• Redner’s Markets announces new store in Audubon

    Redner’s Markets announces new store in Audubon

    Redner’s Markets, Inc. today announced plans for its 44th location. Already established in Montgomery county, operating 4 grocery stores and 1 quick shoppe, company President and CEO, Ryan Redner has signed an agreement to open a new market in Audubon with a tentative summer/fall 2019 opening, according to a press release by Redner’s Markets. The…

  • State Sen. Leach recognizes two outstanding librarians from Montgomery County

    State Sen. Leach recognizes two outstanding librarians from Montgomery County

    State Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) yesterday recognized two local librarians at his 10th annual Librarian of the Year award ceremony held at Pietro’s Coal Oven Pizzeria in Radnor. Leach awarded this year’s School Librarian of the Year Award to Jennifer McKinnon of Gotwals Elementary School in Norristown Area School District. Leach recognized McKinnon for her amazing work with…

  • Ursinus College’s entrepreneur in residence receives  2019 Leavey Award

    Ursinus College’s entrepreneur in residence receives 2019 Leavey Award

    Maureen Cumpstone, a restaurateur and caterer who was Ursinus College’s first entrepreneur in residence, has been named one of eight recipients of the 2019 Leavey Awards for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education. Cumpstone, who received the Ursinus appointment in 2016, is being honored for her leadership of the college’s U-Imagine Center for Integrative and Entrepreneurial…

  • Property tax elimination back on the table

    Property tax elimination back on the table

    Schools may stop collecting property taxes statewide if a new bill passes, writes Megan Tomasic for triblive.com. Rep. Pam Synder (D-Fayette/Greene/Washington), with state Rep. Marcia Hahn (R-Northampton) and state Rep. Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike) introduced the new bill. If the bill passes it will allow districts to exclude up to 100% of a homeowner’s school…

  • Plymouth Township swears in new police chief

    Plymouth Township swears in new police chief

    Deputy Chief John Myrsiades fills the seat vacated by Joseph Lawrence. A standing-room-only crowd joined the Plymouth Township Council in welcoming new Police Chief John Myrsiades, who was formally sworn in during Monday’s council meeting, according to a press release. Myrsiades began his career with Plymouth Township in 1989 when he joined the force as…

  • Local music producer Will Yip profiled by Grammy.com

    Local music producer Will Yip profiled by Grammy.com

    You won’t see his name in the spotlight, but Will Yip is possibly the hardest working man in the music business today, writes Brendan Menapace for Grammy.com. The only way to catch a glimpse of the man himself is to head down to Studio 4 in Conshohocken, where Yip works 13 hours a day. When…

  • Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program application deadline extended

    Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program application deadline extended

    The deadline for older adults and Pennsylvania residents with disabilities to apply for rebates on rent and property taxes paid in 2018 has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31, 2019, the Department of Revenue announced today. “Last year nearly 572,000 seniors and people with disabilities benefited from the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program,” Revenue…

  • Merck acquires Tilos Therapeutics for $733 million

    Merck acquires Tilos Therapeutics for $733 million

    Merck & Co. Inc, makes its second massive deal with a cancer therapy developer recently. The company made an agreement to purchase Tilos Therapeutics for up to $773 million, writes John George for bizjournals.com. Merck is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ and is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Tilos Therapeutics…

  • Oscar Vance launches Vance Community Partners Music and Art School

    Oscar Vance launches Vance Community Partners Music and Art School

    The Montco community gathered together mid-afternoon, June 4th, in front of the FOP memorial to launch the Vance Community Partners Veterans Music and Art School. Oscar Vance, a veteran himself, and former Chief County detective launched a music and art school in honor of those who protect and serve our country. [uam_ad id=”54865″] During the…

  • Arcadia University is looking for esports coaches

    Arcadia University is looking for esports coaches

    Philadelphia is becoming a big esports market. The city is scheduled to build a brand new $50 million dollar stadium by 2021 for their own professional Overwatch team, Philly Fusion, writes Michaela Althouse for technical.ly. The Overwatch Finals will be held in Philadelphia this September. Overwatch is an extremely popular team based first-person shooter [uam_ad…

  • 100 years young, Green Valley Country Club still as lush as ever

    100 years young, Green Valley Country Club still as lush as ever

    Almost one hundred years ago, on Dec. 8, 1919, 150 men met in a local hotel hotel to discuss putting together a golf club in the Philadelphia area, writes Eric Schucht for jewishexponent.com. Just sixteen months after the meeting took place, Green Valley County Club was born. [uam_ad id=”54865″] Ken Dash, president of Green Valley…

  • Morning, noon and night eats in Royersford

    Morning, noon and night eats in Royersford

    By Christine Tarlecki Have you been to Royersford lately? A charming town between the Schuylkill River and Rte. 422, this bedroom community offers hidden gems on the food scene. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board dives into the local food scene and presents morning, noon and night eats in Royersford. Morning: Start your day…

  • Scott A. Isdaner elected president of Philadelphia Estate Planning Council

    Scott A. Isdaner elected president of Philadelphia Estate Planning Council

    Scott A. Isdaner, CPA, JD, AEP ®, a resident of Merion Station,  has been elected the president of the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council (PEPC) for a one year term starting September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020. As the president of the PEPC, he will serve in the role of CEO and shall preside at…

  • Attorney Susan E. Piette named to the Board of Accion Comunal Latinoamericana de Montgomery County (ACLAMO)

    Attorney Susan E. Piette named to the Board of Accion Comunal Latinoamericana de Montgomery County (ACLAMO)

    Susan E. Piette, Esq., Principal at Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin, was recently named to the Board of Accion Comunal Latinoamericana de Montgomery County (ACLAMO). ACLAMO Family Centers, a charitable, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, provides educational programs, social services and health access to Latino and other low-income residents by empowering them to succeed and become…

  • PA Bar Association presents annual awards

    PA Bar Association presents annual awards

    The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) has presented awards that recognize outstanding leadership in the legal profession and extraordinary service and longstanding membership in the association. PBA Special Achievement Awards recognize those lawyers and individuals who have provided time and resources to improve the association and the legal profession. The President’s Awards, bestowed at the discretion…

  • Battle of the Badges blood drive rematch

    Battle of the Badges blood drive rematch

    The Montgomery County Commissioners have re-issued a challenge to the Sheriff’s Office and Norristown’s Police and Fire departments to see who can recruit the most eligible blood donors in the community during a rematch of their American Red Cross Battle of the Badges blood drive competition on Tuesday, June 11. Last year, the Norristown Police…

  • Alderfer Auction holds 3-auction, 2-day event of the fine and decorative arts, collector’s and discovery art auctions

    Alderfer Auction holds 3-auction, 2-day event of the fine and decorative arts, collector’s and discovery art auctions

     Alderfer Auction is showcasing its Fine & Decorative Arts & Collector’s Auctions during its 3 Auction, 2 Day-Event June 5th & 6th. The Fine & Decorative Arts Auction will feature collector and muscle cars automobiles; diamond, gold and platinum jewelry and timepieces; art glass; silver; Asian arts; French and Austrian bronze collections; works from the Estates of…