Abandoned Buildings, New Day Camp Top Local News
Fearing Blight, Upper Moreland Mulls Abandoned Properties The township is considering a new ordinance that would identify and monitor abandoned or under foreclosure properties. School District Hiring...
View Article5 Cars: Luxury and Work
This week's 5 Cars is all about getting things done, be it hauling cargo to or from a local warehouse or playing chauffeur for the kids and their friends or teammates. If you're planning on being...
View ArticleDid You Know: National Parks in Your Backyard
You don't have to travel far to experience the very best the country has to offer. And this coming week is your chance. From April 20 to 28, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation...
View ArticleLast Day to Register to Vote in Primary Elections
The last day to register to vote in the May 21 Primary Election is Monday, April 22. You have until the end of business Monday to register. With a Montgomery County shaping up to likely be a hotbed of...
View ArticleDrug Take Back, Bodyworx Bootcamp Highlight the Week
Bodyworx Bootcamp: The Bodyworx in Willow Grove holds a bootcamp fitness class on Sunday morning. Cost is $10. Author’s Corner and Signing: Tenth-grade author Rhiannon Richardson, who boasts a 4.0 GPA,...
View ArticleCooler Week Ahead
The eastern half of the country will generally see cooler weather over the coming week, which is a bit of a change from what we've had the past two weeks. So far, Philadelphia is running about three...
View ArticleUM Parks and Recreation Staff Member Recognized with Statewide Honor
The Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society (PRPS) has awarded Upper Moreland Recreation coordinator, Katie Kollar, with the 2013 “Outstanding New Professional” award. Upper Moreland Parks and...
View ArticleSupervised Playground Program Available in Upper Moreland
The Upper Moreland Parks and Recreation Department will hold its 2013 Supervised Playground Program from June 24 – Aug. 16. The program, over 25 years old, runs for eight weeks, and parents can choose...
View ArticleTownship Developments Presented at Willow Grove Chamber Luncheon
Development throughout Upper Moreland was the focus of the annual Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce luncheon, which took place April 17, at the Huntingdon Valley Country Club. “The reason for this event...
View ArticleMontco's Financial Ship Enters Calmer Waters
Steady as she goes! After fighting rough fiscal seas for the past year featuring $10 million waves of deficit and deep troughs of deferred infrastructure maintenance, Montgomery County’s fiscal ship...
View ArticleUpper Moreland School District holds Ninth-Annual Envirothon
Over 200 second-grade Upper Moreland students took to the filed in front of the high school, where they eagerly awaited the start of the ninth-annual Upper Moreland School District Envirothon. The...
View ArticleSister's Death Inspired Woman to Fight Domestic Violence
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them...
View ArticleTeaching Your Son To Fish ... So To Speak
I really cannot believe it. I mean, I know he is half his father’s child, too, but it astonishes me that my son somehow got zero of my obsessive compulsive genetics. I’m a pretty organized gal. I...
View ArticleSchwartz Awarded 'Legislator of Year'
Greater Valley Forge is thankful for the work she does, and the organization wanted her to know it. GVF's Executive Director Rob Henry and Assistant Director Maureen Farrell presented U.S....
View ArticleWillow Grove Chamber Honors Linder Opticians
Linder Opticians was honored at the annual Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce luncheon for reaching its centennial year of business. “How many people know a business that’s been in the same family for...
View Article'Red Sox' to Dominate the Broad Street Run
As the nation reels from the happenings of the Boston Marathon, many will find unique ways to show support for the city that lost so much. From Facebook posts, to charitable donations, citizens are...
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