Upper Gwynedd
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For First Time In Its History, Women Are Taking Over Upper Gwynedd Township Leadership
With three more women elected to Upper Gwynedd Township leadership in the last election, for the first time in the town’s history all of the commissioners are women, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In January, newly elected Democrats Martha Simelaro, Katherine Carter, and Ruth Damsker will join incumbent Democratic Commissioners, Denise Hull and…
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Merck Wants To Erect Two More Monument Signs in Upper Gwynedd
Global pharmaceutical company Merck is asking for approval to erect two new monument signs outside its Upper Gwynedd facilities, writes Dan Sokil for The Reporter. The signs would be placed at 351 and 770 Sumneytown Pike. “They are new signs, not replacements,“ said planning and zoning officer Van Rieker. “They are discreet, given the thousands…
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Montgomery Township names Carolyn McCreary as township manager designee
The Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce that at the Board Meeting on August 12, 2019, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Carolyn McCreary as the Township Manager Designee effective September 16, 2019. Ms. McCreary’s appointment follows a thorough four month search process conducted by outside consultants. “After a rigorous recruitment and…
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Pink and black is back: The Yellow Stairway Road Race
On Saturday, May 11, Upper Gwynedd will be covered yet again in pink and black with runners and rider athletes from across the state, and country, to help spread the message of inclusion at the 2nd Annual Yellow Stairway 12k/6k. Hosted by Ainsley’s Angels in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Ainsley’s Angels of America aims to build awareness about America’s special…
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Country Bride and Gent owners announce property sale, plans for ‘seamless’ move from Upper Gwynedd location
The future is coming into focus for a local business that has been in the center of development talks for years. Trish and Ed Burkholder, owners of the Country Bride and Gent at 708 Sumneytown Pike, announced Monday they have sold that property and plan to move the business by the end of the year. “We have…
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Acts retirement-Life Communities, based in West Point, to expand into New Jersey
Acts Retirement-Life Communities, based in West Point, will add a New Jersey location to its lineup of 23 East Coast communities — including eight communities in Pennsylvania and several others in Delaware. Under the arrangement, Acts assumed $45 million in debt and now controls management and oversight of the Evergreens. The arrangement with the Evergreens…
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Upper Gwynedd apartment complex sells for $62.5M
One of the nation’s leading private equity fund managers, Equus Capital Partners, Ltd., recently announced the sale of Madison Willowyck in suburban Philadelphia, PA. The 308-unit apartment community was sold to Gibbsboro, New Jersey-based Friedman Realty Group for $62,500,000. At the time of the sale, the community was 96 percent occupied. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “Investor demand was strong…
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Merck juggling sales force, eliminating positions
Merck has a major presence in Montgomery County, where manufacturing and research are the major focus areas. None of those areas will be impacted by the move. Merck & Co. Inc. is planning to eliminate 1,800 exiting sales positions and create 960 new chronic care sales force jobs as part of a major restructuring, writes John…
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Upper Gwynedd Business Owner Recognized for $50,000 Donation to Police Department
Local entrepreneur Dr. Allan Xu was presented with a formal township proclamation by Police Chief David Duffy in recognition of his $50,000 donation to the Upper Gwynedd Police Department, writes Dan Sokil for North Penn Life. The founder of Keystone Bioanalytica made the donation after the police department solved a financial fraud case that cost…
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