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PHILADELPHIA -- — Aaron Bradshaw heard the cheers on each rebound, each big basket — yes, even on a 3-pointer — from nearly four dozen friends and family members in the crowd, who made the Kentucky star feel like he was home again playing for Camden High School.

Bradshaw and the Wildcats took over Philly, from four area players in the roster, to the bulk of the 9,000-plus fans in attendance, to even scoreboard advertising for Lexington-area business that turned the home of the 76ers into a little slice of Rupp Arena.

Bradshaw celebrated his homecoming with 17 points and 11 rebounds and Rob Dillingham also scored 17 points to lead No. 16 Kentucky past Penn 81-66 on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center.

Bradshaw added three blocked shots and a steal in 29 minutes in just his second game of the season after he missed seven games with a foot injury.

“Somebody told me to sub him,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “I'm like, are you out of your mind? Are you watching this?”

The Wildcats (7-2) bounced back from last week’s loss to UNC-Wilmington in front of a decisive Big Blue crowd. Playing outside of Rupp Arena for only the second time this season, Kentucky was still the home team against the Quakers (6-5) that traveled all of about 4 miles for the game from its Ivy League campus.

Kentucky surely had the friends and family advantage. Justin Edwards is a Philadelphia native. Bradshaw, DJ Wagner and Kareem Watkins are all from across the Delaware River in Camden, New Jersey.

“It was a surreal feeling," of playing near home, Bradshaw said. “I was just having fun out there.”

Antonio Reeves, who scored 16 points, pushed aside pesky Penn with a pair of buckets and a 3-pointer with 7:34 left during a 9-0 run that made it 70-57 and had Big Blue dancing in their seats.

Clark Slajchert led the Quakers with 17 points. Tyler Perkins scored 15 and Sam Brown hit four 3-pointers for 12 points.

“This is what we recruit to, these events,” Penn coach Steve Donahue said. “These kids are excited about this day.”

The Quakers already knocked off nationally-ranked Villanova last month — students stormed the court at the Palestra — so a blueprint on how to beat a Top 25 team was in place.

The Wildcats were 14-point favorites, per , but the only line that mattered in the second half was the 3-point line. Led by near-flawless 3-point shooting, the Quakers kept an upset threat alive for the bulk of the game until they were simply overpowered down the stretch.

Slajchert hit a 3 that made it 45-41 and Brown, the son of former 76ers coach Brett Brown, buried one that brought the Quakers to 47-46 and got a rise out of the roughly 300 Penn students behind the basket.

George Smith hit Penn’s fourth 3 of the half (on five attempts) that made it 51-49. The Quakers played the type of game that would have earned them easy Ivy League wins. Against the Wildcats, though, the Quakers could never take the lead.

Determined not to lose to a double-digit underdog for a second straight game, the Wildcats pushed back — Bradshaw hit a 3 for needed breathing room before the decisive run. With former Wildcat and current 76ers star Tyrese Maxey watching from courtside, Bradshaw put the finishing touches on the win with a big two-handed slam off an offensive rebound.

BIG PICTURE

Donahue said he wanted Penn to keep playing games against marquee teams at the Wells Fargo Center and pitched the idea of playing Duke, North Carolina or Kentucky. Kentucky said yes.

“I think John Calipari gets a bad rap about what he's about,” Donahue said. “I think he's a really good ambassador of our game. He was excited and thought, let's bring these local guys back and maybe it's a win-win for both of us. I didn't think it would happen, honestly.”

UP NEXT

The Quakers host Howard on Monday.

Kentucky plays No. 9 North Carolina on Saturday in Atlanta.

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LEXINGTON — Two of college basketball's most historic programs renew their rivalry Saturday evening.

Kentucky and North Carolina, two of the three winningest schools in the history of the sport, square off in this year's edition of the CBS Sports Classic at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. While the Wildcats are accustomed to holding the head-to-head advantage against most opponents they face, the Tar Heels are a notable exception: UNC leads the series with Kentucky, 25-17. The only team outside the SEC with as many victories against UK is Indiana; the Hoosiers also have 25 wins over the Wildcats, but Kentucky is on top of that rivalry, 32-25.

Kentucky has had the upper hand against North Carolina during John Calipari's tenure in Lexington, as the Wildcats have won seven of the 11 meetings since he became coach prior to the 2009-10 campaign.

Saturday's matchup between UK and UNC will be a battle of ranked squads: The Tar Heels (7-2) are No. 9 in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll, while the Wildcats (7-2) are No. 15.

Led by third-year coach Hubert Davis, the Tar Heels have thrived this season getting to the free-throw line and converting those opportunities: They rank among the top five in Division I in free throws attempted and made per game.

UNC has four players averaging 10 or more points per outing: RJ Davis (21.0), Armando Bacot (15.9), Harrison Ingram (15.1) and Cormac Ryan (10.4). Bacot also pulls down 11.9 rebounds per game, which is tied for third nationally; he has five double-doubles in 2023-24.

Here's everything you need to know about Kentucky's game against North Carolina in Atlanta, including time, TV and streaming info.

Kentucky basketball vs. North Carolina start time

UK and North Carolina are slated to tip off at approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. It will start at the conclusion of Game 1 of this season's CBS Sports Classic, which features UCLA and Ohio State.

Kentucky vs. North Carolina basketball betting odds

Betting odds: Kentucky is a 1-point underdog on DraftKings, which set the over-under at 164.5 points (-110).

What channel is Kentucky vs. North Carolina on today?

Kentucky vs. North Carolina will air nationally on CBS.

Authenticated subscribers can access CBS via TV-connected devices or can livestream the game at CBSSports.com or via the CBS Sports app.

Those without cable can access CBS via streaming services, with Fubo offering a free trial.

How to listen to Kentucky vs. North Carolina on the radio

Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington or online at UKAthletics.com.

'I'm not changing':Will John Calipari going all-in on freshmen pay off for UK in 2023-24?

Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at [email protected] and follow him on X at @RyanABlack.

They are going to raze history and put up a new car wash.

The historic 100-year-old two-story stone structure at 739 Bethlehem Pike, which served for four decades as the Montgomery Township Consolidated School and later became the site of a fabric store and Montgomeryville Army-Navy, is being bulldozed currently for a new 3,600-square-foot membership-driven car wash with 23 spaces and double-lane capacity for 16 vehicles.

Following a public hearing before Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors in February 2022, Caliber Capital LLC, of Atlanta, received unanimous land development approval to demolish the existing 46,914-square-foot building and construct a new 3,680-square-foot one-story Caliber Car Wash with associated drive aisles, vehicle stacking, and parking. The approval also tagged on some contingencies, such as always having three or more staff members on site and giving easements to make entrances and exits onto Bethlehem Pike and Horsham Road.

The current sight of the one-acre site near Five Points now leaves a sting in the eyes of many Montgomery Township Historical Society members, and even former students.

“Kindergarten, first grade and second grades here for me,” wrote Deb Kinsella on the Knapp Farm – Montgomery Township Historical Society Facebook post on the demolition. “Walked up three fields every school day and the Hespell cousins caught up with the Kreischer cousins on the way. My dad and uncles went here before us. Even had some of the same teachers as us. The building was made from Hespell’s Montgomery Stone Quarry. Many good memories.”

“Went to school here for four years. Loved this school. We had the best playground,” wrote Joanne MacLaughlin Lupino.

According to Montgomery Township Historical Society’s (MTHS) Fall 2021 newsletter, the history of the building begins Feb. 27, 1771, when Mordicai Moore, Edward Bartholomew, and John Ambler were chosen as trustees for the Free School of Montgomery Township. The first teacher, per the newsletter, was Abram Shoemaker, appointed April 15, 1789, and who was paid 50 pounds (39 of it in gold and silver) per year to teach school.

“After the Revolutionary War, the Continental currency had collapsed and was considered worthless. Even though the first US mint opened in 1783, it appears that British currency was still being used in our area until at least the early 1800s,” stated the newsletter article.

The Battle of Gettysburg hero and 1880 Democratic Presidential nominee Winfield Scott Hancock’s father, B.F. Hancock, taught at the school from 1823 to 1826, per the historical society.

In addition to the Free School in Montgomery Square — the current home of Buckman’s Ski Shop on Bethlehem Pike — two other small schoolhouses were opened: the Montgomeryville School on Cowpath Road and the Horsham Road School. Both buildings still exist and are now private homes, according to the society.

The consolidated school building opened in 1923, according to MTHS Board member Sue Gordon and President Lisa Siegel, and the former three one-room schoolhouses used at the turn of the century were auctioned two years later.

When North Penn School District was formed in 1956, the consolidated school continued to house students. It would not be until 1965 when Montgomery Elementary School opened that its decades as an educational facility were over.

“It took that long to approve and build the new school,” said Gordon.

As the decades continued, the building became a gathering spot for a teen center, before Montgomeryville Fabric Center opened on the second floor, and Montgomeryville Army-Navy Store opened in the basement. The stores vacated the premises in the early 2000s and the historic property became the easel for graffiti artists and vandals.

At time of hearing, Caliber Capital LLC was the appellant, and Provco Pineville 309 Partners LP of Villanova was the owner, according to public hearing documents.

According to Montgomery County property records, the $537,470-assessed parcel was sold six months after land development approval to National Retail Properties Trust for $2.25 million by Caliber Montgomeryville OP Company LLC. On the same day, according to property records, Provco Pineville 309 Partners LP sold it to Caliber Montgomeryville OP Company for $2 million. It had been owned by Isaac Friedman since 1983, selling in 2011 for $955,000.

According to its website, National Retail Properties Trust, now known as NNN REIT Inc., touts 121 Mister Car Wash properties as one of its top tenants in its retail real estate portfolio.

According to public documents, Caliber describes itself as a “membership-driven premium express car wash company that was formed with a mission to provide customers with a car wash that meets the highest caliber of standards.” The first car wash opened in Florida in 2019, before expanding up the East Coast.

The parcel is zoned C-Commercial, which permits automatic and self-serve car washes by conditional use. Caliber Capital received conditional use approval after December 2021. According to township documents, the site will be accessed via a shared connecting driveway with the parcel to its south, using the existing right-in/right-out access point from northbound Bethlehem Pike/Route 309. There will also be right-in/right-out access from eastbound Horsham Road/Route 463.

Caliber believes the site is the appropriate location for a car wash and the use “is consistent with the spirit and intent of the general conditional use standards and criteria contained in the Montgomery Township Zoning Ordinance.”

The development of the site is contrary to what the township defined in its 2008 Comprehensive Plan, and the Montgomery County Planning Commission even made mention of it in its report to the township on the project.

“While this proposal on its own will not make or break the success of a possible town center master planned area, the township should strongly consider reassessing the suitability of this area for a town center during its ongoing comprehensive plan update process,” stated the county planners.

According to the township 2008 Comprehensive Plan vision, the triangular-shaped area bordered by Bethlehem Pike, Horsham Road and North Wales Road at Five Points was identified as a future site for a town center, with “one or more small public open spaces, at least one major public attraction … mixed uses including retail, be pedestrian-friendly and have attractive streetscapes.”

Furthermore, the county’s own Montco 2040 comprehensive plan identified the area as part of a future regional mixed-use center along Bethlehem Pike. County planners said the car wash project “is compatible with Montco 2040's goal of redeveloping older retail properties.”

See also:

New Wawa at Broad and Cowpath in Hatfield Set to Open Friday Morning

Dental Practice to Take Over Former R&S Keystone Diner Location in Sellersville

Tail Spinz Dog Daycare Announces Grand Opening in Montgomeryville

Wells Fargo to Close West Main Street Location in Lansdale

Krispy Kreme Returning to Montgomeryville, Will Occupy Former Applebee’s Location on Knapp Road

Reader Comments

Carol Felbim • [email protected] 12, 2023 • I taught at the Montgomeryville school from 1956 to 1958. I bought the former Jarrettown Elementary School. Always thought the Montgomeryville School would have made a great child’s museum. So sad to see it go. Started my teaching career there and loved it!

A United States District Court (Eastern District Pennsylvania) (“Court”) addressed in a January 19th Memorandum and Order insurance coverage issues associated with a claim related to a heating oil tank spill. See Dorothy Biela v. Westfield Insurance Company, 2020, WL 181432.

The insured had brought an action for breach of contract in bad faith based on the insurance company’s denial of insurance coverage for resulting losses.

Dorothy Biela (“Plaintiff”) utilized a 275 gallon outdoor, above-ground oil tank (“Tank”) at her home in Line Lexington, Pennsylvania. She called a contractor in January 2019 to inspect the Tank because oil was smelled in the house. It was discovered that the Tank had lost half of its contents.

Plaintiff ceased living in the house due to lack of heat or running water and the strong odor. An environmental contractor hired by Plaintiff estimated that approximately 250 gallons of fuel oil were released which migrated beneath the stone foundation and discharged into a swale. The estimated cost for investigating and remediating the basement, soil and groundwater is $265,000 to $273,000.

Plaintiff filed a claim with Westfield Insurance Company (“Westfield”). An engineer hired by Westfield reported that patches of surface corrosion were found throughout the surface of the Tank. The engineer concluded that the leak in the heating oil Tank was the result of long-term corrosion.

Westfield denied the claim. One of the bases for denial cited was the insurance policy’s exclusion for loss caused by pollutants (i.e., a pollution exclusion).

Plaintiff filed suit for breach of contract and bad faith. Westfield filed for summary judgment arguing that it properly denied coverage based on policy exclusions (including the pollution exclusion).

The Court quotes the pollution exclusion language:

We do not insure, however, for loss...[c]aused by...[a]ny of the following...[d]ischarge, dispersal, seepage, migration, release or escape of pollutants unless the discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration, release or escape is itself caused by a Peril insured against under Coverage C.

Pollutants means any solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal irritant or contaminant, including smoke, vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, chemicals and waste.

Plaintiff argued that the home heating oil was not considered a pollutant under Pennsylvania law. She cited two cases in which it was contended that similar exclusions did not apply to heating oil spills. Westfield argued that the cases were not analogous because they did not address whether heating oil was a pollutant.

The Court distinguishes the cited cases noting that there is a report from an environmental consultant referencing soil samples taken at the Plaintiff’s property. Various substances found in the soil such as benzene were referenced and identified as pollutants by federal law and regulations. Also noted is the environmental consultant’s recommendation of extensive investigation and remediation consistent with pollutant contamination.

The Court cites a case it deems similar in which it was determined that heating oil leaking from a furnace constituted a pollutant for purposes of a policy exclusion. The similarities identified included:

The Court held based on these facts that the pollution exclusion was applicable.

A copy of the Memorandum and Order can be downloaded here.

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(The following information was provided by the office of state Rep. Steve Malagari.)

In response to the growing demand for cremation services in Pennsylvania, the House has passed legislation introduced by state Rep. Steve Malagari, D-Montgomery, aimed at alleviating burdens faced by crematoriums in the commonwealth.

Malagari said the bill would reduce the minimum operating temperature for crematoriums, offering a practical solution to the challenges faced by these businesses. The legislation would bring Pennsylvania in line with crematorium regulations in multiple other states across the country.

"Our crematoriums are mostly family owned, small businesses,” Malagari said. “They are necessities in our communities, providing vital services during times of grief and loss. It is essential that we support these businesses in adapting to the changing landscape and provide them with the necessary tools to operate sustainably. By reducing the minimum operating temperature, we can mitigate the financial burden on crematoriums and promote environmental responsibility."

The current recommended temperature for modern crematoriums to operate efficiently and successfully is between 1,400 degrees and 1,800 degrees. Any crematory placed into operation after April 17, 1989, is required to utilize a temperature of 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.

Operating consistently at higher temperatures not only burdens the equipment but also leads to increased fuel consumption and greater gas emissions into the atmosphere. By setting the minimum operating temperature of crematoriums at 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit, Malagari’s bill would enable crematoriums to operate in a more efficient and cost-effective manner while complying with other regulations governing their operations.

The legislation would not compromise existing regulations concerning the operation of animal and human crematory incinerators. It aims to strike a balance between industry demands and environmental concerns while ensuring that the highest standards of operation are maintained.

See also:

Malagari Announces Trio of Environmental Education Grants

Malagari Announces $1.3 Million in Infrastructure Grants for Hatfield Township, Lansdale Borough

Malagari Announces Legislation to Combat ‘Grinch Bots’

Malagari Honors Predecessor in Road Designation Ceremony