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4 hrs ago | Patch.com

Project Manager Chosen for District Court Move

Construction is expected to begin "soon" on a new home for Hatboro District Judge Paul Leo's court.

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Related Topix: Hatboro, PA, Southampton, PA

7 hrs ago | WFMZ

Benjamin Troy Lopez arrested for burglaries

Twenty-year-old Benjamin Troy Lopez of Trappe has been charged with committing burglaries at numerous locations throughout Montgomery County.

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Related Topix: Trappe, PA, Trooper, PA, Skippack, PA

9 hrs ago | The Sanatoga Post

Kaiser, Watson Win Township Commissioner Primaries

Incumbent James Kaiser and newcomer Shawn Watson appear to have won Republican nominations to run for two open seats on the Lower Pottsgrove Board of Commissioners in the November general elections, according to unofficial results posted Wednesday morning by the Montgomery County Department of Voter Services.

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Related Topix: Pottsgrove, PA

14 hrs ago | Patch.com

Friends of Lansdale Candidates Victorious in Ward Three Primary

As Lansdale First Political Action Committee treasurer and current Councilman Denton Burnell spoke his first words over the phone Tuesday night after the Democratic and Republican Primaries, one could sense the disappointment in his voice.

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Related Topix: Lansdale, PA

14 hrs ago | Patch.com

Zitin Over Pizzichillo in Montgomery Tax Collector Democratic Primary

It's Gary Zitin versus Patricia Gallagher unofficially for tax collector in Montgomery Township in November.

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14 hrs ago | Patch.com

Incumbent Democrat Fuller Wins Lansdale Ward One Primary

The woman who brought fireworks to Lansdale heads to November on the Democratic ticket, along with Friends of Lansdale PAC-endorsed Jeff Howard, following the Tuesday Primary for Lansdale Borough Council.

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Related Topix: Lansdale, PA

18 hrs ago | 6 ABC

Skippack student Matthew Royer may have 'voluntarily' vanished

As the search continues for a missing student from Skippack Township, Montgomery County, police say it is possible the young man may have 'voluntarily' disappeared.

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Related Topix: Skippack, PA, University of Rhode Island, Lehigh County, PA

Tue May 21, 2013

Patch.com

MCCC to Graduate Largest Class in History for 12th Consecutive Year

Information courtesy of Montgomery County Community College With an increase of 38 percent over the last five years, the largest class in Montgomery County Community College history will graduate on May 23.

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Related Topix: Blue Bell, PA, Drexel University, Pottstown, PA, Barto, PA

The Sanatoga Post

MCCC Names Local Students To College Who's Who

Twenty-three students from western Montgomery County - including 12 from Pottstown, three from Collegeville, and one each from Barto, Bechtelsville, Gilbertsville, Limerick, Phoenixville, Spring City, Stowe and Trappe - are among the Montgomery County Community College Class of 2013 named Monday to Who's Who Among Students in American Junior ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pottstown, PA, Collegeville, PA, Barto, PA, Bechtelsville, PA, Phoenixville, PA

Philly.com

Spring comes sooner to Phila. - and that's not good

On May 2, 1908, as he strolled along the Perkiomen Creek in Montgomery County, Bayard Long collected a flowering sprig of redbud.

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Related Topix: Chester County, PA, Entomology, Science, Philadelphia, PA, Audubon, PA, Rutgers University

Mon May 20, 2013

Philly.com

Murder charges filed in Montco home invasion

Murder charges were filed Monday against three suspects in a West Pottsgrove home-invasion case earlier this month, when Kareem Ali Borowy, 19, was removed from his home and shot to death.

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Related Topix: Pottsgrove, PA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

NBC Philadelphia

Mother's 9 Ducklings Rescued

And this call came in this morning around 9, from an Upper Gwynedd Township woman who'd been watching and listening to a mother duck standing over a storm drain.

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Patch.com

Historical Society of Montgomery County to Host Genealogy Workshop

The Historical Society of Montgomery County , located at 1654 Dekalb St. in Norristown, will hold a four-week Genealogy Workshop, from May 21 - June 11.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, Norristown, PA

Patch.com

County Judge Hopefuls to Square Off in Primary Election

Four Montgomery County residents are hoping to fill two open seats in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in November, but the first step is making it past the Primary Election, in which all of the candidates are cross-filed. Republican candidates Sharon Giamporcaro and Maureen Coggins are on the Republican and Democrat ballots, as will ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, Criminal Defense Law, Law

CBS Local

Police Search For Missing College Student Headed Home To Montgomery County

Police are searching for a University of Rhode Island student who they say never made it home to Montgomery County.

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Related Topix: University of Rhode Island, Collegeville, PA, Allentown, PA

Sun May 19, 2013

Patch.com

Letter: Council Candidate Wolf Wants More Transparency, Less Taxes

Hello, my name is Joe Wolf and I am running for Lansdale Borough Council, First Ward, in the Democratic Primary.

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Related Topix: Lansdale, PA

WFMZ-TV Allentown

2 arrested in bizarre hold-ups in Montgomery County

A man went to a pharmacy and a pizza shop in Pottstown and a grocery store in West Pottsgrove Township and tried robbing the places with his fingers in the shape of a gun, police said.

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Related Topix: Pottstown, PA, Offbeat

Patch.com

Best-Paying Summer Jobs in Montgomery County

It isn't always easy, but if you have the right tools in your hand, you can find a decent seasonal job.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers

Patch.com

Report: Montco Dems Gave $8,500 to Nonpartisan Lansdale PAC

A Lansdale political action committee that identifies itself as nonpartisan has received thousands in contributions from the county Democratic organization, and has failed to file required documentation for its activities during the primary election cycle, according to county officials.

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Related Topix: Lansdale, PA

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Fire levels barn, cottage near Gilbertsville

A fire destroyed a two-story barn and a small cottage in Douglass Township, Montgomery County, officials said Saturday.

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Related Topix: Gilbertsville, PA