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Norristown residents to meet police chief candidates Oct. 28

The search for the municipality’s new chief of police will open to the public next week.

A special search meeting will be open to residents on Oct. 28 to get an opportunity to meet and ask questions of the final two candidates vying to lead the Norristown ...

Some Norristown Police services transferring to temporary offices

NORRISTOWN- As Municipal Hall renovations continue, some departments of the Norristown Police Department will be transferring out to temporary municipal offices.

Starting Oct. 14, NPD’s records department and parking enforcement office will be re...

Federal disaster assistance available to Norristown residents

An emergency major disaster declaration for communities affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Sept. 1 was recently approved by President Joe Biden. Montgomery County, being one of the counties covered in the disaster declaration, became available f...

Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot accepts new post in Virginia

NORRISTOWN- Municipal officials congratulate outgoing Norristown Police Chief Mark Talbot Sr. as he accepts the chief position of the Hampton Police Department in Hampton, Va.

Talbot, who has led the Norristown Police Department since Nov. 2013, is expecte...

Norristown Municipal Hall readies move to temporary office space

NORRISTOWN- Government offices in Norristown Municipal Hall will be moving out the first week of May to start the renovations of the municipality’s government building.

Municipal Hall is scheduled to be closed on May 4 as offices pack up and move...

Municipal Building/Codes Manager appointed to state construction code review board

Gov. Tom Wolf in early March appointed Norristown Building Code Official & Code Enforcement Manager Amrinder Singh to the state’s Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council (UCC RAC).

According to the st...

Municipal Council issues resolution opposing evictions, CDC extends moratorium on evictions

[El Concejo Municipal de Norristown aprobó por unanimidad la Resolución 21-14 que incentiva a legisladores estatales y federales a la aprobación y extención del reglamento que evitará el desalojo por ...

Gov. Wolf authorizes $1 million for Main and DeKalb redevelopment project

NORRISTOWN- A project to redevelop a prominent corner in the heart of Norristown’s downtown received a financial bump from the state.

Governor Tom Wolf’s office announced that he has authorized $1 million from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (...

Norristown Council decries act of racism in town

NORRISTOWN- On the morning of Dec. 3, an item was found on a building in downtown Norristown that was covered in racial epithets and objects. The Norristown Police Department is investigating this matter and the item has since been taken down.

Council rele...

Juneteenth declared a holiday in Norristown

(Note: This release was originally published on June 18. It was re-published on July 14.)

Norristown Municipal Council Thursday afternoon announced it has declared Juneteenth (June 19) a holiday in the municipality.

Municipal Hall and offices will ...

Wolf Administration Announces Start of Construction to Reconstruct Markley Street (U.S. 202 South) i

PennDOT - District 6 News

King of Prussia, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that work will begin on Monday, January 13, on a project to reconstruct and improve Markley Street (U.S. 202 South) and its intersections between Main Street ...

Norristown Codes Department Becomes 1st Nationally Accredited Program in Pennsylvania

Norristown Codes Department Becomes 1st Nationally Accredited Program in Pennsylvania

NORRISTOWN, PA – The Municipality of Norristown is proud to announce that its Department of Buildings & Code Enforcement has attained accreditatio...

Norristown Council approves $10 million CIP Program

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