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Three men to stand trial together for alleged robbery, fatal shooting in Norristown
NORRISTOWN — Three men accused of homicide for their alleged roles in the robbery of a Norristown man who was fatally shot during the encounter will face a jury together at the same trial, a judge has ruled. Montgomery County Judge William R. Carpenter granted prosecutors’ requests to consolidate...
Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson's childhood home in Montgomery County to be demolished
The abandoned Wyncote property where baseball legend Reggie Jackson grew up will be torn down to make way for a proposed parking lot, the Cheltenham Board of Commissioners decided Wednesday. The two-story property at 149 Greenwood Ave. doubled as a family home and a tailor shop that Jackson's father, Martinez,...
Power outages linger several days after severe weather in Philadelphia region
More than 1,700 PECO customers in the Delaware Valley were still without power Friday night after severe weather earlier in the week.PECO told Action News it expects to have nearly all customers restored by the end of the day Friday, with a handful of customers being restored Saturday.PECO said its crews were managing "major tree and infrastructure damage" following two rounds of severe weather on Tuesday and Wednesday nights that brought damaging winds and heavy rain.The weather led to power problems throughout the region, especially in Chester County.READ MORE: Historic black oak tree falls in Chester County during stormHistoric black...
Aqua Pennsylvania Secures $77.5 Million for Infrastructure Overhaul
BRYN MAWR, PA — Aqua Pennsylvania has secured $77.5 million in low-interest loans from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to upgrade aging infrastructure. This funding aims to replace old water mains and install new fire hydrants across several counties over the next three years. The projects, funded by...
ABA Centers of Pennsylvania Unveils New Autism Care Center in King of Prussia Area
ABA Centers of Pennsylvania hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Wayne to unveil its newest autism care center. ABA Centers of Pennsylvania hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Wayne to unveil its newest autism care center. This clinic will provide diagnostic and autism care services to the King of Prussia community and the greater Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties.
Backpack drive sets up students for success
In Montgomery County, organizations come together to make sure all students are equipped for the upcoming school year. The "Cut-Loose Cares Supply Success Backpack Drive" was held at the Tri-County Area YWCA in Pottstown. Families lined up outside the gym. Kids in grades kindergarten to second grade got to pick...
Theatre Horizon Reveals Its 20th Anniversary 2024-25 Season Schedule
Theatre Horizon's 20th anniversary season features two regional premieres, a sold-out musical encore, community programs, and more. Montgomery County’s Theatre Horizon is preparing for its 20th anniversary by announcing the 2024-25 season of programming, which includes two highly-anticipated regional premieres, the return of a popular musical after a previous sold-out engagement, a variety of community programming, plus an all-star birthday cabaret celebration that will honor Horizon’s past while looking forward to the future.
Union Set To Protest Suburban Community’s Conversion Into Micro-hospital
Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton, owned by Prime Healthcare Foundation, will officially turn into a micro-hospital on Tuesday. The conversion of Suburban Community Hospital in East Norriton, owned by Prime Healthcare Foundation, into a micro-hospital will become official on Tuesday, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The...
Upper Gwynedd, Franconia women named to 21-member Montco Commission for Women
(The following information was provided by the Montgomery County Office of Communications.) Today the Montgomery County Commissioners announced 21 new appointees to the County’s Commission for Women, including Nicole Werner, of Upper Gwynedd Township, and Missy Boyd, of Franconia Township. These appointees will serve on the Commission for two...
How Montgomery County is working to fight food insecurity for schoolchildren during summer
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit is working hard to end food insecurity for schoolchildren during summer break."I want Coco Pops," declared one camper Thursday at the summer day camp at Hancock Elementary School in Norristown.Another camper, 6-year-old Sophia Gambone-Sanford said she looks forward to eating with her friends every morning."I feel really positive for that because they make the food that we really like," Sophia said.The fridge was packed with lunches for the children. The MCIU Summer Meals Program serves 89 families, and they said this is a huge help."We all know how expensive food is right now," Gambone-Sanford's grandmother...
Duck Inn Taproom to be featured on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’
PERKIOMEN TOWNSHIP — A Montgomery County restaurant will be featured on an upcoming episode of “America’s Best Restaurants,” an ongoing series that highlights local restaurants. Duck Inn Taproom, 567 Gravel Road in Perkiomen Township, along the Perkiomen Creek, will host a crew from “America’s Best Restaurants”...
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