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David Powell has written 70 posts for What’s the 422?
David Powell is the technical coordinator and a contributing editor for what's the 422?. Near the end of a decade-long career in information technology, he began freelance writing in 2003. From 2006 to 2008, he was a correspondent for Montgomery Newspapers, where his stories on local news, politics, business, and education were often syndicated to the Pottstown Mercury and the Norristown Times-Herald.
David is a product of central New Jersey, a savagely uncivilized region with very few Wawa locations. He has shuffled in and out of southeastern Pennsylvania since 1996 and has lived in Limerick Township with his wife and children since 2005. He's also an honors graduate of Villanova University, where he continues to study for his master's degree in history. If you have a burning curiosity about 5th century Europe or are having trouble sleeping, please visit Studenda Mira, his irregularly updated history blog.
Thunstrom: 9-15″ for Spring-Ford area
Royersford weather guru Tom Thunstrom, who blogs his regional forecasts over at Phillyweather.net, advises What's the 422? that today's winter storm is likely to drop between 9 and 15 inches of snow on the Spring-Ford area.
Continue reading...Judge-elect Silow names wife to $52K job
Friday, December 11, 2009
Montgomery County judge-elect Gary Silow has named his wife, Mary, to be his secretary at an annual salary of $52,721, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports this morning.
Continue reading...Flu vaccine shortfall nixes Montco clinics
Thursday, November 5, 2009
The Montgomery County Health Department announced today that it had cancelled all remaining seasonal flu vaccine clinics until further notice, citing a delay in the shipment of the vaccine.
Continue reading...When postcards ATTACK
Monday, November 2, 2009
I grew up in Middlesex County, New Jersey, a Darwinian pit of political sleaze if ever there was one. The state has a well-deserved reputation for hosting some of the nastiest, ugliest campaigns in the country. When I moved to Limerick in 2005, those politics were one of many things about New Jersey--traffic circles and insanely high property taxes being among the others--that I was happy to leave in my rear view mirror.
Continue reading...Limerick Community Day in pictures
Saturday, September 26, 2009
The rain held off long enough for Limerick residents to enjoy a wide array of local treats and entertainment at the township's Community Day.
Continue reading...Limerick nuclear plant replacing sirens
Friday, September 25, 2009
A $3.8 million project to replace all 165 warning sirens within a 10-mile radius of the Limerick Generating Station nuclear power plant will begin next week, plant owner Exelon Nuclear said Thursday. The initial phase of the project, in which contractors will visit and inspect the existing siren sites, will take about 60 days. Installation [...]
Continue reading...Montco distributing pills to nuke plant neighbors
Friday, August 28, 2009
The Montgomery County Health Department will offer potassium iodide (KI) tablets next week to anyone who lives or works within ten miles of the Limerick nuclear power plant. Potassium iodide, if taken promptly, can reduce the risk of thyroid cancers and other diseases in the event of an accidental release of radioactive materials at the plant.
Continue reading...Delco man jailed in attack on Limerick woman
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Montgomery Media reports that Patrick Michael Smith, 48, was arrested last Saturday, Aug. 15, after assaulting a Limerick resident in her home.
Continue reading...Fire at Skippack school playground
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The playground at Skippack Elementary School was severely damaged late yesterday afternoon by a suspected arson fire.
Continue reading...Trappe playground gets funds, green light
Friday, August 7, 2009
Capping two months of sometimes heated debate, Trappe Borough council voted Tuesday night to purchase playground equipment for Rambo Park at the cost of $51,712.
Continue reading...Local eateries get “Best of Philly” nods
Saturday, August 1, 2009
We may be halfway to Reading, but that didn't stop Philadelphia Magazine from honoring two local grub spots in its annual "Best of Philly" issue.
Continue reading...Montco to spray Rofo mosquitoes on Monday
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The county health department announced today that it will spray mosquito pesticide in "selected areas" of Royersford Borough on the evening of Monday, August 3 in order to contain the potential spread of West Nile Virus.
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- In Limerick: Dems protest GOP sign
- Costco approved without major traffic improvements
- 7 questions for the Limerick supervisor candidates
- PennDOT announces local traffic projects
- Couple at odds with Limerick over porch
- To be a Sixers fan
- UPDATE: FBI visit in Limerick unrelated to criminal probe
- UPDATE: Walmart settlement off the agenda
- Several Community Days on tap
- "Tree" credentials questioned in Trappe
- New Clear Power: Twp Line Road will be closed until (supposedly) mi...
- On the field: How great is this... the assistant FM and a contra...
- Bryan: I saw signs today that Township Line Road will be ...
- PMCPA: What happened to Whatsthe422.com? Dead for 30 day...
- Joe: Where was the township truck today for the reporte...
- Sen. Casey: Health care bill ‘not perfect’
- PennDOT announces local traffic projects
- Thunstrom: 9-15″ for Spring-Ford area
- Sanatoga lobbying efforts cost Limerick $154K
- Anonymous letter under investigation in OJR
- Onorato, Corbett lead respective parties in PA governor’s race
- U.S. 422 study progresses
- Two policemen honored for actions in Limerick
- Two teens killed in Route 100 crash
- Limerick roundup
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- BreakingNews: Obama to award first Medal of Honor to living service member for wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. White House statement: http://bit.ly/9wgFOV September 10, 2010
- BreakingNews: Calif. fire update: San Bruno fire chief says six people are dead - L.A. Times http://lat.ms/bnqzVn September 10, 2010
- BreakingNews: Belgian commission report finds widespread clergy sexual abuse over decades led to at least 13 suicides - AP http://bit.ly/aeNSz5 September 10, 2010
- BreakingNews: Players in Italy’s top flight Serie A soccer league set to strike Sept. 25-26 over contract disputes - Reuters September 10, 2010
- BreakingNews: Protestor shot dead outside NATO base in Afghanistan during Quran-burning protest - Provincial spokesman via Reuters September 10, 2010
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