Procession Honors Royersford Paramedic, Firefighter

Joe Zlomek December 29, 2021

Michael Lessar, one of the Royersford Fire Department's first full-time employees and a former Pottstown fire chief, died Monday of COVID-19. A Tuesday honor procession, created by his peers and colleagues, provided an escort to a Reading funeral home.

Rex Joins Barry Isett in Engineering Support Role

Joe Zlomek December 28, 2021

Rox Rex, a Pottstown resident with experience in the business of home inspections, zoning, and property maintenance, has been named by Barry Isett & Associates Inc. to an engineering support position.

Headed to Your Bank? Check Online, Ensure It’s Open

Joe Zlomek December 28, 2021

A limited number of major bank branch offices in the Tri-County area said they are temporarily closed due either to COVID-19 complications or staffing shortages, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.

State Permanently Preserved More Farmland in 2021

Joe Zlomek December 28, 2021

Pennsylvania's Farmland Preservation Program ended 2021 by buying conservation easements to protect another 14,397 acres of farmland, some of them locally, from all future development.

PMA Medical Specialists to Join Penn Med in February

Joe Zlomek December 27, 2021

PMA Medical Specialists, which provides a wide variety of medical services to patients in western Montgomery and northern Chester counties, said it is "joining" Penn Medicine effective Feb. 1.

Eight Districts Gain from PA Career Equipment Grants

Joe Zlomek December 21, 2021

The state distributed more than $1.49 million Monday in equipment grants to career and technology centers. The money will benefit Pottstown, Pottsgrove, Spring-Ford, Upper Perkiomen, Perkiomen Valley, Boyertown, and Phoenixville school districts.

Troopers Arrest Norristown Man Wanted on Warrant

Joe Zlomek December 21, 2021

A Norristown man wanted in Berks County on an outstanding arrest warrant was taken into custody by Pennsylvania state police while he visited the Valley Forge Casino Resort, they said.

Four Area Residents Among Police Cadet Graduates

Joe Zlomek December 17, 2021

Residents of Phoenixville, Green Lane, Harleysville, and Collegeville were among 23 Municipal Police Academy cadets graduating Tuesday from 24 weeks of schooling at MCCC's Blue Bell campus.