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PA CareerLink Montgomery County To Host Discovery Day Sept. 5
PA CareerLink® Montgomery County's Discovery Day on Sept. 5 will showcase services to support training and employment goals. PA CareerLink® Montgomery County will host a Discovery Day on Sept. 5 from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM in support of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s PA CareerLink® Awareness Days campaign. The event will take place at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit at 2 W. Lafayette St. in Norristown (next to the Transportation Center), and there is free parking.
Montgomery County Visitors React to New Ocean City Rules for Teens
Following a Memorial Day weekend of chaos, Ocean City officials have decided to implement new rules aimed at reining in rowdy teens, and some Montgomery County visitors think they are being too strict, writes Chris O’Connell for Fox 29 Philadelphia. Ocean City leaders described a wild and raucous weekend...
Souderton school board member offers apology but no resignation for comments made about VP Harris
SOUDERTON, Pa. - A heated school board meeting was held Thursday night in Montgomery County over a school board member’s offensive comments about Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris. "I recognize that my actions are inappropriate and misguided, and I take full responsibility," said Souderton School Board Member...
Fatal Crash in Franklin Township: Investigation Ongoing
SOMERSET, NJ - A fatal crash in Franklin Township is under investigation, according to a news release from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. On Saturday, Aug. 24, Franklin Township Police responded to a report of a submerged vehicle in the Delaware Raritan Canal at Canal Road and Grouser Road.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The Somerset County Dive-Rescue Team recovered a 31-year-old Skillman man, the vehicle's sole occupant, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary investigations revealed that the vehicle, a 2024 Honda Civic, failed to stop at an intersection, struck guardrails, and became airborne before landing in the canal. The investigation remains ongoing. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office or Franklin Township Police Department. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Widow of NJ police officer must repay $268K stolen from taxpayers
HAMILTON (Mercer) — A woman who admitted to stealing from her dead husband's pension has been ordered to repay nearly a decade's worth of stolen benefits. Sandra VonScheven, 49, was ordered to pay $268,000 in restitution in Superior Court in Mercer County, the Attorney General's Office said Thursday. That's...
Colony of honeybees take over Montgomery County school; 3 classrooms closed
A colony of honeybees has taken over class at North Penn High School in Lansdale."When pressured, they can and will sting. So in a classroom is not the place for honeybees," says beekeeper Craig MacCorkle.Up on the rooftop of a warehouse in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood, there's an apiary belonging to Liberty Bell Beekeepers. A spot is waiting for the colony of honeybees that have been buzzing at North Penn High.Three classrooms have been shut off to students as a precaution after school started this week.Thousands of bees entered through a small hole in the school's facade and set up shop."Right...
Somerset County Funds Repairs to Millstone River Road in Hillsborough
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Millstone River Road in Hillsborough/Montgomery from Blackwells Mills Causeway to Dead Tree Run Road is included in the 2024 Somerset County “Slurry Seal” Road Repairs program. The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners authorized up to $850,000 to restore approximately six miles of county roads in three municipalities.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The slurry seal process is used to extend the life of pavement by five years or more on roads that need maintenance but do not yet require full replacement. Eventually all roads require milling and paving, but the...
Cheltenham resident, award-winning waterways conservation officer feat. by the Inquirer
Erin Czech, a resident of Cheltenham Township, was featured by the Philadelphia Inquirer in an article titled “Low pay and poor morale are driving out these Pa. conservation officers“. Czech, one of Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s waterways conservation officers (WCOs), patrols the Delaware River and Schuylkill, as...
2 killed, 1 hospitalized in Ardmore house fire, officials say
Two people are dead after a house fire in Montgomery County on Wednesday night, according to officials from Lower Merion Township. First responders with the Lower Merion Fire Department were called to a house that was reportedly on fire on the 200 block of Greenfield Avenue in Ardmore just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, officials explained.
Hamilton Man, 18, Arrested for Online Child Exploitation
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - A Hamilton Township man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into online child exploitation, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa L. Hilton announced on Friday. According to a statement, Gerald Keener, 18, an employee with the Hamilton Township YMCA, is charged with one count of second-degree distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), one count of second-degree possession with the intent to distribute CSAM and one count of third-degree possession of CSAM. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The prosecutor’s office has requested that Keener be held pending trial. An investigation...
$500K check to be given to local food pantries at Willow Grove SDA Church
In honor of Hunger Action Month, the Montgomery County Commissioners will celebrate the county’s $500,000 investment in local food pantries within the Montco Anti-Hunger Network (MAHN) on Tuesday, September 3 at 11:00am at the Willow Grove Seventh-day Adventist Church food pantry, 1576 Fairview Avenue. MAHN is a coalition of...
MCCC Food Recovery Program named among national Innovation of the Year recipients
BLUE BELL/POTTSTOWN — Montgomery County Community College’s Food Recovery Program has been named among 28 community colleges nationwide as recipients of the 2023-2024 Innovation of the Year award by The League for Innovation in the Community College, an international nonprofit organization with a mission to cultivate innovation in the community college environment.
Restoration on Portion of Monocacy Creek Is Underway | WDIY Local News
On Tuesday, Northampton County announced their partnership with Wildlands Conservancy to restore around a half mile of the Monocacy Creek. A press release from the County shared that the zone includes the part of the creek that flows through the Archibald Johnston Conservation Area (AJCA) in Bethlehem Township. The creek...
Angel Luis Rivera Jr., 26, Of Alburtis Struck Dead By Train
Angel Luis Rivera Jr. of Alburtis died at about 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 after being struck by the train, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The accident occurred near North Main Street and West Penn Avenue in Alburtis,. Angel's brother, Genesis Quinones of Allentown, organized a GoFundMe.
NJ high school student killed on way to first day of classes
FRANKLIN (Hunterdon) — The excitement of a new school year at North Hunterdon High School turned to mourning after a student died in a crash on the first day of school. Sophia Detorres, 16, of the Pittstown section, was a passenger in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning at Hogback (Route 617) and Lowers Lansdown roads, officials said.
Montgomery County back-to-school supplies drive donates to Norristown Area School District
NORRISTOWN — It’s back-to-school season for thousands of children across Montgomery County and a massive school supplies delivery is working to ensure they’ll have the tools to succeed. Montgomery County held a back to school supplies drive earlier this month to help students in need. While students...
Grandmother, teacher among 3 killed in Montgomery County crash
A grandmother and teacher at a local Catholic School was among the three people killed in a multi-vehicle crash that also injured two others in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, last week. Léelo en español aquí. The crash occurred Friday, Aug. 23, at 6:35 p.m. in Hatboro. Police said Joseph...
Maserati gets wedged between store, entrance ramp after driver loses control in Bala Cynwyd
Two people were injured after a driver in a Maserati lost control and crashed into a dry cleaner store in Bala Cynwyd.The vehicle somehow managed to get wedged between the dry cleaners and an entrance ramp.It happened on Montgomery Avenue, at the sharp curve onto Conshohocken State Road around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday.First responders had to pull the driver and a passenger from the vehicle.Both were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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