Holiday music concerts and favorite swing tunes presented by the Pennsylvania Philharmonic “Big Band” are scheduled for Dec. 23 in Phoenixville and Nov. 26 in Reading. Tickets are available now online.
Portions of more than $123,000 specifically targeted to improve literacy among local youths is being distributed by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to organizations in Chester, Montgomery, and Berks counties.
After admitting he embezzled nearly $100,000 from the Phoenixville Area School District over several years, Christopher Gehris has been sentenced to pay the money back and serve 14 months in prison.
Citadel Credit Union presented its 21st Heart of Learning Awards Monday to 31 teachers, including one each from the Owen J. Roberts and Phoenixville Area school districts.
Six local school districts are among 686 designees recently identified by the NAMM Foundation as the "Best Communities for Music Education" across the nation during 2021. It's a repeat win for all.
A combined total of more than $32 million in federal funding under the American Rescue Plan is headed to Pottstown, Pottsgrove, Spring-Ford Area, Perkiomen Valley, Boyertown Area, Upper Perkiomen, Owen J. Roberts, and Phoenixville schools.