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March 7, 2022
Executive Summary Investments into infrastructure under the Biden Administration will have a lasting impact on infrastructure resilience and the clean energy transition for states, cities, and municipalities across the nation, as targets of 2035 for zero-carbon power generation and 2050 for a net zero economy continue to be key in both recently passed and anticipated legislation. On November 15th , the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) was signed into law by President Biden. This bill, developed by ... View Article
March 2, 2022
Legacy Emergency Medicine Physicians Named (PHOENIXVILLE, PA – February 2022) — Phoenixville Hospital – Tower Health is pleased to announce new leadership in its Department of Emergency Medicine. Ana M. Davitt, MD, has been named Interim Medical Director and Ernest H. Leber, MD, has been named Interim Assistant Medical Director. Dr. Davitt previously served as Vice Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Dr. Leber served as Emergency Medicine Specialist at the hospital. Both are responsible for organizing and ... View Article
February 25, 2022
Phoenixville, PA In 2011, the Pennsylvania State Senate designated February 14, “National Socks for the Homeless Day”, encouraging all citizens to be mindful of those experiencing homelessness and to undertake a call to action by donating socks for the homeless. Over the last 12 years, The Joy of Sox® has distributed almost 700,000 pairs of new socks to 5 countries and 34 states, plus Washington D.C. To mark this occasion, founder Tom Costello Jr, Board members, and volunteers delivered socks to Kristen McGee, Executive Director of Ann’s ... View Article
January 7, 2022
Phoenixville Unveils New Facility Brand and Timeline PHOENIXVILLE, PA—January 6, 2022—The Borough of Phoenixville recently revealed its plan to install the first hydrothermal carbonization system at a municipal wastewater treatment plant in all of North America. The new technology is faster, safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly than the current process of anaerobic digestion and also has the potential to yield beneficial bioproducts, including biocoal, construction sand, synthetic gas and improved fertilizers. Hydrothermal carbonization, or HTC, has the power ... View Article
January 4, 2022
Each December in Phoenixville, as a culmination of the annual Firebird Festival, a 25-foot wooden phoenix is set aflame, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The organizer behind that event — and the construction manager of its signature wooden bird — is Henrik Stubbe Teglbjaerg, who arrived in the U.S. from Denmark in 1989. In 2004, together with four other Phoenixville residents, Stubbe Teglbjaerg came up with the novel idea of creating a festival that would culminate with a ... View Article
