All posts by George Locke

“JumpStart Jenkintown” Presented by the Jenkintown Community Alliance

The JCA is happy to announce the launch of Jump Start Jenkintown, a collaboration to promote Jenkintown businesses during this difficult time. The project will launch with 4 weekly social media contests designed to highlight the ways you can support Jenkintown businesses during the shut down. Follow JCA on  opens in a new windowFacebook or  opens in a new windowInstagram for details and to participate.

1 winner, each week, will receive a $50 gift certificate to a local business!

Reminder:  Jenkintown Jam to Thank Essential Workers

Jenkintown Jam to Thank Essential Workers

Jenkintown Borough Council invites you to join the community in honoring the people working the front lines to help keep us all safe, healthy and fed.

Tonight and every night at 7 PM, come outside and clap, bang pots and pans, and play musical instruments to thank our community’s healthcare professionals, first responders and essential workers!

Thank you all!  Stay safe and be well!

COVID 19 Update: May 20, 2020 State to Distribute $51 million in CARES Funding to Support Child Care Providers

Jenkintown Borough continues to update the  opens in a new windowBorough website with the latest COVID-19 information and community resources that have been provided by County, State and Federal agencies.

Pennsylvania received $106 million in funding to support child care providers through the CARES Act that will be distributed to providers in two waves. The first wave of $51 million will be distributed to all eligible, licensed child care providers and is designed to help providers preparing to reopen as counties move to Read More »

COVID 19 Update: May 19, 2020

enkintown Borough continues to update the  opens in a new windowBorough website with the latest COVID-19 information and community resources that have been provided by County, State and Federal agencies.

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) is undertaking a phased reopening of Pennsylvania state park and forest facilities in keeping with Governor Wolf’s guidance and direction.  Details of the reopening of the park and forest facilities as well as the latest updates from the Governor’s newsroom are detailed in the links provided below along with more Read More »