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• Welcome to my world: Listening to the silence

  12-07-2017 16:52
  
  I happened to come across a title for this story through a leaflet that came in the mail. In my case, I've learned to listen to inward silence through the practice of meditation. Yet, looking back on my life, I realized silence also spoke to me, in a seemingly different way, especially in nature.
  
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• SPAY AND SAVE: Luca needs an indoor, loving home

  26-08-2018 08:00
  
  Luca is a sweet and affectionate 5 to 6-year-old tabby male who likes other cats and people. If you are looking for a lap cat that wants to be indoors and around his people this guy is for you. Luca is laid back and easy going. He is playful but loves to look out the windows while sitting on the sills.
  
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• AT THE TABLE WITH: Maria Silvestrini Bruno

  23-08-2018 20:46
  
  Maria Bruno and I met at a holiday party several years back. We connected and became friends on and off Facebook. I kept thinking she looked familiar. I realized that I remembered her from the patient registration desk at the former Montgomery Hospital in Norristown.In 1994, she started at the old facility, moving up the ranks in the medical field.
  
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• SPAY AND SAVE: Carl and Chloe both need loving homes

  19-08-2018 08:00
  
  Carl is a 3-year-old brown tabby found in a Phoenixville colony with his little friend, Chloe. Poor Carl has been around the block a few times and has the scars to prove it. He desires a safe, loving home where he never has to worry about food or the cold again. Carl likes his head rubbed and never wants you to stop.
  
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• Spring-Ford will allow teacher who wrestles as a Nazi to remain in class

  16-08-2018 20:27
  
  A Spring-Ford School District sixth-grade teacher investigated by the district for his side job as a professional wrestler in which he portrays a Nazi will continue to teach there this school year.According to an Aug. 8 letter sent home to parents by Superintendent David Goodin, teacher Kevin Bean, who
  
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• Limerick grants preliminary approval to 450-unit town center project

  16-08-2018 20:24
  
  LIMERICK >> With no comment or discussion, the Limerick Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the preliminary site plan for 30-acre project that will bring more than 450 new residences and a traffic circle to the intersection of Ridge and Swamp pikes.The is a large development project with more than 300 senior living units and 160 townhomes at the intersection of Ridge Pike and Swamp Pike and is proposed by Ridge Swamp Associates LLP.
  
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• Royersford Fire Department receives two grants for over $169,000

  16-08-2018 20:16
  
  ROYERSFORD >> The Royersford Fire Department has received two separate grants in the amount of $169,100.The first grant, which was awarded as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency program called Assistance to Firefighter Grants, totals $166,100. The money from this program will be used to replace the department's aging self-contained breathing apparatus, which are 13 years old.
  
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• Ursinus College announces new scholarship program

  16-08-2018 20:14
  
  COLLEGEVILLE >> Ursinus College has established a new scholarship award that provides financial assistance to students from low- and middle-income families from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.The first eight Abele Foundation Scholars Award were awarded to seven incoming first-year students and one continuing student.
  
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• AT THE TABLE WITH: Henrik Stubbe Teglbjaerg

  16-08-2018 19:46
  
  When first meeting Henrik Stubbe Teglbjaerg, I felt like I met the wind. A wind can be gentle and calming or a force to be reckon with.In 1988, Henrik traveled from his homeland of Denmark to the United States for a one-year visit, always looking to broaden his horizons and wanting to experience what the states had to offer.
  
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• AT THE TABLE WITH: Nancy McAllister Stauffer

  09-08-2018 19:48
  
  Nancy Stauffer and I have been acquaintances for many years. We reconnected on Facebook when I was in search of an artist for my "Neighborhood Kitchens" Cookbook. Not related by blood, we share three Gaugler cousins.Nancy and her three older sisters were reared in the Limerick area, each branching out with their lives and still remaining in the area.
  
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• AT THE TABLE WITH: Earl Blank Jr.

  02-08-2018 19:57
  
  Earl Blank Jr. is the first person I ever met that remembers the date and time of events in his life - everything from births, marriages, good things and the bad things included.Earl was born in Phoenixville in, what he proudly boosts as, "the old hospital." He is referring to the hospital of the 1940s that was situated on Nutt Road near Main Street and not the sprawling facility it has become.
  
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• Spay and Save: Casey is a special boy who needs a home

  29-07-2018 08:00
  
  Casey is male, 1 to 2-years-old, and previously neutered. He was found wondering in South Philadelphia. He is super friendly, gets along with other cats but needs to be slowly introduced to a dog as he does not seem too fond of them. ONLY apply if you are able to commit to a lifetime for this special boy.
  
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• AT THE TABLE WITH: Phoenixville Community Health Foundation

  26-07-2018 16:33
  
  On Sept. 1, the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation will celebrate a milestone anniversary. For 20 years, it has been under the direction of its president and CEO, Louis J. Beccaria, Ph.D., and 15 members of the board of directors.The foundation strives to be a "Champion of the Community.
  
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• Fire Company gets an assist with new tower ladder

  19-07-2018 17:19
  
  LIMERICK >> In the event of a fire in an assisted living facility, with elderly residents trapped on an upper floor, it's crucial that fire companies have a rapid and safe way to rescue them.Just such an assisted living facility, along with commercial buildings and townhomes, are what's on tap for Limerick Township when the proposed Limerick Town Center project at Ridge and Swamp Pike, becomes a reality.
  
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• AT THE TABLE WITH: Harold J. Gaugler

  19-07-2018 00:31
  
  Before we go any further, I need to clarify his name. Due to the fact that his father's name was Harold, the family started to call him by the nickname of his middle name. So, the family and childhood acquaintances know him as "Jimmy."He and I are first cousins - our mothers were sisters. Our group of maternal cousins are referred to as the Marton cousins, of whom I am the oldest and he is number nine of 10.
  
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• spay and save: "Kittens! All sizes, shapes and colors!

  15-07-2018 08:00
  
  So many tabby kittens, all rescued from the streets or dangerous situations and need loving, forever homes. Contact Spay and Save via Facebook or our website at spayandsave.org to fill out an adoption application and to locate our adoption locations or call 610-277-6187.Vet references and/or home visit required to adopt from Spay and Save.
  
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• AT THE TABLE WITH: Helena Deegan

  12-07-2018 20:27
  
  Helena Pribula Deegan grew up on Bridge Street near Prospect Street in Phoenixville. It was at a time when life moved by at a slower pace than today.Helena attended both Gay Street and Church Street grade schools, onto Memorial Junior High on Second Avenue and then on to the old high school on Nutt Road.
  
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• AT THE TABLE WITH: Libby Mills

  05-07-2018 21:20
  
  If you don't recognize her picture, you may recognize her voice. That is if you tune into West Chester radio station WECH 1520 AM to "Libby's Luncheonette."For the past seven years, Libby Mills has been serving up local sustainability from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Mondays where she shares food, community and nutritional information and tips.
  
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• SPAY AND SAVE: A bundle of sweetness!

  01-07-2018 08:00
  
  Clara is a dark tabbico/white from a hoarding situation in Norristown. She is 4 to 5-months, spayed and ready for a forever home. PLEASE only apply if you can provide a home for Clara's lifetime of 10 to 15 years. Good with other pets and kids, she would make a perfect addition to any family. Vet references and/or home visit required to adopt from Spay and Save.
  
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• spay and save: Pablo is a pure bundle of joy

  24-06-2018 08:00
  
  Pablo is one of a trio of kittens rescued by a volunteer. He is a sweet, loving, playful little guy who purrs non-stop. He is waiting for his forever home. Please only apply if you can commit to the 10 to 15 years needed to take care of a kitten.
  
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• Kids learn about fire safety, rescues at Limerick youth fire camp

  21-06-2018 20:10
  
  LIMERICK >> If you happened to be near the Limerick Firehouse this week, you may have noticed a whole lot of activity going on.Behind Limerick Fire Company, sirens wailed and helicopters could be heard making a landing as Limerick's annual Youth Fire Camp, a week-long program now in its 5th year, taught kids about fire safety, rescue operations and the ins and outs of being a firefighter.
  
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• Limerick supervisors like new look for 30-acre Limerick Town Center project

  21-06-2018 18:31
  
  LIMERICK >> Township supervisors voiced support Tuesday for changes made to the plan for the project known as Limerick Town Center, located on 30 acres at the intersection of Ridge Pike, Lewis Road and Swamp Pike.The project calls for a large 308-unit senior living facility at the center, 160 townhomes and at least three commercial, retail buildings along Ridge Pike totaling 52,296 square feet buildings along Ridge Pike.
  
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• Lower Salford driver admits striking Skippack pedestrian while DUI

  21-06-2018 18:27
  NORRISTOWN >> A Lower Salford man is in jail awaiting his fate from a judge after he admitted he was driving under the influence of drugs when he struck and injured a woman rollerblading on a Skippack roadway.Daniel Michael Johnson, 46, of the 200 block of Danielle Drive, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to charges of aggravated assault by a vehicle while driving under the influence of a controlled substance and DUI in connection with the 6:14 p.
  
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• SPAY AND SAVE: Armani is a well-rounded and amazing feline

  17-06-2018 08:00
  
  Armani is 2 to 3-years-old, black with white markings, handsome and super friendly. He is confident, happy, laid back, smart, very playful, sweet, caretaker with tons of personality. He has multiple vocal expressions for his fur friends and family. He listens very well to verbal instruction. Well mannered inside the home.
  
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• Limerick, Linfield fire companies to merge by 2019

  14-06-2018 22:43
  
  LIMERICK >> By 2019, Limerick and Linfield fire companies will become one entity serving the Limerick Township community, according to the companies.Limerick and Linfield fire companies recently announcd they are currently working toward a merger of the two organizations that will be known as the Limerick Fire Department, Station 51.
  
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• Alvernia University to offer advanced degrees at MCCC

  12-06-2018 20:38
  
  Pottstown >> Alvernia University has joined Montgomery County Community College's University Center and will offer two advanced degree programs at the college's west campus in Pottstown.As part of the University Center, Alvernia will offer a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master in Education (MED) - with certification in either English as a Second Language (ESL) or Special Education (PK-8 or 7-12).
  
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• Spay and Save: Karma would love a human companion

  10-06-2018 08:00
  
  Karma is a beautiful tabbico tuxedo who was found in a trailer park in Hereford. Spayed, 1-year-old and completely vetted, Karma would love a forever home for her 10 to 15-year life span. She seems to be good with dogs and would possibly like a cat her age to bond with. Can you give Karma this commitment?Vet references and/or home visit required to adopt from Spay and Save.
  
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• PHOTOS: Phoenixville Area High School graduates Class of 2018

  08-06-2018 16:07
  
  PHOENIXVILLE >> Phoenixville Area High School graduates the Class of 2018 at its commencement ceremony June 7.
  
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• 20th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn paddles through Montgomery, Chester counties

  07-06-2018 03:32
  
  Royersford >> The 20th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn is winding down, and kayakers paddled through Montgomery and Chester counties on Wednesday.With an "Ahoy Royersford" from river guide Jeremy Quant, the 105 kayakers docked at Royersford's riverfront."I forgot how nice this new dock is.
  
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• Havey named new leader of Montco GOP

  06-06-2018 01:33
  
  The Montgomery County Republican Committee now has a new leader and she has already hit the ground running.Elizabeth Preate Havey was elected to a four-year term as committee chairwoman last week, becoming the party's first female leader.Messages of goodwill have been coming nonstop ever since.
  
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