12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (223+ words) NORRISTOWN – Area residents looking to make sure students have what they need to be successful in school can donate to Montgomery County’s annual Back-to-School Drive. The collection event is open to businesses, community members, and nonprofit organizations. The drive kicked…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (367+ words) FORT WASHINGTON — More than $3.03 million in state grant funds were distributed to a dozen governmental and nonprofit initiatives working to alleviate the affordable housing crisis across Montgomery County. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency’s Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement fund’s…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1471+ words) NORRISTOWN – Montgomery County released its 2026 Housing Blueprint on Thursday amid a long standing housing affordability crisis in the area that officials hope to mitigate with goals established in the report. The 20-page digital report offers a comprehensive overview of housing-related…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (494+ words) NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County awarded $2.75 million through the 2026 Montco 2040 Implementation Grant Program Thursday, furthering projects in 16 different municipalities. “The Montco 2040 grant program is one of the most effective ways the county directly funds the community improvements our municipal partners need and…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (307+ words) NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County residents can help their fellow neighbors in need over the next few months by donating gift cards for food purchases with the Grocery Store Gift Card Drive. Montgomery County will launch the initiative next week, beginning from…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (638+ words) NORRISTOWN – Montgomery County officials have expressed intentions to designate shelter areas for nearly a dozen homeless individuals impacted by the opioid epidemic. The advertisement of a request for proposal authorized earlier this week sought input from firms to launch a…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (614+ words) NORRISTOWN — Plans for two Montgomery County trail projects advanced Thursday as officials authorized contracts totaling $2.28 million for engineering services. A $1.35 million agreement with the Fort Washington-based Michael Baker International, Inc. covered “preliminary engineering services for the Cross County Trail East…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (811+ words) NORRISTOWN — Preparations for the 2026 election season continue in Montgomery County as officials get ready for area residents to vote in next month’s primary election. A number of congressional, gubernatorial and state legislator races will be on the ballot for area…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (426+ words) NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County election will incorporate more digital capabilities into the upcoming primary election with electronic poll books at voting precincts, officials said Wednesday. The technology is “designed to improve efficiency at the polls,” officials said in a statement issued…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (207+ words) NORRISTOWN — Preparations for the upcoming 2026 election season continue as Montgomery County Commissioners last week authorized a $250,000 staffing contract. The six-figure contract between the Montgomery County Office of Voter Services and the Collegeville-based PeopleShare LLC covered “temporary staffing services as required…...