Pa Lottery Looking for Local Quinto Winner

Someone who bought a Quinto ticket in East Norriton for the May 21, 2011 mid-day drawing is sitting on a ticket worth $50,000.

A media release issued by the Pennsylvania Lottery says the commission is looking for winning ticket holder in our area who has yet to claim their winnings. And time is running out. According to the lottery commission, the winning Quinto ticket matched all five numbers in the order they were drawn (1-1-2-9-3) for a top prize of $50,000, less federal withholding. It was sold at Smokings, 2894 DeKalb Pike in East Norriton, on May 21, 2011. The ticket and prize will expire one year from the dates of the drawings. That means the ticket holder has 11 days left to claim their winnings. "We don't want these two winners to miss out on their prizes," said Lottery Executive Director Todd Rucci. "We encourage our players in Montgomery and Beaver …

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Fire Shuts Down West Germantown in East Norriton

East Norriton fire departments are responding to a building fire at 1030 W. Germantown Pike.

Area Chick-fil-A's Hosting Daddy-Daughter Date Night

Fathers and their little ladies are invited to come to Chick-fil-A on Monday, March 5, for a little quality bonding time.

According to a release from Chick-fil-A, the 47 Philadelphia area Chick-fil-A restaurants are hosting a “Date Night” for fathers and daughters on Monday, March 5 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. During the special evening, fathers and daughters are encouraged to spend some time together while they enjoy dinner, conversation and several special activities. Every Daddy-Daughter pair will also receive an activity sheet with questions and topics to get the conversation started, and a take-home booklet called “Continuing the Conversation” that provides ideas for future dates and questions that both dads and daughters can ask each other. “One of Chick-fil-A’s goals is to promote community connections and enrich the lives of everyone we come in contact …

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Send One Suit Weekend Collects Suits for Women in Need

Dressbarn will collect suits and professional attire for women between March 1-4 for women in need during the Send One Suit Weekend.

Dressbarn is teaming up with the non-profit organization Dress for Success to gather more than 60,000 articles of clothing as part of its Send One Suit Weekend. The clothed clothing will benefit the thousands of women who are unable to gain employment because they lack presentable job interview clothing. This year’s clothing drive marks the 10th consecutive year of the drive and will be held March 1 through 4. “All 825 Dressbarn stores across the country will serve as drop-off sites for new or gently used professional attire including suits, dress shirts, blazers, pants, dresses and shoes that will be used to benefit women seeking to transition into the workforce,” said a press release from Dressbarn. Dressbarn at 2840 Dekalb Pike in East …

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Tuesday Morning Opens in East Norriton

Tuesday Morning, an upscale entertaining and decorating discount store, has opened on Germantown Pike in East Norriton.

The newest Tuesday Morning store is open in East Norriton at the Norriton Square East Shopping Center at 51 E. Germantown Pike. According to a press release from Laurey Peat, Laurey Peat + Associates for Tuesday Morning, shoppers at Tuesday Morning enjoy one-stop shopping for upscale entertaining and decorative items for every age and need at unparalleled prices. “In today’s economy, people are looking for quality, top brands, and don’t want to pay full price,” said Kathleen Mason, President and CEO of Tuesday Morning in the release. “At Tuesday Morning, they don’t have to. We empower shoppers by providing a way to save money without sacrificing quality.” Seasonal/holiday, home furnishing, patio and garden accessories, crystal and …

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Sonic Drive-In in East Norriton Planning Mid-January Opening

Sonic Drive-In, opening in East Norriton, is planning a Mid-January opening.

Don Welsh said, growing up in Delaware County, he remembers a Mug Root Beer Drive In. When he came across the concept of Sonic Drive-In while traveling on business, he thought he would love to open a drive in like the one he went to when he was a kid. When he called Sonic Drive-In about franchising, he said he must have caught them on the right day, because they told him they wanted to expand into the Northeast. Welsh, franchisee of the East Norriton Sonic Drive-In, said when he opened the Limerick and Morgantown drive-ins, he spoke to a lot of the visitors and found a lot of people were coming from the Norristown and King of Prussia areas. Welsh owns seven Sonic Drive-Ins in the Philadelphia suburbs: Limerick and Morgantown, as well as …

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12:26 am on Saturday, January 21, 2012

"They have the best food" ...... *headdesk*   more ›

Sonic on Swede Rd. Hiring Now

New Sonic on Swede Rd. in the Swedes Shopping Center, is looking to fill approximately 80 to 100 positions and is taking applications now.

Sonic, America’s Drive-In, is planning on opening the first Norristown area drive-in in the Swedes Shopping Center, early next year. Sonic specializes in made-to-order fast food and is known for their footlong quarter pound coneys (hotdogs with chili and cheese) and their 398,929 drink combinations. According to a press release, the new Norristown location is now hiring to fill approximately 80 to 100 full and part-time positions, such as shift leaders, crewmembers and Sonic’s signature skating carhops. “SONIC stands for opportunity, which includes career opportunity and the opportunity for our employees to have personal and professional growth,” Don Welsh, franchisee of the Norristown SONIC Drive-In, said in the release. “We’re excited to…

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Driver Medevaced After Vehicle Hits Telephone Pole in E. Norriton

Driver was taken by medevac to University of Pennsylvania Hospital for unknown injuries. There were no passengers in the vehicle.

A male driver of a black Dodge Ram was taken by medevac to University of Pennsylvania Hospital on Monday afternoon after the truck ran into a telephone pole on Township Line Rd. in East Norriton Township. East Norriton Police said the man had unknown injuries and there were no passengers in the vehicle. Patch will continue to update with more information as it becomes available.

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Update: Accident Had Five Reported Victims, Two Medevaced

Witnesses describe the crash as "an explosion of glass."

At 12:41 p.m. today, an elderly white male backing out of a space at the East Norriton Taco Bell on DeKalb Pike hit a parked car, which, for some unknown reason, caused him to go forward at a rapid pace, said East Norriton Police Chief Karyl Kates this afternoon. The car was fully engulfed by the building, and five injuries were reported. One trauma injury and one non-trauma injury were medevaced to hospitals in Philadelphia by PennStar. The other three victims are being treated at Mercy Suburban Hospital, along with the driver of the vehicle, according to Kates. Witness John Barringer, a state patrol agent who was inside the Taco Bell for lunch, said, "[There was] an explosion of glass." His partner, Robert Martinez, echoed his sentiment…

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Hundreds of Moms Turn Up For Semi-Annual Weecycle Sale

Good deals abound at Trinity Episcopal Church in Ambler.

Many people have lot of stuff in their houses, especially if they have children. Much of it can be used and then tossed. But sometimes it doesn’t feel right throwing away something perfectly good—something with plenty of miles left on it—especially when that something could go to another child. A few years ago, Gina Duchossois, of Jeffersonville, noticed she was in the “I’ve-got-too-much-kids-stuff” boat. And instead of annoying her refuse company by leaving too many things outside of the container, or filling up her family cruiser and taking a trip to the dump, she decided to create a local consignment sale. Cute name, no? “It goes back several years when I, along with a friend, decided that we had so many of these children’s item that …

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