate single-use plastic bags at the point…
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From Classroom to Court: Lauren Yancer’s Path to Becoming GMercyU’s Women’s Volleyball Head Coach and Marketing Leader
As both the Marketing & PR Manager and the Head Coach of the Women’s Volleyball team at Gwynedd Mercy University, Lauren Yancer embodies the spirit of her alma mater, proving that with passion and perseverance, one can indeed wear multiple hats. From First-Generation College Student to University Luminary Graduating from William Tennent High School in…
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Opponents of Upper Gwynedd Affordable Apartment Complex Say It Violates Constitution
Approval of an affordable apartment complex in a light industrial zone in Upper Gwynedd has some residents concerned about the future of the township, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A group of Upper Gwynedd residents, including Glenn Hatfield and a group called Friends of Upper Gwynedd Township, have filed a legal notice calling…
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Upper Gwynedd’s Marc Satalof Rolls Up His Sleeve One Last Time to Donate 280th Pint of Blood
Marc Satalof, a former Philly school teacher living in Upper Gwynedd, is retiring from the donating blood business after giving 35 gallons over more than 50 years, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Satalof, 76, first donated blood when his mother had surgery at Penn Medicine more than 50 years ago. While she didn’t…
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Recession-Proof Careers in Healthcare
By Ann Gibbons Phalen, PhD, CRNP, NNP-BC Looking for a career where you can help people, but not sure what you can do? You are probably already aware of the many opportunities in the Nursing field, but did you know that there are a number of healthcare careers that not only give you the option…
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Montgomery Township Police Officer Joins His Former K-9 Partner in Retirement
After 35 years of protecting the residents of Montgomery Township, Sgt. Robert Hart, copying the career move of a close partner, has brought his law-enforcement career to an end. Jon Campisi, of the Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch, covered Hart’s professional decision to retire. The career-exiting footsteps Sgt. Hart is following are, in more accurately, paw prints. Hart’s…
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North Wales’ Green Ribbon Trail Gets Blue Ribbon Distinction from Statewide Planning Association
The Pa. Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) has named North Wales’ Green Ribbon Trail and Preserve to its 2022 Great Places in Pa. list. The site was honored in the category Greenways/Trails and Public Spaces. The Green Ribbon Trail is a 12.6-mile connection between Upper Gwynedd and Whitemarsh Townships, aside the Wissahickon Creek.…
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Upper Gwynedd Battles Over Last Large Undeveloped Parcel of Land
Last fall, Upper Gwynedd was prepared to deploy eminent domain in order to acquire Martin Tract – a nearly 33-acre parcel that remains Montgomery County’s largest undeveloped property, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. However, a well-organized and unexpected opposition campaign involving the owner of the parcel as well as other local residents, politicians,…
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‘Smallpox’ Labeled Vials Found at Merck Lab in Upper Gwynedd Township
According to the Centers for Disease Control, a batch of vials labeled with “smallpox” were found in a freezer at a Merck facility in Upper Gwynedd Township and immediately quarantined, write Deanna Durante and Brian X. McCrone for NBC4 New York. It is not clear why the vials were there. Smallpox is a deadly disease…
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Merck CEO Helps Lead Campaign to Get Companies Involved in Protecting Voting Rights
Kenneth Frazier, CEO of Merck, the pharmaceutical giant with sizable operations in West Point, is helping lead the campaign to get companies involved in protecting voting rights, writes Todd C. Frankel for The Washington Post. Upper Gwynedd-based Frazier and his Harvard Law School friend Kenneth Chenault are at the forefront of efforts to galvanize corporate…
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Upper Gwynedd-based Merck CEO Retiring
Kenneth C. Frazier, a North Philadelphia native, is retiring from his position as Merck CEO effective June 30, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Frazier has led Merck for the last ten years. During that time, Merck stock has more than doubled in value. He will continue to serve on the company’s board…
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Laurel House Announces Safe Haven Center in Upper Gwynedd Township
Leaders from Laurel House recently hosted a virtual groundbreaking ceremony to mark the renovations on the three-story building that will serve as Laurel House’s new Safe Haven Center. This space will combine Montgomery County’s only domestic violence emergency shelter with many of the other supportive services that Laurel House currently offers. This new building…
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Upper Gwynedd’s John J. Lombard Jr, Lawyer and Philadelphia Museum of Art Advisor, Dies Aged 85
John J. Lombard Jr. of Upper Gwynedd, a prominent lawyer and longtime Philadelphia Museum of Art advisor, died on November 4 aged 85, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lombard graduated from La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor in 1952 before earning his bachelor’s degree from La Salle University four years later…
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MCCC Hosting Spring Online Open House, Live Q&A on April 25
Montgomery County Community College will host a Spring Online Open House and Live Q&A on April 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The aim is to provide future students with a way to learn more about the school’s three locations – Central Campus in Blue Bell, West Campus in Pottstown, and The Culinary Arts…
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Merck’s Fight With Insurers Over Cyber-Attack Could Have Far-Reaching Effects
A fight between Merck, the pharmaceutical giant with an Upper Gwynedd location, and its insurers over a cyber-attack that happened over two years ago could have far-reaching effects, writes Riley Griffin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In June 2017, Merck was hit by NotPetya, a creation of the GRU – Russia’s military intelligence agency. However, Merck…
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Diagnostic Test Developed By Lower Gwynedd-Based Cognizance Biomarkers Improves Epileptic Seizure Diagnosis
Lower Gwynedd-based Cognizance Biomarkers, a subsidiary of Evogen, is improving epileptic seizure diagnosis with a test that accurately differentiates between seizures and other neurological conditions that are commonly misdiagnosed as epilepsy, writes Queen Muse for the Philadelphia Magazine. Cognizance, which works out of Spring House Innovation Park, a hub for life science and biotech companies…
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