Upper Merion Detective Receives Optimist Respect for Law Award Detective Brendan Dougherty of the  Upper Merion Township Police Department received the Optimist Club of Valley Forge Respect for Law Award dinner meeting at Michael’s Deli last night. The award is given annually to the Upper Merion police officer of the year as selected by the 64 members of the police force. The award was presented by District Judge Bill Maruszczack, a charter member of the Optimist Club and former member of the Upper Merion Police Department. Mr. Dougherty was accompanied by his wife Katie. Lieutenant Jim Early listed Detective Dougherty’s highlights of his eleven year career with the Department. He spent 7 years in the uniformed patrol, 2 years as a detective in the juvenile division before being retained as a full Detective in that division.  His police partner is Detective Les Glauner, a past president of the Optimist Club and current liaison to the Upper Merion Youth Aide Panel. Lieutenant Early proudly spoke of Dougherty’s academic achievements. He received not only his BA but also a Master’s Degree from St Joseph’s University and is now taking post graduate courses from the University of Massachusetts. “Brendan is an excellent...
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GULPH UCC STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Come Join Us! Gulph United Church of Christ in Gulph Mills, PA will hold its traditional Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 4th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. There will be food, games, crafts, attic treasures, face painting, baked goods, etc. All are invited to attend and experience food, fellowship, and fun! Gulph United Church of Christ 100 Matson Ford Road Gulph Mills , PA 19428 For directions call the church at (610) 525-6593 Web site: home.comcast.net/~GulphUCC
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The Upper Merion Police Association Presents THE KING OF PRUSSIA CAR AND TRUCK SHOW to be held at the United Artists Movie Theatre (300 Goddard Blvd.)on Saturday, May 14, 2011 (Rain Date Sunday, May 15, 2011).  Registration begins at 8:30 AM.  Music, Food and Vendors will be on hand.  For more information, or to pre-register, please click on the link, or go toUMPACarshow@yahoo.com. car show flyer
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Big Spenders State senate GOP leaders want to bust the budget By: Lowman S. Henry It is budget time in Harrisburg.  The deadline for approving the state’s new spending plan is June 30th.  With Republicans in control of the governorship and both houses of the legislature there is resolve to get the job done on time – something that never happened during the Ed Rendell years. But Republican unity – at the moment – ends with the calendar.  Deep divisions are emerging between the decidedly more moderate senate Republican leadership and the conservative-leaning house GOP.  The house has sided with Governor Tom Corbett when it comes to holding the line on spending. You may recall that Pennsylvania faces a $4.5 billion budget deficit and that Governor Corbett has proposed deep spending cuts, especially in education funding, to balance the budget.  The governor has said he won’t accept any budget that spends more than $27.3 billion, which is the amount the commonwealth expects to have available to spend during the coming fiscal year without raising taxes. Governor Corbett and Senate Majority Leader Domenic Pileggi (R-Delaware) have had a running feud over taxes.  During the campaign last year candidate Corbett pledged...
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KPVFC 9/11 Memorial Supporters - As you are all aware by now, KPVFC has broken ground for our 9/11 Memorial to be located at our Allendale Rd station. This ground breaking ceremony concluded a long and emotional day as the steel was picked up and brought back in full escorted procession from Hangar 17 of JFK Airport in New York City.  Pictures are available at: http://www.facebook .com/home.php#!/pages/King-of-Prussia-Volunteer-Fire-Company-911-Memorial/122296107842953 or on our webpage at http://www.KPVFC .com/page/911-memorial/ The 9/11 Memorial Committee would like to update you on some exciting progress we have made since our ground breaking. We are finalizing design and plans with the architect and our contractor so we may begin construction in June. We also are asking for your continued support and help with this project by voting for our project on line for the Pepsi Refresh Program. The Pepsi Refresh Program is an on line monthly grant program that Pepsi offers to community, educational and arts an music to fund projects that qualify through their guidelines. We have been notified of our qualification for this grant and currently need votes!  To vote – you have to “sign in” or register; they just need an e-mail address, a password...
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Pennsylvania’s business climate has ended a three year slide, but although it has yet to rebound from the national economic recession there is optimism that process will begin over the coming six months. That is the key finding of the Lincoln Institute’s Spring 2011 Keystone Business Climate Survey of business owners and employers throughout the commonwealth.  The survey also found that while sales are improving, businesses have yet to begin expanding their workforces. After years of steady decline, the businesses participating in the survey say economic conditions in Pennsylvania have stabilized.  A halt in the economy’s decline is good news, but the state’s business climate remains mired at its lowest level in the 17-year history of the poll.  A plurality of respondents, 46% say business conditions are the same now as they were six months ago; 25% say conditions have improved while 28% say the economy has gotten worse. A year ago, 43% of business owners said the state’s economy was getting worse, while just 13% felt it had improved.  The September 2010 Keystone Business Climate Survey produced nearly identical numbers with 42% saying the economy had gotten worse and 17% saying it had improved.  The current polling numbers...
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