Kevin Tierney

1 week ago | glensidelocal.com | Kevin Tierney

On May 29th, the Department of Homeland Security released a list of sanctuary jurisdictions, including cities, counties, and states that are “deliberately obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and endangering American citizens.” Montgomery County was included on the list, along with Delaware and Chester counties, and the City of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was not included; however, New Jersey and Delaware were.

1 week ago | morethanthecurve.com | Kevin Tierney

Whitemarsh Township is investigating two township employees following an article published by MoreThanTheCurve.com that revealed an effort by Township Finance Director Kevin Barron to cancel a contract with a vendor. Barron’s emails with the vendor reveal that he was alerted to a Facebook comment made by the vendor’s owner, which criticized the cancellation of the township’s 4th of July Parade.

1 week ago | morethanthecurve.com | Kevin Tierney

During a May 28th special meeting regarding the cancellation of the 4th of July Parade in Whitemarsh Township, the township’s supervisors reversed course and voted 4-0 to hold the parade as originally scheduled. The supervisors voted 5-0 on May 8th to cancel the parade, citing concerns from the chief of police regarding the township’s ability to safely stage the event.

1 week ago | morethanthecurve.com | Kevin Tierney

Following the announcement that Whitemarsh Township’s board of supervisors voted to cancel the annual 4th of July Parade, a township official, Finance Director Kevin Barron, emailed a vendor that provides an ongoing service to the township. In the email, Barron stated that “The township doesn’t appreciate” a comment made by the vendor’s owner on social media regarding the cancellation of the parade, and that the township wanted to cancel the contract with the vendor.

1 week ago | morethanthecurve.com | Kevin Tierney

In late April, PREIT, the owner of most of the Plymouth Meeting Mall property, bought an adjacent property at 400 West Germantown Pike in Plymouth Meeting (Plymouth Township) for $2,550,000. That property is home to a mattress store, and a spokesperson for PREIT, shared the following statement:PREIT exercised an option to purchasethe outparcel located at 400 West Germantown Pike, which is currently home to Mattress Firm.