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Veteran of Sales and Business Development Sets New Standard for Growth at West Chester-Based MyOfficeOps
Mark Mehok’s innovative marketing and client engagement tactics have set a new standard for growth and client satisfaction at MyOfficeOps. As neighbors and friends for more than a quarter-century, Steve Rickel and Mark Mehok have known each other for quite some time. That personal relationship eventually paved a path...
Pennsylvania man loses $90,000 over one year in gift card scam
LONGSWAMP TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM)– Pennsylvania State Police say a man fell victim to a gift card scam for a year, losing thousands of dollars. State Police in Reading say they were investigating a theft by deception when an Alburtis man in his 70s reported a possible scam on July 1. Troopers say the man reported losing approximately $90,000 in Apple gift cards over the course of a year.
William Penn Foundation invites applications to improve public spaces in the greater Philadelphia region
Founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, the William Penn Foundation (WPF) aims to play an important role in improving the quality of life in greater Philadelphia. To that end, the foundation has issued an RFP to improve public spaces and contribute to making improvements in a variety of ways, including by increasing activation and stewardship, expanding and diversifying usership, and improving the quality of facilities. The goal of the effort is to produce safer, better maintained, more active, welcoming, and higher-quality public spaces.
Another hot, humid day in Philly, severe weather possible Wednesday
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Wednesday will be hot and very humid again with highs near 95 degrees and a heat index in the triple digits.An excessive heat warning remains in effect now through Wednesday night. After that, an excessive heat watch will go into effect until Wednesday evening. graphicMore potentially severe stormsAnother round of widespread storms is shaping up to impact the Philadelphia area this evening. Compared to Tuesday's storms, this system could be stronger as a cold front finally moves through the area.For this reason, we've issued NEXT Weather Alert day for Wednesday. At this point, the Storm Prediction Center...
Joe Gentile Has Put 70 Years of Work Into the Newtown Square Family Business
Joe Gentile was 7 when he started working at a small farm stand in Broomall owned by his father back in 1954. “It was just a wooden structure my father built,” Gentile recalled. That farm stand became known as Gentile’s Market and moved in 1970 to its current location...
Power outages in North Hills/Oreland leads to ‘shuffling’ brown-outs
Upper Dublin Township officials have provided an update regarding the large power outage affecting the North Hills neighborhood and parts of East Oreland. From their update, published as of 1:45pm on Tuesday, July 16:. A PECO crew is temporarily shuffling power (also called “brown-outs”). You may experience temporary power restoration...
PSPCA launches first Pittie Fest with $5 adoption fees for Pitbulls
Danville, Montour Co. — The PSPCA are gearing up for their first ever Pittie Fest with special adoption fees. Adoption fees for all classic Pitbulls of all sizes and ages will be set at five dollars starting July 16th and ending on August 11th at the Pennsylvania SPCA’s Philadelphia Headquarters, Danville and Lancaster locations.
PA Turnpike Commission: ‘Smishing Scam Back on the Rise’
The PA Turnpike Commission (PTC) announced that a smishing scam is encouraging individuals to share their personal financial information to settle outstanding toll amounts. Smishing is a type of phishing cybersecurity attack that uses deceptive text messages to trick recipients into providing personal information or clicking malicious links. The term “smishing” is a combination of “phishing” and “SMS” (Short Messaging Service). Scammers use smishing to perpetrate identity theft and fraud or even to spread different types of malware.
SEPTA officer helps lost passenger battling dementia reunite with family | Heroes on the Frontline
A ride on SEPTA went off-track when an elderly man battling dementia suddenly became disoriented at Broad and Olney streets.Despite his outdated identification, a quick-thinking transit officer turned to social media for help.In never-before-seen body cam footage, the officer tracks down his family for a heartwarming reunion."Are you okay sir?" the officer asked.On the mezzanine platform of the Olney Transportation Center in Philadelphia sat a disoriented Herbert Connelly."Are you looking to go home?" the officer can be heard asking Connelly."Yes," Connelly replied.The 87-year-old had gotten turned around while using public transportation.RELATED: Brothers in Blue save choking infant in Delaware County...
Local cheesemonger Jake Heller wins national Cheesemonger Invitational
PHILADELPHIA - Whether melted on cheesesteaks or stuffed into pierogies, Philadelphia is a city that loves its cheese. Now it has one more claim to fame as the home of the nation’s top cheesemonger. Jake Heller, 28, was crowned this year’s Cheesemonger Invitational champion last month, a feat he...
ECU’s Erik Ritchie drafted by Phillies in 19th round of 2024 MLB Draft
ARLINGTON, Texas (WNCT) — ECU left-handed pitcher Erik Ritchie was drafted late in the 2024 MLB Draft Tuesday. Ritchie was taken in the 19th round by the Philadelphia Phillies. He rounds out a class of six players from the program drafted this year. Ritchie had 28 appearances in 2024 with four starts. He had a […]
Community demands oversight from Great Valley schools after students lewdly impersonated teachers on TikTok
Teachers and parents packed a school board meeting in Malvern on Monday demanding more oversight and education in social media use after it came to light that middle school students impersonated nearly two dozen of their teachers on TikTok.
Severe storms leave behind downed trees, power outages in Philadelphia region
Severe storms brought down trees and knocked out power across the Philadelphia region on Tuesday night, and possibly caused an apartment fire that left several people displaced in South Jersey.Now, clean-up is underway across the area after the wild weather brought down trees and wires.Tree damage can be seen near the Conshohocken home of Richard Miskinis, where he's lived for nearly 50 years. As the storm brewed Tuesday night, he rushed to his porch to stow his cushions, some of which were already scattered on the lawn."I jumped down and got those and then there was a big crash and...
"Hamburglar" Heist in Southwest Philadelphia as 400 Cases of Beef Vanish from Cargo Truck
Philadelphia's Southwest region was the scene of an unusual theft early this morning when a cargo truck was relieved of 400 cases of beef. The meat valued at an estimated $15,000 mysteriously disappeared presumably while the city slept, sometime before 5 a.m. on the 2800 block of South 63rd Street, according to a FOX29 report.
Plymouth Meeting native Jesse Jaconski earns spot in New England Baseball League’s All-Star Game
Plymouth Meeting native and Plymouth Whitemarsh High School graduate Jesse Jaconski is playing baseball this summer for the North Shore Navigators in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Jaconski, who recently joined Penn State’s baseball team, has earned a spot in the league’s All-Star Game being played on Sunday, July 21st at Muzzy Field in Bristol (CT).
Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday. Bryant, who spent eight seasons in the NBA with three different franchises, was 69. The Philadelphia Inquirer, citing La Salle coach Fran Dunphy, reported that Joe Bryant recently had a massive stroke.
Philadelphia Hits Sweltering Heights with Excessive Heat Warning, Health Officials Advise Caution
The National Weather Service in Philadelphia has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for parts of northern Delaware, New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania that remains in effect until 8 p.m. EDT tomorrow. During this period, dangerously hot conditions are expected with heat index values up to 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Residents are...
Hall of Famer makes bizarre admission
Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame third basemen Mike Schmidt probably knows his way around an athletic cup, right? In the third inning of Philadelphia’s blowout loss to the Oakland Athletics Sunday afternoon, Phillies backup catcher Garrett Stubbs took a foul ball to the groin region. It was the second time over the weekend that Stubbs Read more... The post Does Mike Schmidt drink from athletic cups? appeared first on Awful Announcing.
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