MOST RECENT STORIES

• Business

  Valley Forge Casino’s slot revenue is up over last year

  UPPER MERION >> Valley Forge Casino Resort’s slot machines saw a bigger upsurge last year than any other casino that isn’t near an ocean, beach or boardwalk.

  By Gary Puleo gpuleo@21st-centurymedia.com @MustangMan48 on Twitter |4 days ago

• News

  Upper Providence OKs zoning changes for Valley Forge Baptist Temple properties

  UPPER PROVIDENCE >> By a 2-0 vote, the township supervisors on Tuesday adopted an ordinance to reclassify the zoning of three adjacent parcels.

  By Leslie Lighton-Humphreys For Digital First Media |4 days ago

• News

  Kane grand jury wants to narrow Pa. journalist Shield Law

  NORRISTOWN >> The statewide grand jury that investigated alleged leaks of grand jury information by Attorney General Kathleen Kane is asking state legislators to narrow the Pennsylvania Shield Law that presently protect journalists from revealing confidential sources.

  By Dan Clark dclark@21st-centurymedia.com @Danclark08 on Twitter |4 days ago

• Politics

  Rafferty bill to extend ignition interlock devices clears Senate panel

  HARRISBURG >> The Senate Transportation Committee has approved legislation intended to reduce drunk driving offenses by making ignition interlock requirements mandatory for certain first-time offenders with high blood alcohol levels, while at the same time reducing suspension requirements in certain lesser cases.

  By Digital First Staff |4 days ago

• News

  RSVP of Montgomery County’s Help on Call program makes aging easier

  Getting old isn’t for sissies! Aging can be extremely difficult. Health becomes a major factor in living a good life well after retirement, as does financial stability.

  Courtesy of RSVP of Montgomery County |4 days ago

• News

  Early-morning crash in Upper Providence leaves one dead

  UPPER PROVIDENCE >> A one-vehicle crash on South Lewis Road early Thursday morning left one person dead after the vehicle struck a tree, police said.

  By Marian Dennis mdennis@21st-centurymedia.com @MarianDennis1 on Twitter |4 days ago

• Opinion

  On Inauguration Day, campaign rhetoric meets governing reality for Wolf

  We congratulate Tom Wolf on becoming Governor of Pennsylvania. Today is the day where campaign rhetoric meets governing reality — simple math will challenge the unaffordable promises that Governor Wolf made on the campaign trail. Gov. Wolf will face the reality that you can grow the government or you can grow the economy, but you can’t grow both.

  By Matthew J. Brouillette Courtesy of the Commonwealth Foundation |5 days ago

• Opinion

  Keystone Pipeline: Foreign profits, American risk

  Media coverage of the Keystone XL pipeline is coalescing around a single narrative. It goes like this: environmentalists oppose the pipeline because of climate change concerns, and U.S. construction companies support the pipeline because it creates jobs.

  By Katherine McFate Courtesy of the American Forum |5 days ago

• Features/People

  Eagle Scout project brings renovations to SFAHS museum

  ROYERSFORD >> The Spring-Ford Area Historical Society has Aidan DePietropaolo to thank for getting some much needed renovations at the society’s museum recently.

  By Christine Mawhinney Lark For Digital First Media |5 days ago

• Events

  Calendar of Events

  Ongoing Annual Prom Dress Boutique: Spring-Ford Students Need an Alternate Party (SNAP) invites the Spring-Ford community to shop their annual Prom Dress Boutique at Spring-Ford Area High School. These lightly worn formal and semi-formal dresses are perfect for any winter or spring dance. Fitting rooms and seamstresses will be available to assist with accurate fit for each customer. Students from surrounding school districts are invited to attend! All proceeds benefit the Spring-Ford...

  |5 days ago