Pottstown Senior Engineers an Informative Summer
Submitted PhotoPottstown High School senior Zachary Beekley, right, during his time a Georgia Tech.Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the Pottstown School District.Pottstown High School...
View ArticleSchool Supply Drive Ends With Block Party
As the summer nights shorten and school looms larger on student calendars, the question of school supplies becomes unavoidable.For many in the larger Pottstown community, it's not the shopping for an...
View ArticleL. Pottsgrove Sets Aug. 26 Meeting on New Building
Photos by Evan BrandtThe days may be numbered for the current Lower Pottsgrove Township building at Buchert and North Pleasantview Road, shown above. Township Commissioners are moving steadily forward...
View ArticleYWCA to Hold Open House and Job Fair Aug. 15
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by YWCA Tri-County AreaVisitors are invited to an enrollment and job fair open house at YWCA Tri-County Area on Thursday, Aug. 15. The open house will be from...
View ArticleNew Auto Body Shop Eyed for West High Street
Photo by Evan BrandtAn artist's rendering of the lay-out of the proposed Caliber Collision is superimposed on an aerial photo of the corner of Glasgow and West High Street's at the western border of...
View ArticleMaple Street Tennis Courts Named for Jim Corum
Photo Courtesy of Marge McGann, USTA Middle StatesAt the ribbon cutting naming the Maple Street tennis courts in honor of Jim Corum were, from left, Brooke Musser, Chrissy Chase Sinatra, Jim White,...
View ArticleSenior Center Hosting Comedy Night Fundraiser
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the TriCounty Active Adult Center.The TriCounty Active Adult Center welcomes three comedians for a fundraising performance at the center on Friday, Aug. 16...
View ArticleMorlatton Village Celebrates 300 Years in Amity
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County.The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County (HPTBC) invites you to join us for its summer and fall Third...
View ArticleOlivet Gets Four More Years Running Ricketts Center
With a unanimous vote, Pottstown Borough Council granted a new four-year lease to the Reading-The Ricketts Community Center on Beech Street.based Olivet Boys and Girls Club to operate the Ricketts...
View ArticlePottsgrove Holds Off on Voting to Track School Buses
The Pottsgrove School Board held off on voting to install global positioning system software and hardware in its school buses Tuesday night.Board members Ashley Custer and Jim Lapic questioned the...
View ArticleHopewell Furnace Hosting Starfest Aug. 24
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is happy to announce 2019 Star Fest program. The program is in partnership...
View ArticleFeedback and Transparency in Pottstown Schools
Last month, the Pottstown School District asked folks to take a survey about their efforts, their successes and where they could do better.Last night, Superintendent Stephen Rodriguez gave a brief...
View ArticleVote and Help Pottstown Win a $25K Tennis Grant
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Greater Pottstown Tennis and LearningGreater Pottstown Tennis and Learning has been selected as one of three non-profits in Pennsylvania eligible for a...
View ArticleDoing Things By the Book at Pottsgrove Manor
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Pottsgrove Manor.Turn the pages of history and learn to assemble your own hand-bound book at Pottsgrove Manor’s Bookbinding I Workshop on Saturday,...
View ArticleSponsors Sought for 4th Annual Latin Festival
A dancer from the 2018 Latin Festival in Riverfront Park.Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Centro Cultural Latinos Unidos Inc.Centro Cultural Latinos Unidos, Inc. (CCLU) will hold its 4th...
View ArticleLimerick Ready to Vote on Truck and Trailer Project
Photos by Evan BrandtPrior to appearing before the Limerick Township Supervisors seeking final approval for a new facility on Limerick Center Road, TP Trailers put on a display of their wares along...
View ArticleCouncil Charts Two Courses for Ricketts Future
Photos by Evan BrandtPottstown Borough Council agreed on a course to keep the Ricketts Community Center open until the end of the year, and to pursue two possible options for the year to come,...
View ArticlePottstown OKs 3-Year $1 Million Pact With Teachers
With a unanimous vote Thursday night, the Pottstown School Board approved a three-year contract with the teachers union that will add just over $1 million to the budget over the course of the...
View ArticleYou Could Win $10,000 in Senior Center Raffle
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the TriCounty Active Adult Center.There are only days remaining to get your tickets for the 22nd annual TriCounty Active Adult Center cash raffle. The grand...
View ArticleGiant Bubble Battles Enliven Pottstown Block Party
Photos by Evan BrandtLondon Edwards, 10, was just one of dozens of youngsters who had a blast yesterday using the people-sized bubble suits at the block party on the lawn along Beech Street between...
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