Chips are falling
Montgomery County is going to have one heck of a primary this year. Whitemarsh police Chief Eileen Behr, who was supposed to be appointed Sheriff, is going to run for the office since she was looked...
View ArticleTry to scoop The Scoop!
Let's see, Joe Hoeffel's out, Jim Matthews is out, and now Jill Govberg is out.The race for Montgomery County commissioner is looking more like a race that no one wants to run.We know the Dems are...
View ArticleIn this corner, Josh 'The Bank' Shaprio
We're guessing Montco Dems didn't put up a candidate for District Attorney because they don't want to have to take their eyes off the commissioners' race. Of course, they do have Josh 'The Bank'...
View ArticleWho will be the new sheriff in town?
The Scoop told you a while back that Eileen Behr, now former Whitemarsh Township police chief would be throwing her hat into the ring for Montgomery County sheriff, and that certainly came to...
View ArticleAs the Montco Court House turns
So, if you're a department head, at least if you're a department head and also a friend of commissioners' chairman Jim Matthews (how is he still in office?) apparently you don't really have to come to...
View ArticleSheriff roulette
What favor did newly elected Gov. Tom Corbett owe, and to whom, to nominate former Whitemarsh police Chief Eileen Behr to the vacant Montgomery County Sheriff's post? Seriously, this post has been...
View ArticleOn the outs
The Scoop has been out of commission, but you know what, things have been rather boring lately anyway.So let's play catch up.What happened to the Montgomery County commissioners, Jim Matthews and Joe...
View ArticleWho really wants Route 422 tolled?
What's the real Scoop here? No one wants Route 422 tolled, except of course for a couple of politicians. Certainly the people who put them into office don't want to see it tolled. We the taxpayers...
View ArticleGarage deal coming back to bite county
Who's idea was it to by One Montgomery Plaza?Sounded pretty good at the time, didn't it?The county would buy it because they needed more office space, and they would continue to pay the school district...
View ArticleWhere will the chips fall?
Here's the question: Does current Montgomery County Commissioner Bruce Castor have the muscle to pull running mate Jenny Brown through in November?Here's the answer: NoHere's another question: Does...
View ArticleA Gang Mentality
While the local police chief and county district attorney don't want to admit it, there is a gang problem in Norristown. And now it has escalated to murder. As you're driving through Norristown check...
View ArticleMontco DA for AG?
The Scoop has it on good authority that Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman will throw her hat in the ring for state Attorney General, ala the former district attorney Bruce Castor. Does...
View ArticleThe One Montgomery County Money Pit
OK, so we've written about this before, but, seriously, who inspected One Montgomery Plaza in Norristown before the county plopped down your hard earned tax dollars to buy it?The Scoop has it on good...
View ArticleRafferty for AG?
We said we had The Scoop on Montco DA Risa Ferman throwing her hat in the ring for the state Attorney General's seat, and we still haven't heard a difinitive no, but, now state Sen. John Rafferty is...
View ArticleMontgomery County going broke?
Once one of the richest counties in the state, Montgomery County is now flirting with disaster. They owe millions. How did this happen? If you ask The Scoop the answer might be that they never should...
View ArticleFriday night lights in Methacton
How is it that an affluent school district like Methacton is still in the dark ages when it comes to athletic fields? The district has the money to upgrade a couple of fields to turf, and they've (the...
View ArticleElection PostMortem
Now that it's finally here, and finally leaving as the rest of this night wears on, The Scoop would like to make a few predictions. First, the Montgomery County District Attorney, Risa Ferman, running...
View ArticleDirty deeds done dirt cheap in Montco
Well, well, well. What a fine mess the richest county in the state has gotten itself into. Being $40 million off the mark is one thing, but how they're planning on making it up is quite another. So,...
View ArticleThe Great Escape
Not only a great movie, but also it seems, the new motto of former Montco commissioner Jim Matthews. When will the average Joe and Jane wake up and understand they're being bamboozled by our elected...
View ArticleOne Montgomery Debacle
Wait, the actual name is One Montgomery Plaza. It is a debacle though.I know we've written about this before, but now the entire building is wrapped in gauze because the county is afraid the public is...
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