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Image via Wikipedia, by Hectr. Two Santander Bank branches in Montgomery County have closed recently as the subsidiary of Spain’s Santander Group continues to focus on trimming its retail footprint, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 3,019 additional coronavirus cases since its last update Friday. Northampton County’s 131 additional cases since Friday were enough to give it the highest population-adjusted seven-day case rate among the state’s 67 counties. Northampton added 89 cases per 100,000 residents over the last seven days, followed by Lawrence (86.6), Adams (80.6), ...

Daddypops' breakfastImage via VFTCB. Much like the rest of America, Montgomery County loves a good diner. Perhaps it is the timeless quality, writes Katie Kohler for the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board.

Image via Penn State Health, Creative Commons. Attempts to get as many people as possible vaccinated have intensified as the Delta variant continues to spread. Julie Bosman, Jan Hoffman, Margot Sanger-Katz, and Tim Arango look at Chester County’s current vax rate for The New York Times.

A 24-year-old woman has been charged Terroristic Threats and Threat to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction after threatening to "blow-up" a magisterial judge. Anna Marie Shreiner, 24, last known address in Strasburg, PA, called in a bomb threat to Magisterial District Judge Russell’s Office, located at 609 East Main Street in Ephrata Borough on May 19, as Daily Voice previously reported.

Image via the Federal Trade Commission. Attempts to get as many people as possible vaccinated have intensified as the Delta variant continues to spread throughout the country, write Julie Bosman, Jan Hoffman, Margot Sanger-Katz, and Tim Arango for The New York Times.

Whoopie Pies, a Pennsylvania Dutch lunch dessert born of a waste-not-want-not-era.Image via 222LOLA at Creative Commons. The history of whoopie pies is, like most culinary tales, a multicultural kaleidoscope of shifting geographies. Philadelphia’s proximity to one link in the dessert’s DNA chain — Lancaster County — means ample local skill in creating them. Kae Lani Palmisano tracked the source of some of the best in Bucks County for ThePhiladelphia Inquirer.

Here are several locations where you can find the vaccine in Pottstown: 1. 351 W Schuylkill Rd (610) 970-7388; 2. 14 Lightcap Rd 610-569-4138; 3. 180 Upland Square Dr 610-705-0004; 4. 86 Glocker Way 610-705-3373; 5. 920 N Charlotte St (610) 323-2115; 6. 340 E High St 610-326-1255; 7. 1140

Image via the New York Times. The national moratorium on evictions expires tomorrow, July 31. As a result, Chester County families that have fallen behind on their rent are in danger of losing their homes.

Image via Bill Rettew, MediaNews Group. The Artisan Exchange is one of Chester County’s best-kept secrets, writes Bill Rettew for The Phoenix Reporter & Item. For the last seven years, around 50 small business owners from the area who are all part of a small business collaborative have been making and selling food and other products for a sustainable community each Saturday from 10 AM-1 PM.

A Pennsylvania judge ruled a $29 million construction project at Lehigh Valley International Airport be halted after ruling the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority likely violated its own rules when it awarded a contract late last year. In a ruling filed last week, Commonwealth Court President Judge Emeritus Mary Hannah Leavitt placed an injunction on a connector bridge project at the Hanover ...

For those looking for the best place to spend a fun-filled day and enjoy some great food, Exton is the right choice, according to a report from VacationIdea.com. Exton has plenty of options for outdoor activities, including taking a bike ride or a walk on the Chester Valley Trail.