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Upper Gwynedd cops successfully help man facing 'emotional crisis' that disrupts Sunday Mass at Corpus Christi
Confused Corpus Christi Catholic Churchgoers arriving to the 11:30 a.m. Sunday Mass were either temporarily asked to leave the nave and narthex of the sanctuary or remain in vehicles, so that Upper Gwynedd Township Police could successfully speak to a man facing an emotional crisis at the altar. Upper Gwynedd...
Montgomery County wants to hear about your health priorities
Montgomery County is conducting its first-ever Community Health Assessment to better understand residents’ health priorities. The anonymous survey is for anyone 18 and older and living in Montgomery County. It takes about 15 minutes to complete. Officials plan to use the data and information gathered from the assessment to create a Community Health Improvement Plan in the fall.
Doylestown’s Fishing Derby Brings Out Disabled Veterans, Seniors And Handicapped Anglers
DOYLESTOWN, PA—On a cool, overcast morning, Doylestown held its second trout fishing derby of the season, bringing out disabled veterans, seniors and anglers with physical disabilities. At the event’s 8 a.m. kickoff, about 30 anglers were ready to drop their lines in the water in the pond at Chapman Park. Organizers were expecting a total of about 75 more people to attend throughout the day, many of them from veterans’ homes in the area and a facility for mentally and physically challenged people in Philadelphia.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The groups regularly attend...
Mister Softee goes high tech. Track the ice cream truck in Bucks County
Childhood summer memories are sweet, among them chasing after a Mister Softee ice cream truck rolling down your street. But you don’t have to chase anymore. There’s an app for it. The New Jersey-based ice cream seller has outfitted its fleet with tracking software, easily accessible by downloading...
Schuylkill River Missing Boater
The unidentified man was recovered by a marine unit in the river in Upper Merion Township at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Upper Merion Police Capt. Jeremy Johnson said. The body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. The last time the man had been heard from...
Shooting in Pottstown sends 2 people to the hospital
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — Montgomery County dispatchers say two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting in Pottstown Thursday night. It happened around 9:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Beech Street. Police can be seen in the area with the street taped off. Witnesses say they heard at...
Montgomery County teen spearheading life-saving effort to have young people check their hearts
FLOURTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — More than a hundred young people signed up to have their hearts checked Thursday, as a local teen spearheaded the effort to save lives.As 18-year-old Grace Kyle looked through her Mount Saint Joseph Academy yearbook, she remembered her favorite graduate — big sister Caroline."She had a very loving heart," Grace said. "She was always looking out for others."In 2022, 19-year-old Caroline died from a heart condition that went undetected."We had no clue," Grace remembered. "She was always an athlete growing up. She was always active. She was a happy, healthy teenage girl."Thursday, Grace helped organize a...
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