Limerick board discusses open space, Linfield master plan
LIMERICK - Plans for the 3,087 acres of open space across the township as well as a potential master plan for the Linfield section were discussed by the Limerick Board of Supervisors Tuesday...
View ArticleAuthorities: No tainted heroin in North Penn, but heroin use still on the rise
A potentially lethal mix of heroin and the powerful narcotic Fentanyl currently being sold on Northeast U.S. streets - which recently claimed nearly two dozen lives in western Pennsylvania and prompted...
View ArticleCost estimates rise for Conshohocken Verizon building renovation
CONSHOHOCKEN - The cost to renovate the former Verizon building into a police station and borough offices has risen by $1,520,329 from the original construction proposal to $13,145,000 - a 13 percent...
View ArticleSage Kotsenburg wins first Olympic slopestyle gold medal at Sochi Games
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Slopestyle snowboarding's Olympic debut saw an emphasis on style over technical trickery as Park City's Sage Kotsenburg took home the discipline's first-ever gold and the...
View ArticleKnight strikes quickly, lifts US women to opening hockey victory
SOCHI, Russia - It took less than a minute for Hilary Knight to announce her presence in Sochi.The veteran forward from Sun Valley, Idaho, scored 53 seconds into Team USA's inaugural 2014 Olympics...
View ArticleJustice Department to give married same-sex couples sweeping equal protection
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Monday will instruct all of its employees across the country, for the first time, to give lawful same-sex marriages sweeping equal protection under the law in...
View ArticleReports: NSA gets under 30 percent of phone data
WASHINGTON - The National Security Agency collects less than 30 percent of calling data from Americans despite the agency's massive daily efforts to sweep up the bulk of U.S. phone records, two U.S....
View ArticleHeavy TV spending begun in Pa. Democrats' gov race
HERSHEY, Pa. - Spending in the wide-open campaign for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is beginning in earnest, and TV commercials might be on the air for the...
View ArticleCrews from as far away as Canada in Pa. to help restore power
POTTSTOWN - While PECO crews are working to restore power to thousands still in the dark, the utility has called in reinforcements from neighboring states and Canada to deal with the aftermath of one...
View ArticleAOL faces criticism over 401(k) cuts
It should have been a glorious week for AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong. His company's quarterly earnings, announced Thursday, were the best in a decade. "Olympian," he declared.Instead, he angered...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Corbett skips school funding in Pa. budget address
Editor's Note: This is the second in a year-long series of occasional editorials from the editorial board of Digital First Media newspapers in Pennsylvania focusing on the crucial "Keystone" issues of...
View ArticleMeszaros makes most of start before Olympic break
PHILADELPHIA - Bummed out by frequently being kept out, Andrej Meszaros received a surprising parting gift Saturday from Flyers coach Craig Berube: a spot in the lineup against the Calgary Flames.In...
View ArticleRoadtrip might be to Sixers' benefit
PHILADELPHIA - Promptly, the 76ers dressed at their stalls, grabbed their belongings and exited their locker room. They appeared ready to put another loss behind them. Or just ready to get away.The...
View ArticleBARRON: Some addictions can never be cured
I hate books. Now, I'm not against literacy. I encourage parents to take their young children to the Norristown-Montgomery County Public Library and let them read to the therapy dogs. I love the words...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Upper Merion observes Black History Month
UPPER MERION - Black History Month was observed at the township building Saturday as the township library as the Friends of Black History presented a program titles "The Road to Freedom Through...
View ArticleKing of Prussia Family Wellness Center raises funds for HelpHOPELive
Dr. Arthur Nemchenko and Dr. Brandie Nemchenko, owners and the chiropractors of King of Prussia Family Wellness Center, celebrated their patients, their anniversary of being a part of the Upper Merion...
View ArticleRomance and Rumor Brandywine River museum shares stories behind art
Andrew Wyeth was known for painting subjects that he knew well, most notably his female models -- Christina Olson, Siri Erickson and Helga Testorf."It wasn't unusual for Wyeth to become obsessed with a...
View ArticleThe Celts are coming! The Celts are coming! Oh joy! to the Scottish & Irish...
every February, more than 4,000 music lovers attend the indoor Greater Philadelphia Mid-Winter Scottish & Irish Music Festival and Fair. Again this year, fans of Irish and Scottish music and...
View ArticleHUSKEY: Taking a stand, and a new perspective
It's always good to look at things from a different perspective.And I'm not just writing that so I'll have a great start to my column. I'm actually practicing what I'm preaching. I'm writing this...
View ArticleOil tank at Parkhouse, Upper Providence, fails environmental test, will be...
NORRISTOWN - Montgomery County commissioners unanimously approved a motion this week to excavate an underground heating oil tank at Parkhouse Providence Pointe, Upper Providence, that failed a...
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