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Friday, January 25, 2013

Collegeville Italian Bakery Celebrates Expansion

Officials were on hand to cut the ribbon - and an over-sized loaf of bread - on Friday afternoon.

  Local officials joined Collegeville Italian Bakery staff and customers to celebrate the new dining room addition, which will now let fans of the bustling deli enjoy their sandwiches on site. Co-owners Patrizia and Steve Carcarey, a husband-and-wife team, started working to expand the deli in September, after Enterprise Rent-A-Car, formerly in the dining room space, moved across the Perkiomen Bridge into Collegeville. “From the painters, to the tile, to the contractors – Patrizia and I appreciate everybody’s help to make our dream happen,” said Steve Carcarey, addressing the crowd. State Senator John Rafferty and State Representative Mike Vereb were on hand to help cut the ribbon – and a loaf of bread – to celebrate the occasion. Trappe …

Kathy

7:48 pm on Saturday, April 27, 2013

Just checked out new seating area for the first time. VERY nicely done. Food was great. Dining area was extremely neat & clean thanks mainly to 16-yr old Anthony who also took time to greet customers at each table & ask if they needed anything. Only suggestion for owners might be to ask their 7 yr old relative in dining room to please quiet down a bit so folks could enjoy their own meals & …   more ›

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Regional Sewer Authority to Elected Officials: 'Bug Out'

LPVRSA sends letter to officials asking them to back off sewer interceptor project

The Lower Perkiomen Valley Regional Sewer Authority (LPVRSA) is sending a letter to elected officials in the area – and statewide – asking them to stop interfering with the proposed interceptor project, according to Perkiomen Township Supervisor Richard Kratz. Kratz is the Perkiomen Township representative to the LPVRSA, which provides wastewater treatment to Lower Providence, Upper Providence, Perkiomen and Skippack Townships, and Collegeville and Trappe Boroughs. “Outsiders are trying to get involved in this and be helpful,” Kratz said during the meeting August 7 Perkiomen Township Board of Supervisors meeting. “All it does is cause more confusion than we already have.” The letter, which was obtained on Tuesday exclusively by the …

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