Morrisville, PA — The first day of the Stir Fry Music Revival might have been a little damp on the body, but it did not dampen the spirits. Concert-goers had a great time singing and dancing to a wide variety of bands.
The music continues! Visit http://rombox.com/entertainment/2009/08/17/stir-fry-music-festival/
July 2009
Montgomery County, PA
1,186 single family houses were listed for sale. The average list price was $375,000. 832 units sold. The average sale price was $310,000.
In July 2008, 1,424 single family homes were listed for sale. The average list price was $397,000. 824 units sold at an average price of $347,000.
NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County will delve into its emergency reserve funds to pay the people who provide services to its children, elderly and developmentally disabled residents.
The state budget impasse has blocked payments to the providers of those services since June 30th and several have indicated that they have exhausted their reserves and are close to shutting down, Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman Jim Matthews said.
Based on the threat of a loss of services to the County’s most vulnerable populations, Matthews said he agreed to use the emergency reserve to temporarily cover the state’s obligation.
“We can’t just let our providers go out of business,” he said. “Once that happens, you can’t unscramble the egg.”
The request to release the funds came from the County’s Human Services Director Joseph Roynan and Eric Goldstein, Director of Developmental Disabilities/Behavioral Health.
“Given the delicate nature of our safety net, we can’t let a permanent rip occur. Throwing this life preserver is essential,” Matthews said. “Now we need the Governor and the legislature to step up and resolve this impasse.”
Montgomery County has an emergency reserve of $45.94 million. It will cost between $2.5 million and $3 million a month to cover the state’s obligations to the endangered human services providers.
Ambler, PA — A recent addition to the shops of Ambler is Caffe’ Maida. Located at the corner of Butler and Ridge in the heart of the business district, Caffe’ Maida offers fine Italian drinks and food at a very reasonable price.
They are open seven days a week from morning through the evening. When weather permits, there is outdoor seating. Any time of year there is ample indoor seating, too.
The owners and staff are very personable and will attempt to satisfy your every desire. Occasionally, there is live music in the store or on the street.
Coffee, espresso, cappuccino, tea, panini, calabrese, cold beverages, desserts, cookies, cannoli, stogliatelle, croissants, gelato, and Bindi sorbettos.
Phone (215) 939-6250
Schwenksville, Montgomery County, PA — The 48th annual Philly Folk Fest comes to the Old Pool Farm this week. The Philadelphia Folksong Society is one of the oldest songwriters and performing arts organizations.
“Since its inception, the Philadelphia Folk Festival has been the primary fund raising event for the Philadelphia Folksong Society. Founded as a 501(c) 3 non-profit, educational organization in 1957, PFS provides programs of presentation, education, and participation.”
There is camping for those that want to stay for the entire event or you can just come for the day. There are also activities for families and children:
“The Philadelphia Folk Festival is a family-oriented event. Children under age 12 are admitted at no charge to all concerts; children under age 5 are admitted at no charge to the campgrounds.
Many family-centered activities are available throughout the day at the Festival.”
Philadelphia Folk Festival Information
More Surprises From The Folk Fest
The Jersey Shore — All along the Southern New Jersey shore, business is off. Even communities that are seeing lots of tourists (that are stay-cationing closer to home), are finding that visitors are spending less.
Hardest hit appears to be Atlantic City. With discretionary spending at an all time low, patrons to the casinos are not gambling with what little money they have. Donald Trump claims he is going to bring th e “mojo” back to the city; however, there is little hope.
What is bad news for business turns out to be good news for consumers. Hotel room rates are extremely reasonable during the week. Additionally, comps, coupons and “buy one, get one free” show tickets are plentiful.
With a little planning, a family can have a low cost and high on entertainment vacation.
Montgomery County Jr. boys claim gold medal at Keystone Games
by Phillylacrosse.com
The Montgomery County region defeated Chester County, 7-3, Sunday to claim its first Keystone State Games Jr. boys’ lacrosse gold medal in action at Penn State.
Team Montco – coached by Joe Vitale – won all five of its round-robin games and blanked Lehigh Valley, 13-0, in the semifinals. The Jr. teams were comprised of boys entering grades nine or lower. Nine regions participated.
Midfielder Matt Rambo (rising freshman at Abington) led the Montco team with his offense and work at the face-off X. Also, Steve Palo (rising freshman at Hatboro-Horsham) was strong at the face-off X and Ray Vandegrift (rising freshman at Penn Charter) helped pace the attack.
Montco’s defense enjoyed a standout tournament (17 goals allowed) and was anchored by goalie Kyle Mullen (rising freshman at Hatboro-Horsham) and defenseman Austin Pifani (rising freshman at Abington).
“Everybody contributed from No. 1 to No. 22,” said Vitali. “It was a great group of kids; we fell behind in only one game. The team was very balanced.”
Montgomery County Boys Lacrosse Team
Attorney General Tom Corbett reaches agreement with World Reserve Monetary Exchange over their advertising practices
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced a settlement with two Canton, Ohio, based companies over alleged unclear and deceptive advertisements.
Corbett said that Universal Syndications, Inc., doing business as World Reserve Monetary Exchange and World Reserve Monetary Exchange, Inc. (collectively WRME), ran large, full-page advertisements in local newspapers throughout the state in late 2006 and 2007.
Corbett said that the ads touted millions of dollars of “surplus” cash was “up for grabs” and that consumers had a limited amount of time to claim a portion of the “public windfall.”
“These advertisements led people to believe that they could claim cash that was ‘up for grabs,’ but that was not the case at all,” Corbett said. “These ads were actually for uncut sheets of U.S. currency that the World Reserve Monetary Exchange bought from the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing and re-sold to the public.”
According to the agreement, the ads did not adequately disclose:
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The amount and denomination of currency that consumers would receive;
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That currency offered as “free” could only be obtained with the purchase of other items;
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That the time-sensitive nature of the ad was not national in scope; or
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That WRME was not affiliated with a government or banking entity.
According to the agreement, WRME will refund the purchase price to consumers who return their merchandise to WRME by Sept. 26, 2009.
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Under the agreement, WRME paid investigative costs of $38,000 and agreed that future advertisements will clearly disclose:
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That it is a private corporation not affiliated with the United States Government and that it is not a bank;
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That its ads are in fact advertisements;
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The denomination and amount of the advertised currency that is being offered for sale;
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The cost of merchandise that is being offered for sale and what must be purchased in order to obtain “free” items; and
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That limited-time offers may be available in other locations at other times.
Corbett said that consumers seeking refunds must notify WRME by returning their originally purchased merchandise to World Reserve Monetary Exchange, Inc., 3939 Everhard Road N.W., Canton, OH, 44709. The merchandise must be returned by Sept. 26, 2009, using a delivery method that requires WRME to acknowledge receipt or otherwise confirm delivery was made.
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