Restore Montco launches unusual food drive in West Norriton
WEST NORRITON - A fancy French bathtub on display at the ReStore Montco shop will soon be overflowing with nutritious dry goods, rather than water. Going by the catchy name "Fill the Tub with Grub," a...
View ArticleSpring-Ford receives grant to help costs with new engineering courses
LIMERICK - With a new engineering curriculum set to debut at the beginning of the 2013-14 school year, the Spring-Ford Area School District got some extra cash to help sustain the program.The Bemis...
View ArticleCampus Corner: Germantown Academy grad Maggie Lucas leading Penn State...
PENN STATESenior guard Maggie Lucas (Germantown Academy) is once again leading the Nittany Lions women's basketball team (11-3) in scoring, with 21.7 points per game. Lucas is also averaging 3.6...
View ArticleRep. Jim Gerlach explains why he's leaving Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the final calculus, the meager legislative results of being a member of Congress were just not worth the sacrifice required to do the job for Jim Gerlach.Ultimately, that was what...
View ArticleSpeculation on Rep. Jim Gerlach's successor begins
It didn't take long for the speculation to begin.Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach had just dropped a news bomb that he would not seek reelection and before long, names of potential successors were...
View ArticleTemple Hall of Fame baseball coach Skip Wilson not pleased with elimination...
AMBLER - James "Skip" Wilson's tenure at Temple was so lengthy that he managed the baseball team for a quarter-century beyond the year that he was inducted into the university's Athletics Hall of...
View ArticleBodani: Bill O'Brien proved it was time to go
Plenty of Penn State fans are still angry with Bill O'Brien. He left late on New Year's Eve, he left after telling recruits he would stay. Fans believe he deceived his players and them, even. They are...
View ArticleChevy sweep: Corvette, Silverado win car, truck of the year awards
DETROIT - General Motors' Chevrolet brand swept the North American Car of the Year and North American Truck/Utility of the Year on Monday, giving the resurgent Detroit automaker another boost at the...
View ArticleOther Views: No sympathy for a shoplifter
The moral of Bryson Dewberry's story is clear: Don't expect sympathy from average citizens if you shoplift. You'll get none, even if the owner chases you outside and shoots you in the face, leaving you...
View ArticleDetroit auto show concepts that made it (and those that didn't)
Prototype cars - also called "concepts" - appear at every auto show. They're a way for companies to test ideas, gauge reaction and hint at future designs.Audi, Nissan, Kia, Volkswagen and others will...
View ArticleWatch the wind knock over a building in North Carolina
A powerful storm sweeping through North Carolina this weekend destroyed a complex that was under construction in the Brier Creek area of Raleigh.Record-breaking wind speeds with gusts up to 86 mph...
View ArticleAdd visiting these `Frozen' like ice castles to your winter to-do list
LINCOLN, N.H. - Farming is tough during a New Hampshire winter - unless you're growing icicles.At the base of Loon Mountain in Lincoln, an ice castle not unlike the frosty palace in the Disney movie...
View ArticleMercedes upgrades C-Class to widen gap with CLA
Mercedes-Benz knows its midsize C-Class is feeling the heat from competitors - including one model within its very own showroom.An update should take some pressure off. The 2015 C-Class, which debuted...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Norristown armed robbery
NORRISTOWN - Cooperation between police and the community led to the timely arrest of an armed robbery suspect Sunday.Police responded to the Alexis Mexican Market at 516 West Main Street Sunday...
View ArticleYour 2 Cents: Readers respond to local, national issues
Joe from Spring MountSubject: ObamacareTo John from Mont Clare: Glad to hear that your Dad's insurance paid so much! It is, however, little consolation to the 5 million who lost their perfectly good...
View ArticlePhoto: Phillies Phanatic visits Holy Rosary Regional Catholic School in...
PLYMOUTH - The Phillie Phanatic visited Holy Rosary Regional Catholic School Monday for their reading achievements in the "Phillies Be a Phanatic About Reading" program presented by Comcast.The Times...
View ArticleBridgeport woman who abandoned pitbull must perform community service at...
COURTHOUSE - A Bridgeport woman must perform community service at an animal shelter after she admitted to abandoning her pitbull for 12 days without sufficient food and water while she went to Atlantic...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Union must make decisions in front Thursday's Major League...
CHESTER - Compared to their Eastern Conference counterparts, it's been a quiet offseason for the Philadelphia Union. The club is optimistic that that is about to change, however. While the Union may...
View ArticleCalifornia Pizza Kitchen in Upper Merion redesigns restaurant and menu
UPPER MERION - All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray.And you've been fantasizing about a California Veggie Pizza on such a winter's day.Sure, you'd be safe and warm if you were in LA. However,...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez sues Major League Baseball, union to overturn drug ban
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez sued Major League Baseball and its players' union Monday, seeking to overturn a season-long suspension imposed by an arbitrator who ruled there was "clear and convincing...
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