A fatal pedestrian crash, 205 new apartments, Bridgeport sues a resident, measles preparations, and more.
Nov 1, 2026
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With more than 1,300 professional managerial wins, Calfapietra has the credentials. But developing young baseball players remains a central part of his work.
Oct 27, 2026
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The proposed ordinance would create new rules for feral and stray cats, including caregiver permits, feeding restrictions and authority for designated borough officials to seize cats for treatment.
Oct 22, 2026
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Netflix House, Valley Forge Casino Resort, Upper Merion Township, CAMP and Wegmans are among the local employers currently hiring.
Sep 30, 2026
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OMNIQ says a southeastern Pennsylvania township and a northeastern Pennsylvania borough have signed two-year agreements for its Q Shield vehicle-recognition system, but the company has not publicly named either municipality.
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July emails show questions about paying for the next design stage. I have asked what the plan looks like now.
Sep 29, 2026
Pennsylvania lawmakers will hold two separate hearings Monday morning on automated license plate readers, including Flock cameras. One of the hearings has a direct Upper Merion connection.
Sep 28, 2026
In a June 10 letter, the township chair described hotel-tax revenue as essential to the proposed sports and entertainment development.
Sep 27, 2026
Township records document years of planning, consultant payments and a financing effort that extended to Montgomery County. The proposed development did not receive a $20 million state grant, and its current status remains unclear.
Sep 26, 2026
Part 4 of our series takes an unexpected turn. Four days after the public-comment period closed, the Pennsylvania Department of Health withdrew its proposed rewrite of the state’s communicable-disease regulations and says it plans to revise and resubmit the proposal at a later date.
Sep 25, 2026
Traffic enforcement and directed patrols accounted for just over half of the 3,225 entries published by the department from June through August.
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Council advanced a rewrite of its land development rules, opened the sealed-bid process for 36 W. Front Street, approved a parking request on East 4th Street and shared new details on the former Camelot parking lot project
Sep 24, 2026
HB 2771 would create statewide rules for automated license plate readers while expressly preserving a municipality’s ability to regulate or prohibit their operation. The bill is now before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Upper Merion’s state representative, Tim Briggs.
Plans for 440 Mill Street call for 56 public parking spaces, EV charging, improved lighting and security, landscaping and access to the planned Bridgeport Spur Trail.
Sep 23, 2026
4th Street Cafe, Netflix House, CAMP, Wegmans, local schools and other area employers are currently hiring.
Sep 22, 2026
The first Upper Merion Area Spotlight Crime Report includes assault, burglary, retail theft, DUI, drug and other criminal cases filed between Sept. 12 and Sept. 20.
The luxury mattress company is preparing a new location along West DeKalb Pike.
Sep 21, 2026
Criminal complaints obtained by Upper Merion Area Spotlight provide new details about nearly $4,600 in alleged thefts at Uniqlo, Macy’s and Nordstrom.
Brian O’Neill is asking a Montgomery County judge to reverse the township’s rejection of five proposals totaling approximately 4.6 million square feet.
Sep 18, 2026
State gaming-funded grants will support a Bridgeport parking lot redevelopment, renovations to Upper Merion’s public works facility and another segment of the Valley Forge Connector Trail.
Sep 17, 2026
The township will hold the first of four public meetings Sept. 21 as planning begins for the next phase of Heuser Park.
Sep 16, 2026
Your weekly look at what’s happening in the King of Prussia and Bridgeport housing markets.
An affidavit says a masked 20-year-old Bridgeport resident waited near West Valley Forge Road, threatened to shoot a former friend and later admitted to the chase. Police say there is no ongoing threat to the community.This story has been updated with information from a police affidavit and confirmation from Upper Merion Police.
