Dragos Ungurean, 30, of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for attempting to rob the Wyomissing branch of M&T Bank. He pleaded guilty to the charge on June 27, 2012. On March 19, 2012, Ungurean walked into the bank at 800 Penn Avenue in Wyomissing, threatened to blow up a...
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TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce Members gathered at Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown for the Chamber’s Annual Economic Development Luncheon. The keynote speakers for this event were from the office of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. Susann Morrison, an executive assistant for unemployment compensation programs and Gwenn Dando, policy director for unemployment compensation,...
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CJ’s Tire & Automotive Services has earned a permanent spot on the Jefferson-Eagles Breast Health wall, located on the 3rd floor of the Jefferson Breast Care Center in Philadelphia. On Oct. 11, the center unveiled the newly renovated floor with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The $1.04 million raised for the renovations were in part thanks...
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Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 from noon to 4 p.m. 100 Block of High Street, Pottstown in front of Borough Hall Expanded wine and beer garden this year! Over 4,000 attended last year. Featuring 3 live bands, crafters and a clown for children of all ages. Corporate Sponsorship Form Forms for Restaurants: Please click on...
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Physicians Care Surgical Hospital, Royersford, PA, signed an exclusive contract to become a provider for Independence Blue Cross, Southeastern Pennsylvania’s largest provider of health insurance. “Physicians Care and Independence Blue Cross have been working diligently on this contract to offer the beneficiaries of the plan options in the 422 Corridor,” says David W. Orskey,...
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Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities (PCRC), 57 North Franklin Street, Pottstown PA, celebrated their newly opened office with the TriCounty Area Chamber. The building has been renovated and is opening for business this month. This building will help the PCRC continue to “give a hand up, not a hand out”, and expand many of...
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Montgomery County Head Start families and supporters mobilize to save funding for critical education, health and support service programs The future of more than 218,000 children hangs in the balance as the largest budget cuts in Head Start’s history are being debated by members of Congress. This week, those same elected officials have left...
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Can you belt it out like Streisand? Croon like Sinatra? Wow them like Houdini or crack them up like Cosby? Pennsylvanians over 50 are invited to try out for the sixth annual PA State Senior Idol competition, presented by On-Line Publishers, Inc. All state residents 50 and older are encouraged to show off their...
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Pennsylvania State Police motor carrier enforcement officers will be on hand at the 2011 Pennsylvania Farm Show to answer questions about recent changes to the state’s motor carrier safety regulations, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced today. Motor carrier enforcement officers will be available in the Cameron Street lobby of the Farm Show Complex and...
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POTTSTOWN, Pa – Residents in the 10-mile emergency planning zone around Limerick Generating Station may hear two siren tests on Monday, Jan. 3, as Exelon Nuclear will conduct a system-wide test of its new, state-of-the-art emergency siren system at 2:05 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 3. This siren activation will be in addition to the...
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