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Sydney Ritter, Norristown Area HS Grad Dies, 18 Sydney Ritter, Norristown Area HS Grad Dies, 18
Sydney Ritter, Norristown Area HS Grad Dies, 18 Family and friends are mourning the loss of 18-year-old Sydney Ritter of Montgomery County who died on Tuesday, Sept. 3, according to an obituary published by Boyd-Horrox-Givnish Funeral Home. A photo on her Instagram page shows her holding degrees from Norristown Area High School and Central Montco Tech. "Joy is happiness that does not depend on what happens. If you are lucky enough to be blessed with a child, your heart is full of JOY," the obituary reads. She loved makeup, finding just the right outfit and "blinging out her car," her obituary reads. "She just shined. She loved sw…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Beloved Pennsylvania Dad Dies After Heroic Cancer Battle Beloved Pennsylvania Dad Dies After Heroic Cancer Battle
Beloved Pennsylvania Dad Dies After Heroic Cancer Battle Beloved Montgomery County dad Shane M. Franzone died after a heroic battle with cancer on Saturday, Aug. 20. He was 30. Born in Norristown, Franzone settled down in Royersford and worked as a crew scheduler with Eastern Airlines, his obituary says. "This fight against cancer was the second time Shane was faced with a life-threatening illness," reads a GoFundMe launched for his family's remaining expenses. "Ten years ago he waged, and won, a serious blood disorder," Daisy Foster wrote. "And it was this relentless drive in him that allowed him to live the next decade to the fullest." Franz…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Beloved High School Student In Philly Suburbs Dies Suddenly At 16 Beloved High School Student In Philly Suburbs Dies Suddenly At 16
Beloved High School Student In Philly Suburbs Dies Suddenly At 16 A beloved high school student in the Philadelphia suburbs died unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug. 18. He was 16. Quentin Watson was an upcoming junior at Norristown Area High School, where he was known for playing basketball, the school district said. "On Thursday we lost a member of our NAHS Athletics community, Quentin Watson (Class of 2024)," the school athletics department wrote on Facebook. On behalf of the NASD, we send our greatest condolences to Quentin's family, peers, teachers, teammates and coaches. Posted by Norristown Area School District on Monday, August 22, 2022 "From the …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Threatening Call Puts Norristown School On Lockdown Threatening Call Puts Norristown School On Lockdown
Threatening Call Puts Norristown School On Lockdown Authorities in Montgomery County were investigating after a threatening call was placed in the Norristown Area School District. The call came in Wednesday morning, inciting a lockdown at Norristown Area High School, according to a statement posted to Facebook. IMPORTANT UPDATE: NAHS is in lockdown. A threatened call was received this morning. Police are on site. EVERYONE IS... Posted by Norristown Area School District on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 District schools were locked down around 10:30 a.m. while police investigated. As of 11: 41 a.m., NAHS students were expected to be dismi…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Support Surges For Norristown Area HS Grad Severely Hurt In Motorcycle Crash Support Surges For Norristown Area HS Grad Severely Hurt In Motorcycle Crash
Support Surges For Norristown Area HS Grad Severely Hurt In Motorcycle Crash Support is surging for a Norristown Area High School graduate who was severely injured in a motorcycle crash on Aug. 15. Alex Krier, 21, was on his way to get coffee on his motorcycle when he was struck by a car, GoFundMe organizer Zach Heim wrote. He was ejected from his motorcycle onto the car, cracked the car windshield, and became unconscious. "He is in the hospital with a broken jaw, 4 broken vertebrae, internal bleeding, and on a ventilator." He is awaiting a bed opening in Jefferson Hospital where he will be airlifted for multiple surgeries, according to Heim. "Alex is a person who…

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by Nicole Acosta