Teacher Charged With Fondling Students Heading to Court

Former Wissahickon teacher Dr. Ronald Goldberg will face formal arraignment on July 6 at 9:30 a.m. on charges of indecent assault.

Norristown Lax Breaks in the New Field, Loses to Upper Moreland

The Trojans beat the Eagles, 15-4.

According to Norristown Area High School Boys' Varsity Lacrosse Coach Jeffrey Calhoun, the Eagles broke in their new field today with a game against Wissahickon. Unfortunately the Trojans overcame our Eagles, 15-4.   Scoring for Norristown were Sean Calhoun with 2 goals and 1 assist, Drew Baltrus with 1 goals and 1 assist and Eric Sylvester with 1 goal. The Eagles travel to Upper Moreland on Thursday, April 26, to take on the Golden Bears at 4 p.m.

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Viewfinder: Roosevelt Field's Final Farewell

An evening downpour and an unexpected Wissahickon win still couldn't put a damper on the farewell party for Roosevelt Field.

Hundreds braved the chilling rain on Friday night to celebrate the final chapter for Roosevelt Field – a fond farewell that combined a parade, Senior Night activities, a game against the Wissahickon Trojans, and whole lot of music, food and fun. While the game against the Trojans may not have been the victory for the Eagles most had expected (the Trojans prevailed, 28-16), the loss didn't put a damper on the party atmosphere. Amidst the hoopla of celebrating seniors and a fierce battle on the field, the Bowie State University Symphony of Soul Marching Band provided a special treat for fans. For a detailed rundown of the game, see the story on The Times Herald's website.

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Norristown Athletes on Inquirer's List of Players to Watch

Three Norristown seniors have made to the Inquirer's list of "150 to Watch" list of area football players.

Norristown Area High School seniors Brandon Shippen, Bret Cooper and Shannon Mayer were included in the Philadelphia Inquirer's "150 to Watch" list of high school football players. Shippen is reportedly off to Temple next year and while Cooper and Mayer haven't declared yet, it's a good bet they're both on to bigger and better things next year. You can get a look at these athletes in action tonight against Wissahickon at 7pm at the Roosevelt Field Final Farewell extravaganza. See the Inquirer's full list here.

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Sending Our Stadium Off in Style

It's the final quarter for Roosevelt Stadium, and the district wants to retire the old girl with one heck of a party.

It's a party a century in the making. With the Norristown Area School District getting a new athletic complex this year, Roosevelt Stadium, home to the Eagles since its opening in 1909, is finally being officially retired. But not before one last hurrah. The Roosevelt Stadium Celebration Committee has been meeting weekly to plan the final farewell for the Norristown landmark, and on Friday, Sept. 30, they're inviting all of Norristown to come say goodbye to a community treasure. "It's gonna be a party in the house," said School Board President Denise Ashe, who's leading the planning committee. The night will kick off with a parade to the stadium from Eisenhower. Once everyone makes it to Roosevelt, Senior Night activities will kick off …

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Throw a DIY Graduation Bash with a Caterer-Quality Spread

Part two of this three-part series gives you the skinny on making classy, easy, crowd-pleasing food for less.

You can create a party that looks like a planner and caterer set up the spread for your graduate. Presentation makes a difference. Katharine Graham, former Washington Post publisher and party giver extraordinaire, wrote about how she ran out of chicken during a party and sent a worker to Popeye’s. The fast food was set on silver trays and served to guests—it was the hit of the evening. No one knew it was from Popeye’s. We're not suggesting fast food for your graduate’s party, but food nicely presented creates its own aura. When planning, think about how the food will be presented, and keep it simple.  Contrasting food colors and textures makes them more appealing. Plopping foods on platters does not. For cost comparison, this writer’s “…

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Norristown Lax Falls to Wissahickon

The Trojans slayed the Eagles Tuesday 13-6.

According to Norristown Area High School boys varsity lacrosse coach Jeff Calhoun, the Eagles traveled to Wissahickon Tuesday, April 26, where the host Trojans won 13-6. Norristown scorers were Jake Naseef and Jesse Prante with two goals each, Sean Calhoun with one goal and two assists, and Justin Roccia with one goal. Wissahickon scorers included Tyler Crothers with four goals, Brooks Melvin with three goals and one assist, Matt Blank and A.J. Andersen with two goals each, Luke Gomez with one goal and two assists, and Beau Gomez with one goal. Norristown lax is back in action again today at 3:30 p.m. at home against Upper Moreland.

Norristown Varsity Boys Take Down the Trojans

The Eagles traveled to Wissahickon on Thursday for varsity baseball and beat the Trojans, 6-3.

Norristown Area High School's Bobby Altieri shook off an early season slump Thursday afternoon, helping the Eagles gain an early leg-up on rival Wissahickon. The sophomore left-fielder, who brought an 0-for-7 season start into the game, stroked a bases-loaded, one-out single in the sixth inning to drive in the go-ahead run. Backed by Roddy Vaughan's complete-game eight-hitter, Norristown held on to beat the Trojans, 6-3. See our video at right for highlights. Altieri singled up the middle in his first at-bat, giving him two hits in the game. Shortstop Kevin McGinley also clubbed a two-run homer in the first inning. Norristown banged out 11 hits, including two doubles from John Iorio and an RBI double by Luke DiBussolo. The road victory …

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Norristown Girls Lose to Wissahickon in Softball

The Eagles and Trojans faced off Thursday in a pitchers' duel with Wissahickon the victor 3-1.

The Norristown Eagles traveled to Wissahickon Thursday to take on the Lady Trojans. Despite a dominant pitchers' duel between Wissahickon's Katie Ziegler and Norristown's Gwyn Botley, Norristown eventually lost 3-1.   Norristown managed only two hits, from Julia Santoro and Sammi Kidd with a single apiece. According to Norristown Girls' Varsity Softball coach Jon Kandrick, Ziegler pitched 10 strikeouts and had the great support of her defense. Botley worked hard, striking out 13 batters and giving up six hits, but didn't have defensive support, as Norristown had four errors and two runs scored off passed balls.

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