Health & Fitness
Local Relay For Life Wins With 'Purple' Run
A fund-raising 5-K run and walk schedule during May will boost the annual Relay For Life, in which several Limerick area teams participate; A plateful of perfect pork; And, robbery in Sanatoga.

New today in The Limerick Post:
- May's 'Color Run' 5-K Event Benefits Relay-For-Life Runners and walkers of all ages are encouraged to participate in the rain-or-shine family friendly event May 4 alongside the Schuylkill River.
- Enjoy Some Perfect Pork Ribs, With (Shhhh!) No Grill Required On Wednesday's Food Page: Savor a perfect rack of pork ribs that's been cooked somewhere other than over an open flame; For a lighter but satisfying brunch, fill guests' plates with healthy fresh fruits; And, milk delivers more than just calcium to your diet.
- Dangerous Delivery: Gun Robbery Tuesday In Sanatoga Police are looking for two black males alleged to have been involved in the robbery that occurred just before midnight at Walnut Ridge Estates. They need public help in the case.
- Montgomery County’s Latest Emergency Dispatches Did you just hear a siren? It could be the police, emergency medical service personnel, or fire companies being dispatched by Montgomery County’s Department of Public Safety. See its incident list here in real time.
- From ‘Serious Eats,’ Something Great For Dinner Tonight Whip up something fabulous for tonight’s dinner, with fresh recipes daily from “Serious Eats”.
- Ahead On The Calendar Local events by the day, week or month. Got one to add? E-mail The Post.
- Tomorrow’s AccuWeather Forecast, And National Weather News A look at what the next day could be like, provided by AccuWeather.
Earlier:
- 'Live Well Expo' Scheduled April 6 At Sunnybrook The 5-hour activity and information-filled event on healthier living is sponsored by Limerick and Royersford state Rep. Mark Painter.
- This Week: Stars Dance, Families Read, And Finding Eggs Spring-Ford's SNAP holds its biggest-ever "Dancing With The Stars" event, Easter comes early to Spring City and Limerick, keeping fit in a Pottstown garden, keeping kids safe online in the Pottsgroves, a Stowe auction, and family reading in Pottstown .
- It's The Season For Spring Sports, And Mouthguards A mouthguard is an indispensable injury-preventing device that protects not only a smile and the teeth behind it, but also prevents the lips, tongue, cheeks, face and the jaw from potential impacts.
- Painter Conducts April 4 'Property Tax Assistance' Day The state representative for Limerick and Royersford says his staff is ready to make appointments during early April to offer their assistance on property tax issues.
- PA Law Enforcers Want More Access To Web Activities Rather than obtain a warrant from a judge for information about personal online activities, some police agencies are pushing for a bill allowing district attorneys to grant that access.
- Montco Students Plan To Kick Butts Wednesday The Montgomery County Health Department, and Valley Forge Military Academy and College, are among local institutions that on Wednesday will promote the annual campaign to end the use of tobacco products among youths.
- Three Easter Services Set By Royersford Church Bible Fellowship Church of Royersford will observe Good Friday, an Easter sunrise service, and its regular Easter Sunday service.
- Legislators Consider Small Business Tax Exemption It would apply to the Pennsylvania inheritance tax on small family-owned businesses.
- Lehigh Auto Show Opens A First: Its Luxury Pavilion Fourteen different manufacturers are participating in the first-ever luxury car pavilion set aside for viewing at the Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Show, March 21-24 in Bethlehem PA.
- The Post Wins Third Award For Its Daily Headline Feed For the third year in a row The Post Publications LLC, parent company of The Limerick Post, has won an award for avoiding e-mail spam and keeping its subscribers' e-mail addresses safe from prying eyes. It has most recently delivered more than 228,750 headline feed notices to update readers daily on local news and events.
- Easter Bunny Accompanies Outlets' March 24 Egg Hunt The bunny hid 'em. Who better to watch your kids find 'em? The holiday tradition, re-enacted in Limerick, is scheduled for March 24 (Sunday) at 10 a.m.
- Wells Fargo Plans To Lend More To Women-Owned Firms Companies owned and operated by women make up one of the county's fastest-growing business segments, it said. The bank has branches in five western Montgomery County municipalities, including Limerick, Collegeville and Phoenixville.
- Get Movin’! Club Plans Two Dances For Rockers No matter what your favorite music may be, oldies or '80s, Sanatoga's Sunnybrook Ballroom has a night on its schedule for your enjoyment.
- Ready For Spring Business? Try A SCORE Workshop Limerick's Victory Bank is sponsoring four April workshops intended to help entrepreneurs get their small businesses up and running. Its customers can apply for scholarships to attend the sessions conducted by the Pottstown chapter of SCORE.
- Police Arrest Spring City Teen After Traffic Stop He was taking his friends home late Monday night when stopped by Lower Pottsgrove police, after they allege he was driving erratically.
- Only Shine's Space Is Small; Limerick Owner Dreams Big Don't be fooled by the intimate size of the new Shine Hair Salon on West Ridge Pike in Limerick, owner Kelli Angelo says. She expects big things to happen there.
- Limerick OKs Lieutenant Position On Its Police Force He or she will be Chief William Albany's second-in-command.
- State Board Restricts Medical License In Royersford Pennsylvania's Board of Medicine said Tuesday it took action last month against a borough resident by indefinitely restricting his licensed status.
- Survey Confirms Many MontCo Eyes On Road Daily Census Bureau statistics released Tuesday show the largest number of workers commuting into Philadelphia from outside the city are Montgomery County residents ... which in part explains the state of U.S. Route 422.
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