Montgomery County
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Reassess & Make Changes: Improve Your Business, Football Team, LinkedIn
Eagles! E-A-G-L-E-S! Eagles! That’s the football team we are talking about. Although we could be talking about any football team, in this case, we are talking about my home team in the land of the brotherly shove. You ask why we are talking about football now? It’s June! It’s not football season! When I woke…
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Support Local Farmers At Merrymead Farm in Lansdale
Pennsylvania is filled with plenty of options for people who want to get their cheese, ice cream, or milk directly from a farm, writes Alexandra Jones for The Philadelphia Inquirer. With 4,940 dairy farms, Pennsylvania has more of them than any other state except for Wisconsin, according to the Center for Dairy Excellence. One is…
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New Study at Willow Grove Naval Air Station Looks At Potential ‘Forever Chemicals’ and Disease Link
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed toxic chemicals were in the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove’s groundwater and eventually in the drinking water supply for the base and surrounding neighborhoods. Those chemicals – per and polyfluoroalkyl substances – are commonly known as “forever chemicals” because…
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Wall Street Journal: England’s Richest Soccer Club Locks Down Norristown Teen Cavan Sullivan
Manchester City, the richest club in England, recently locked down Norristown’s 14-year-old Cavan Sullivan, who can join the team as soon as he turns 18, writes Joshua Robinson for The Wall Street Journal. For now, the soccer wunderkind will continue to train with his hometown club, the Philadelphia Union. If all goes well, he is…
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One Local Trail Is Among Six Great Bike Trails in Eastern Pennsylvania
The eastern part of the state features several great bike trails that are suitable for all skill levels, including one that Montgomery County residents can enjoy every day, writes Kalena Thomhave for The Keystone. In fact, the Schuylkill River Trail is one of the six great bike trails in Eastern Pennsylvania. It is the result…
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Toll Brothers Working on 11 Projects with Over 1,600 Total Units in Philadelphia Region
As low inventory continues to be a major problem for the Philadelphia housing market and prospective buyers, Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers is making a major push in the region, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The luxury homebuilder has been snatching up land in the suburbs and is currently working on eleven projects…
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New Technology Ensures PA Turnpike Crews Are Safer When Clearing Debris
A new technology has made it safer for Pennsylvania Turnpike cleanup crews to clear debris from the highway in Montgomery County and statewide, writes Mike DeNardo for KYW Newsradio. Around 7,000 times each year, Pennsylvania Turnpike crews are called to remove items blocking a lane. The things found on the road range from ladders to…
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Montgomery County Native Is Member of Most Successful Led Zeppelin Tribute Band
Paul Hammond, a Montgomery County native, is a member of Get the Led Out, the most successful Led Zeppelin tribute band in the world, writes Victor Fiorillo for the Philadelphia Magazine. Hammond, who stands in for Jimmy Page, is one of the two original members of the band. Get the Led Out is rarely not…
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Pocono Palace, Once One of the Favorite Honeymoon Spots in Pennsylvania, To Close Its Doors in May
Pocono Palace in East Stroudsburg, best known for its plastic hot tubs shaped like a champagne glass, will be closing its doors for good on May 2, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The hotel was once synonymous with newlywed bliss in both the Philadelphia and New York City regions. It was founded by…
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Pennsylvania Has Two ‘Million-dollar’ Neighborhoods, Both in Montgomery County
For the first time, Pennsylvania has “million-dollar” neighborhoods, which are communities where the typical home is worth $1 million or more, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to a new Zillow analysis, the Keystone State now has two such neighborhoods, and both are in Montgomery County. Gladwyne and Villanova found their spot on…
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A Robot Named Spot is Newest Tool for Montgomery County Bomb Squad
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office recently unveiled Spot the robot, the newest tool for its bomb and hazardous device disposal unit, writes Rachel Ravina for The Times Herald. The four-legged, dog-like machine was described as an “agile inspection robot” during a demonstration held at the Conshohocken training campus of the Montgomery County Department of Public…
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A Mother’s Crusade: Raising Nearly $1M and Launching Bala Cynwood Nonprofit After Daughter’s Diagnosis
When the Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first gene therapy to treat metachromatic leukodystrophy, a fatal childhood inherited brain disease, Maria Kefalas was not bitter that the treatment did not arrive sooner to save her daughter, she writes for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “For me and other families of children who have MLD, the…
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Philadelphia Ranks Among Top Five Metro Areas with Best Housing Affordability
The Philadelphia area is one of the rare major metros in the United States where households do not need to make six figures to be able to afford a typical home, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to Redfin’s recent analysis of the 50 most populous U.S. metros, the Philadelphia area has the…
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How Coaching Transformed One Leader’s Ability to Give Feedback
Have you ever heard a leader say, “I don’t like giving feedback”? Most of us do not like giving feedback much less getting it. However, when leading a team and being held accountable for your team’s performance, being able to provide feedback against performance expectations is crucial to your success. Over the years in my…
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Chester County Leadership: John Fessick, Market Executive for Pennsylvania and Delaware, Wells Fargo
From his office in Conshohocken, John Fessick, Market Executive for Pennsylvania and Delaware at Wells Fargo, spoke to VISTA Today about growing up in Stroudsburg as the oldest of four brothers. As a teenager, he explored a variety of different interests – sports, student government, music, Eagle Scout, and working nights at a hotel –…
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The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Launches Month-long Date Night Marketing Campaign
During the month of February, a traditionally slower travel period in the tourism sector, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) is targeting locals and visitors with a consumer marketing program promoting easy-to-plan date ideas in Montgomery County. “February here in Montgomery County is all about having the most fun during the shortest month…
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WCU Grad, ‘The Bachelor’ Star Joey Graziadei Dishes About Growing Up Nearby
In an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Beatrice Forman, The Bachelor’s Joey Graziadei chats about growing up in Montgomery County. Graziadei was born in Royersford and played Division II tennis at West Chester University before moving to Hawaii so the Philadelphia suburbs, especially Montgomery County, is his home turf. A fan favorite on Charity Lawson’s…
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Two Scratch-Off Tickets Worth $3 Million Each Were Sold in Montgomery County
If you bought Ho Ho Holiday 100X Scratch-Off Pennsylvania Lottery tickets in Montgomery County, you could be a winner of $3 million, according to the Bucks County Courier Times. Two sold scratch-off tickets are worth $3 million each. One was sold at the Giant Food Store at 1760 Dekalb Pike in Blue Bell, and the…
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