Suburban News

NORRISTOWN, Pa.—The Montgomery County Board of Elections will meet to certify the 2023 General Election on Monday, December 4 at 12:15 p.m. The certification, which had originally been scheduled for Wednesday, November 22, was postponed due to a ruling of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The ruling declared that…

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Delaware County Council unanimously approved the use of an additional $2,730,124 in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to support the Whole Home Repair Program (WHRP) that provides income-qualified homeowners with necessary health, safety, and accessibility-related home repairs and modifications up to $50,000 per home. These funds, in combination with nearly $4.4M in…

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 Delaware County Council and the County’s Department of Human Services and Community Support will hold a resource fair on October 12 at the Media Borough Community Center for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren or great grandchildren. Globally, grandparents often serve as surrogate parents for their grandchildren or great-grandchildren, usually in response to family crises…

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. —The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Office of Public Health (OPH) encourages all residents 6 months of age and older to get their annual flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine this fall to protect themselves and their family against influenza and COVID-19…

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Montgomery County and community organizations are hosting several events over the next week to celebrate Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S. Although the Emancipation Proclamation took effect in 1863, it was not until June 19, 1865, that enslaved people in Texas were finally freed. A full listing of…

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Join us as we honor and celebrate the day ALL people living in the US, including formerly enslaved Black people, were granted freedom. As we come together as a community to commemorate emancipation, we also dream of our future and work toward the progress we still need to make as a nation. On Saturday, June…

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A total of 8,300 households received crucial aid from March 2021 until now. NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Montgomery County has now distributed more than $100 million in emergency rental and utility assistance to about 8,300 households in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Montgomery County’s Office of Housing and Community Development has administered the funds – allocated…

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Delaware County will hold is second annual Juneteenth Celebration on Monday, June 19 at Rose Tree Park, located at 1671 N. Providence Rd, in Media. The celebration will feature live music, artistic performances, vendors, food, and more. Delaware County’s Juneteenth Celebration will feature a headline performance by Philly Gumbo as well as artistic performances from…

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ASSOCIATED PRESS  Authorities are asking the public to share any footage or information as they investigate a shooting that left eight teenagers wounded at a weekend gathering outside a stadium near Philadelphia. Police in the suburb of Chester said the gunfire erupted shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot outside Subaru Park, the…

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ASSOCIATED PRESS  LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. — Two women were wounded by a gunshot during a spring event at a university in southeastern Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities said. Lincoln University security officials said the shooting happened at about 10 p.m. Saturday during “Yardfest,” an annual spring event at the Chester County campus near Oxford that…

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