Monday, May 21, 2012
Wissahickon senior Matthew Schulman was awarded the William F. Dannehower Memorial Scholarship for his athletic abilities, academics, and a 900-mile, two-month hike on the Appalachian Trail to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Wissahickon High School’s Matthew Schulman was awarded the William F. Dannehower Memorial Scholarship by the Triangle Club of Montgomery County because of his athletic abilities, academics, and a 900-mile, two-month hike on the Appalachian Trail to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation. The hike, which Schulman told the Times Herald fulfilled his childhood dream as well as helped a potentially terminally ill girl fulfill her dream as well. At Wissahickon, Schulman played tennis, baseball, soccer and cross country, as well as played baseball on the Wissahickon Junior Legion team He’s active in the high school’s newspaper’ is a STARS tutor, co-president of the National Honor Society and plays saxophone in the jazz band. Schulman was awarded…
With Cellpig's new protective iPhone case, the company will replace your phone for free if it breaks while inside the case
A company called Cellpig has a new iPhone protective case called Cellhelmet - and if you drop your iPhone 4 or 4S, and it breaks, Cellpig will replace if for free. According to a Mashable article, Cellpig and its concept began as a Kickstarter project. Cases are not available for retail sale. A spokesman for Cellhelmet said over the next two weeks they will be pushing up to various retailers across Pennsylvania. The only place to order one at present is at this link. Even jailbroken phones are covered under Cellpig's promise. According to its website, Cellhelmet includes accidental damage coverage, new, used and unlocked iPhones are covered too. It will not cover water-damaged iPhones, unfortunately. The case is backed by a New York-based…
Foulkeways at Gwynedd earns "Award for Excellence in Health Care Compliance."
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From Foulkeways at Gwynedd: To recognize Pennsylvania nursing homes that excel in complying with state regulations, the Department of Health announced four facilities have earned the state's new "Award for Excellence in Health Care Compliance." "We feel it's important to inform the public of those facilities that go above and beyond the rest," said Department of Health Secretary Dr. Eli N. Avila. "We hope to inspire other nursing homes to strive to earn this award in future years." The Department of Health's Division of Nursing Care Facilities is responsible for the licensing and oversight of 713 nursing homes statewide. The division conducts approximately 5,000 inspections annually, including licensure and certification surveys, follow-…
The state House returns to session on Monday, May 21, to debate and vote on various issues.
Here's this week's schedule for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Information has been supplied by Rep. Mike Turzai, Republican Majority Leader. In Pennsylvania, retired state employees who have been called back to work temporarily via a signed contract with a definitive end date have been later collecting unemployment benefits when that contract comes to an end. These are retired individuals already collecting a pension. State law dictates that annuitants who are re-employed may not work more than 95 days in a calendar year without impacting their annuities and health care benefits. House Bill 2346 (Rep. Adam Harris, R-Snyder/Mifflin/Juniata counties) would add a new provision to Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation Law to …
Female resident fought off intruder
Upper Gwynedd Police were still searching early Monday afternoon for an unidentified man who kicked in the door of a West Point residence late Monday morning and struggled with the female occupant before she chased him off with a knife. Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch reports that police are looking for a black male of medium build, about six feet tall, wearing a black shirt and dark blue jeans. He was using a "stocking" as a mask when he broke in, Upper Gwynedd Police Chief David Duffy said. Read more on Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch.
It wouldn't be Memorial Day weekend without a chance of rain!
Last week's article talked about the potential for a coastal low to develop and wreak havoc on our weather this week. That potential has been realized as a coastal trough is aligned off of the Carolina coast and will slowly push northward into our area for the start of the new week. The good news? It won't rain all of the time. The bad news? It might take until Memorial Day Weekend for it to clear out of here. This trough's slow movement isn't unusual for May systems that develop and like to linger off of the Atlantic coastline. As the Bermuda High and the Southeastern US "heat high" develop, frontal boundaries tend to stall out along the East Coast, sometimes hanging out for a period of days before they finally get pushed out to sea or…
Community meetings scheduled this week.
Tuesday, May 22 7 p.m. Ambler Borough Planning Commission 7:30 p.m. Lower Gwynedd Township Board of Supervisors 7:30 p.m. Lower Gwynedd Township Parks and Recreation Wednesday, May 23 7:45 MCIU Board of Directors meeting Tuesday, May 29 7:30 p.m. Wisshickon School Board
The Safety 1st toilet and cabinet locks were sold at Bed, Bath and Beyond, Home Depot, Target and Walmart.
Hundreds of thousands of child safety locks are being recalled because they can fail, exposing children to dangerous situations. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Dorel Juvenile Group, Thursday announced a voluntary recall of about 183,000 toilet locks and 685,000 cabinet locks. Young children can unexpectedly disengage the toilet locks and gain access to water in the toilet, posing the risk of drowning, according to the CPSC, and the cabinet locks are being recalled because young children can disengage the lock, posing the risk of injury from dangerous or unsafe items stored in the cabinet. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
A young black bear was caught in Blue Bell on Saturday and will be released back into the wild on Sunday.
A black bear, originally spotted by residents in Franconia Township, was caught on Saturday night in Blue Bell, according to NBC 10. NBC 10 reported that the Pennsylvania Game Commission said the bear is a young male and was captured once before and released into Schyulkill County, but has made it was back to Montgomery County. “The bear has been tranquilized and will be released into the wild on Sunday,” said the NBC 10 report.
A fire Saturday night destroyed a home on Railroad Ave. in the West Ambler section of Whitpain Township.
Centre Square Fire Company was called to 232 Railroad Ave. in the West Ambler section of Whitpain Township, on Saturday night for a report of a fire on the first and second floors of a residence. Original reports from Breaking News Network (BNN) said there was possible entrapment in the residence. Centre Square Fire Chief Lee Miller said after primary and secondary searches, firefighters found no entrapment in the home. There were no injuries to occupants of the residence. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. The home has been declared uninhabitable and the Philadelphia Red Cross is aiding the five families, consisting of eight people. The Red Cross said they provided the families with food and clothing and the families …
James Myers
5:23 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
I use Otterbox ($49), and in spite of dropping it in the street at fire and crime scenes all over the area, it's still in pristine condition when I take it out of the case. Cellhelmet sounds like a great alternative for the more serious clutzes though. :) more ›