Meadowbrook is an
unincorporated community
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in
Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania
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. It is located within
Abington Township.
Administration
The community is served by Abington Police, and the majority of Meadowbrook is represented at the township level by Abington Ward 1 Commissioner Steven Kline. Rydal-Meadowbrook Civic Association serves neighbors in this community by hosting candidate forums and advocating for public safety and property rights of homeowners.
Transport
Meadowbrook Station along
SEPTA Regional Rail
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's
West Trenton Line
The West Trenton Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail service connecting Center City Philadelphia to the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey. With around 12,000 riders every weekday, it is the third busiest line in the SEPTA Regional R ...
served the village. According to histories maintained by the Old York Road Historical Society, this station was previously called Paul Brook Station in the early days.
Popular culture
Meadowbrook and a sort of street gang named "Meadowbrook Mafia" was cited in an episode ("
Just Say No
"Just Say No" was an advertising campaign prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s as a part of the U.S.-led war on drugs, aiming to discourage children from engaging in illegal recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying ''no'' ...
", 2x20) of ''
The Goldbergs'', a television series set in the nearby
Jenkintown.
Notable people
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Steve Frey, former pitcher for five teams over eight major league seasons, including
Montreal Expos
The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...
.
*
Gregg Murphy
Gregg Murphy is a sports journalist and reporter. He served as a field reporter for NBC Sports Philadelphia, NBC Sports Philadelphia's coverage of the Philadelphia Phillies from 2012 to 2020 and was part of CN8's sports coverage.
Career
Murphy sp ...
, sports journalist who has been a broadcaster for the
Philadelphia Phillies.
Phillies Broadcasters
Philadelphia Phillies. Accessed August 8, 2019. "Born in Meadowbrook, Pa., Gregg was raised in Mt. Laurel, N.J. and played baseball at Holy Cross High School in Delran, N.J."
References
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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