Tag: FEMA

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AARP Pennsylvania Urges Residents To Guard Against Disaster Relief Scams

With the increasing occurrence of natural disasters, AARP Pennsylvania is urging residents to stay vigilant against disaster relief scams. As communities come together to rebuild…

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Aqua Pennsylvania Shares Tips To Prepare for Hurricane Season 

With the Atlantic hurricane season officially underway, Aqua Pennsylvania is urging customers to take proactive steps to prepare their homes and families for potential storms…

Julius W. Becton Jr.Community

Bryn Mawr Native Julius W. Becton Jr., a Three-Star General, Remembered

Bryn Mawr native and Lower Merion High School graduate Julius W. Becton Jr., a three-star general and the first Black commander of an Army…

Education

Immaculata University Adds Three Minors to Prepare Students for In-Demand Careers

Immaculata University is offering new minors in digital forensics, emergency management and applied politics and policy for the fall semester. These interdisciplinary minors can build…

Services

Montgomery County Reignites Efforts to Find, Retain Volunteer Firefighters  

The Main Line has been struggling to keep volunteer firefighters, but many stations in Montgomery County are taking the incentive route for retention. The number…

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Party Lines Arise in Commissioner Discussion on Montgomery County's 2023 Budget Proposal

Party lines were sharply drawn at a recent meeting in Norristown to discuss the county’s 2023 budget. Democrats Valerie Arkoosh (chair) and Ken Lawrence…

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Lansdale Medical Corps Is Boots-on-the-Ground in Orlando to Aid in Ian Recovery

A paramedic crew from the Volunteer Medical Service Corps left Lansdale on Sept. 27 for the not-so-sunny Sunshine State, arriving before Hurricane Ian…

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Proposed Development in Cheltenham Raises Fears Over Increased Flooding

Cheltenham Township residents are worried that a proposed development along Tookany Creek would increase water runoff in the area that is already prone to flooding…

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These Montco Towns Increase Flood Preparedness Efforts Amid Ongoing Recovery from Hurricane Ida

With the infusions of federal funding, Montgomery County towns are increasing their flood preparedness efforts amid the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Ida, writes Justine McDaniel…

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Drop in Government COVID-19 Funding, Escalating Staffing, Supply Costs Push Main Line Health in Red

Drop in government COVID-19 relief funding along with escalating staffing and supply costs pushed Main Line Health back in the red, writes John George…

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FEMA Changes to Flood Insurance Pricing Cause Increases Downstream for Montgomery County Residents with Coverage

Changes made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its flood insurance pricing structures will soon have Montgomery County homeowners digging deeper into their…

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Local, State, and Federal Officials Continue Assessing Hurricane Ida Damage Throughout Montco

Local officials are still assessing the damage Hurricane Ida left in its wake as it stomped through Montgomery County and the surrounding areas. Alfred Lubrano…

Healthcare

Montco Residents Want to Know: Where's Our Vaccines?

Montgomery County is frustrated it is receiving fewer doses of vaccine by population than counties much smaller, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Officials…