Royersford News

The following appeared in the Business News of the Pottstown Mercury: MIAMI - Cathy Calhoun, owner of Calhoun Jewelers in Royersford and president of the American Gem Society, recently attended the AGS 2012 Conclave Fashion Show in Miami.

The following release was submitted by Laurie Tomlinson, Publicist at Key Marketing Group & Communications: ROYERSFORD, Pa.

May 30, 2012 - Skyward, Inc., a leading provider of K-12 administrative software, recently developed a free online calculator to help districts estimate savings generated through implementation of its school management software.

No parent wants to ever hear the words "Your child has cancer." Kevin Ross, a Perkiomen Valley teenager, was diagnosed with Myxopapillary Ependymoma three years ago at age 11.

Main Street Cafe co-owner Anthony Berdomas stepped up during the visitors' comment portion of Tuesday's Royersford Borough Council meeting to ask council for permission to hold a Cruise Night on Fridays during the summer.

We'll stay in Limerick this week and find ourselves looking at the old Limerick Produce Store on W. Ridge Pike.

This is a pep rally with a purpose. Hundreds of student from the Spring-Ford 8th Grade Center in Royersford hit the track on a warm Friday afternoon to walk on behalf of two causes: Susan G. Komen for the Cure; and suicide prevention and awareness.

Smoke rose from the ground in Centralia, Pa., in 1983. Centralia was already a coal-mining town in decline when the fire department set the dump ablaze on May 27, 1962, in an attempt to tidy up for Memorial Day.

In this April 3, 2004 file photo, Jared R. Bush, 14, of Royersford, Pa., finds a ground temperature reading of 120 degrees along Route 61 in Centralia, Pa.

The following clip was in the Reading Eagle on May 20: Richard A. Zuber employees, which includes the agents and staff of the five real estate offices, Zuber Insurance, TriCounty+ Appraisal, Manatawny Land Transfer, Zuber Commercial and the property management division, were honored at Cutillo's restaurant, Pottstown.

A little more than a year ago, Royersford residents were shocked to hear a local woman allegedly fired shots at an "aggressive dog" in a residential area.

If you see a pink fire truck driving around town, it's not supporting the cause you think it is.

Looking to own some real estate in the area? Here is a listing of the houses for sale, provided by our friends at Keller Williams ! Limerick Township 1. 75 Bella Rosa Ct.

The following release was submitted by Phil Ellingsworth Jr., representing the Spring-Ford Area School District: ROYERSFORD - The Montgomery-Bucks Family and Consumer Science Association recently awarded the Grace M. Reimard Scholarship to Spring-Ford Area Senior High School 12th-grade student Robin Konefsky.

Local Credit Union Celebrates Newest Branch Opening Although its Exeter branch office has been operating since late April, Lower Pottsgrove's Diamond Credit Union held grand opening ceremonies there just last week.

Looking to own some real estate in the area? Here is a listing of the houses for sale, provided by our friends at Keller Williams ! Limerick Township 1. 31 Dusseldorf Dr.

One of the primary purposes of an Eagle Scout project is to provide community service and fulfill the part of the Boy Scout oath: "to help people at all times." Eagle Scout candidate Stanley Antosh, 17, of Royersford , has organized a food drive for the Jerusalem Community Food Pantry, because he wanted his Eagle Scout project to have the maximum ... (more)

The i»¿ Royersford Police Departmenti»¿ submitted the following reports of note.

The following press releases were submitted by readMedia News. If you would like to submit your own release about a college student you know, please email editor Kevin Haslam : Awards Patch was notified of the following students receiving awards at their specific colleges throughout the month of April : Bethany College BETHANY, WV -- Bethany ... (more)

The following clip comes from The Houston Chronicle's blog - Iconia: One of the greatest challenges Christ's Church of the Valle y in Royersford, Pa., has faced as a church is the "ongoing struggle" of serving more than 1,200 new Christians without becoming "really creepy" along the way, writes Brian Jones, lead pastor, on his personal website.