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February 4, 2019
By Denise Romanelli Today’s chamber of commerce provides a more robust venue for business leaders in the community for networking, education, and peer engagement. Chambers foster partnerships and provide tools for commercial and industrial initiatives in the community. Their purpose is to vitalize and stimulate the economy through business relationships. Their work is for the best interests for the communities they serve as business advocacy and grassroots activists for political and municipal operations in the county. According to the US 2018 ... View Article
February 1, 2019
Editor’s note: This article was last published in July, 2018 and has since been updated with the most recent information. https://philly.curbed.com/maps/small-pennsylvania-towns-cute
February 1, 2019
BOYERTOWN — Filming on a new documentary that will feature parts of Boyertown’s biggest attractions began this week. On Tuesday, Voyage Digital Media, an independent New York production company, in conjunction with the National Maritime Historical Society, continued filming a documentary titled, “Sails over Ice and Seas.” Filming included shots of the inside of the Colebrookdale Railroad train’s parlor cars as well as area extras departing the train in early 1900s attire. Scenes were also shot at the Boyertown Museum of ... View Article
February 1, 2019
(Philadelphia, PA) – The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC) Share-A-Ride ridematch service offers an easy way for commuters and employers to participate in a new vanpool incentive program, funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The new statewide grant initiative, called the Pennsylvania Vanpool Incentive Program, or PVIP, provides an economic incentive to create new vanpools by subsidizing vanpool rider fees. Share-A-Ride (SAR) is a quick, easy and free way for commuters working in southeastern Pennsylvania to connect via ... View Article
January 31, 2019
The Phoenixville Area School District is joining the growing number of school districts that are implementing later start times, writes Sarah Hoover for Keystone Crossroads. Starting next year, high school and middle school classes in Phoenixville will begin 45 minutes later and elementary schools 35 minutes later. According to Superintendent Alan Fegley, officials considered concerns over child care, transportation, and after-school activities. “We can make the move to a more timely start that is more in line with the circadian rhythms ... View Article
