Weather: A Mild Start To October

The middle of the week offers a potentially damp period in what will be a generally mild start to the month.

We turn the page to October and the gradual transition of seasons continues. However, it's going to be a mild week and not very fall-like despite the rather fall-like weekend that we just experienced. A large storm system in the southern U.S. will push northeast for the middle of the week, pulling moisture and warmth northward into the Delaware Valley. Showers and storms are possible for Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday as the system moves through. With a pretty significant surge of moisture coming north from the Gulf of Mexico, the prospect for heavier showers is in the forecast for some locations as this system moves in. With the pull of warmth into the region, some 80-degree weather can't be ruled out on Wednesday afternoon, before a …

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Upper Moreland Hosting 23rd Annual 'Pumpkins on Parade' Event

Residents are invited to Masons Mill Park on Oct. 20 for a fun-filled night of Halloween activities.

The Upper Moreland Township Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the 23rd Annual Pumpkins on Parade event at Masons Mills Park. On Saturday, Oct. 20, residents are invited to participate in hay rides, face painting, and other fun-filled events from 6 to 9 p.m. The township estimates about 600 families attend this event each year. View the complete photo gallery from last year's event. If you are an Upper Moreland resent, you can skip the line by pre-registering at the Parks & Recreation office  beginning Oct. 5, and receive your tickets prior to the event. This guarantees a treat bag for you little ones. Other activities include: Pumpkin patch, bouncy house, storytelling Witch, Scarecrow making, child's rock band. Fees:

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This Month in Gaming - October 2011

The season of blockbusters has officially arrived

Fall is here, and it brings with it the beginning of a steady stream of sure top-sellers in the video game industry. October hosts the release of id Software’s first entirely in-house title since 2004, a sequel to one of the most wonderfully sadistic games of the last decade, the Xbox 360 and PS3’s taste of a previously Wii-only dance title, the triumphant return of the dark knight, and DICE’s true sequel to their genre-defining FPS from 2005. It’s been a long time since id Software has developed a game entirely in-house. 2004’s Doom 3 was the last time that such a title was released. And with the developer’s track record of games that includes the aforementioned Doom franchise as well as several Quake iterations, a lot of gamers are …

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