Monday, November 5, 2012
President Bill Clinton held a rally in Blue Bell, less than 24 hours before the polls open to vote for President of the United States.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
With less than 24 hours until the polls open in Pennsylvania, former President Bill Clinton stopped at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell to rally Democratic voters. Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, as well as Congressional candidates George Badey and Kathy Boockvar preceded Clinton at the rostrum. Read the full story here.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
KenCrest's fundraiser, Taste of the Community, was a delicious night in Blue Bell.
The second annual Taste of the Community was held on Thursday at Prophecy Creek Park in Blue Bell. Approximately 25 regional restaurants and breweries tempted the taste buds of guests with delights ranging from the savory to the sweet and everything in-between. Mary Cullom, owner of Arpeggio in Spring House, told Patch that this was their first time at Taste of the Community, but they chose to volunteer their time and donate food to the cause because they love the venue, the organization, and like donating back to the community, especially for a great cause. Betsy Gibbons, the owner of ICED by Betsy of Limerick, said she attended the first Taste of the Community night in 2011 and enjoyed the event that when this year came around, she …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Authorities: Multimillion dollar operation had customers across the U.S.; more than $1.1 million in cash found buried in alleged 'ringleader's' garden; pleaded guilty to similar charges in 2007
Sixteen people, including seven Montgomery County residents and the daughter of the late Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo, were indicted Wednesday by federal authorities who allege that they operated a multimillion dollar illegal bookmaking ring that stretched across the United States and used a Blue Bell gas station as its mailing address. Joseph V. Mastronardo, Jr., of the Meadowbrook section of Abington, and his brother John Mastronardo, of Blue Bell, were identified as the "ringleaders" of what authorities called the "Mastronardo Bookmaking Organization" in a statement released by the U.S. District Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. “This alleged …
JByrd
11:36 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Tired of Clinton (who repealed Glass-Steagall which let Wall Street loose, put Fannie/Freddie on steroids, etc) saying "their policies" vs our policies. Lot's of blame for crisis. Moreover, some big differences now vs 90s: (1) We saw a large increase in productivity and growth was spurred in 90s as a result of the Internet boom (and increased use of computers). In fact, such a boom it formed a … more ›