How to prepare for the heavy storm season ahead
By Carolan DiFioreFor the WireHow can residents begin preparing now for the heavy storm season that’s been forecast?“Prepare to be 72 hours sufficient,” said Scott Forster, director of Bucks County Emergency Management and Services.People should stock...
Returning to his roots
By Megan BadgerWire Managing EditorMany kids dream about meeting their favorite professional athletes.For 200 young football players in the area, that dream will become a reality at a free football clinic hosted by NFL running...
Montgomery County Calendar March 12–19
Wednesday March 12Irish Music Concert: This event will take place at the Huntingdon Valley Library, 625 Red Lion Road in Abington, at 7 p.m. Bill Monaghan and his band, Celtic Pride, will be performing. Light...
Marching through history
By Megan BadgerWire Managing EditorThe music and legacy of the late American composer and conductor John Phillip Sousa will be brought back to life by his great grandson at an upcoming concert by the Southampton Community...
It’s official: Schwartz will run for governor
By Tom WaringTimes Staff WriterU.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz said she decided to enter the governor’s race, even though history is not on her side, because she thinks Gov. Tom Corbett’s economic and education policies have failed...
It’s official: Schwartz will run for governor
By Tom WaringTimes Staff WriterU.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz said she decided to enter the governor’s race, even though history is not on her side, because she thinks Gov. Tom Corbett’s economic and education policies have failed...
Opinion: Finding the good in times of tragedy
By Megan BadgerWire Managing EditorIt’s one of those moments you’ll never forget.September 11. The Newtown massacre. The Boston Marathon bombings. These events stay with us for an entire lifetime.When our country was rocked once again by violence...
The ecologist: Local Eagle Scout helps Montco park
By John LoftusWire Staff WriterBecoming an Eagle Scout is no walk in the park.Well, not entirely.To receive Scouting’s highest honor, a scout has to show planning and organizational skills, smarts, teamwork, leadership, and, as John Newman found...
A touch of the future
By Megan BadgerWire Managing EditorFor the Velocci family, technology is a way of life.Karen and Peter have a son, Stefan, who was diagnosed with autism at a young age. Stefan, 16, has an expressive disorder, meaning that...
Classroom canines
By Megan BadgerWire Managing EditorWhen Debbie Glessner retired from being a school librarian, she decided to adopt a puppy.She never thought her new companion would lead her on a path that would allow her to continue to...
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