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COVID Positivity Rate Drops Below 9% In Montco: See Latest Data
As county officials plead for more vaccine doses, parts of Montgomery County are seeing their best numbers in months. Here's the latest:
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Justin Heinze covers Montgomery and Chester counties in Pennsylvania for Patch. He went to Haddonfield Memorial High School in New Jersey and graduated from St. Joseph's University in 2009 with a BA in English and History. Since then he has served three terms of service with Americorps, working on and leading conservation crews in the Sonoran Desert and eastern Montana. Before Patch, he covered the military and politics for the Northwest Florida Daily News. He is pursuing an MS in Environmental Studies from Green Mountain College, and is currently at work on a novel inspired by volunteer experiences in Tanzania.
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Police have arrested the boy's father and another man in connection with the child's disappearance and an intentionally-set fire, they said.
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A major mixed-use development project is coming to the intersection and Main and DeKalb streets in Norristown.
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A new tax filing system launched by Pennsylvania allows residents to file their state taxes for free.
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Montco 'Indoguration' Dog Photo Contest To Celebrate Major Biden
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Group Seeks To Help Winter Homeless Encampments In Norristown
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Telford Man Among 2 Charged After Dumping Body At Hospital: DA
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FBI Investigating After Shots Fired In Montco Democratic Offices
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Norristown|News|
10,000 Acres Of Farmland Now Preserved In Montgomery County
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Pennsylvania is continuing its enforcement on restaurants in violation of COVID-19 safety measures.
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PA Vaccine Updates: At Current Rate, Next Phase 'A Year Away'
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Gunshots Fired Into Montco Democratic Committee's Office
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New 98-Unit Norristown Apartment Complex, Retail Space Proposed
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