Jon Campisi is a seasoned journalist who has written for weekly and daily newspapers, as well as online media outlets.
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From 2010 to 2011, Jon worked as the first-ever editor of the then-newly-launched Chestnut Hill Patch, before moving over to edit the Roxborough Patch, covering an area of Northwest Philly that he had previously covered for another community news publication.
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A federal appeals court judge has put on hold an appeal by the Perkiomen Valley School District in a lawsuit relating to face masks.
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Police in Abington Township say a man stole an iPhone valued at $1,100 from the AT&T store on Easton Road in Willow Grove.
Whitney Allen says her hospitalized husband, Hatboro Officer Ryan Allen, is no longer expected to recover. He will be put on hospice.
Rochelle Culbreath, a past president of the Norristown Borough Council, spoke to Patch about her run for the new 54th Legislative District.
Upper Moreland Police say a man stole $1,100 worth of meat and seafood from the Giant supermarket in Willow Grove.
Lansdale Police Department has promoted two if its officers to the rank of sergeant. The officers are James McVeigh and Liam Pyskaty.
The Abington School District, in a 9-0 vote Thursday, approved a plan eliminating face mask requirements for students and staff.
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Jonathan Sternlieb is the new Jefferson Lansdale Hospital chief medical officer. He was also named associate chief of Jefferson Abington.
A jury convicted 31-year-old Lower Providence resident Austin Stevens of sexually assaulting and killing his infant daughter in 2020.
Morgan Caltabiano is Lower Moreland's newest police detective. She's turning 26 this month and is only the second-ever female detective.
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Scoogi's, a staple in the Whitemarsh community for more than three decades, uses down time during the pandemic to do a complete overhaul.
Deceased Montgomery Township K9 'Cody' was honored recently by the Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad. Cody detected explosives while on duty.
