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Whitemarsh Township is following suit of other Montgomery County municipalities in now requiring masks if visiting township facilities.
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The suburban community in Montgomery County is home to more than 25 parks. A new web tool allows the public to more easily search amenities.
Republican Christian Nascimento is running for the 4th Congressional District seat currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean.
Now that the PA Game Commission said it's safe to feed birds following an avian illness, Briar Bush is hosting a feeder cleaning event.
Danielle Turner, formerly the athletic director in Central Bucks, started in Lower Moreland Monday. She was welcomed by the school board.
Residents who live near the Hatboro SEPTA station may hear overnight noise connected to work at the train station this Friday and Saturday.
The school district is considering a grace period for taxpayers who may have had checks stolen and forged.
The PA House Children and Youth Committee Holds a Hearing in Montgomeryville Wednesday. A local state rep spoke with Patch about the issue.
The medical marijuana company says it is opening a location on Germantown Pike in Plymouth Meeting, next to the Mission BBQ restaurant.
Ronald N. Beifuss, who helped found The Millbrook Society, a Hatboro historical preservation group, died this past weekend, the group said.
The Eastern Montgomery County DUI Task Force will conduct sobriety checkpoints the last two weekends of August looking for impaired drivers.
In Montco's first murder trial since the start of COVID, a 24-year-old man faces 1st-degree murder charge for his girlfriend's 2020 death.
Anyone entering an Upper Moreland Township facility must now wear a face covering, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.
Those who donate have a chance to receive an e-gift card as a thank-you.
A driver who police say was impaired after visiting a methadone clinic was arrested for his part in a three-vehicle accident in mid-June.
Lower Providence has joined a growing list of Montco communities requiring all individuals to wear masks inside government facilities.
School directors are poised to vote on the health and safety plan. It does not mandate universal mask wearing, like other Montco districts.
Individuals in Horsham last week said they discovered funds missing from their accounts after checks they had put in the mail were forged.
In a letter to parents Thursday, the superintendent said universal masking will be required among the student body this coming school year.
