A Barth First Grader's Giving Spirit at 7 Years Old
Barth Elementary First Grader Ethan Caballero with Trojan Man and elven helpers Anthony Wiggins, left, and Austin Andrews review the toys Ethan collected to deliver to sick children in the hospital who...
View ArticleFour Apply to Replace Ziegler on Douglass Board
Tuesday night's Board of Supervisor's meeting only took 16 minutes (a new record?) but some pretty important things happened from an official standpoint.First of all, given that last month the board...
View ArticlePolice Promotion, Lifesaving Awards Kick Off 2017
Photos by Evan BrandtPottstown Police Officer Zachary Robinson, second from left, and Cpl. Steve Morrisey, are flanked by Pottstown Police Captain Robert Thomas and Chief Rick Drumheller, as well as...
View ArticleThe People Get Their Say on Quarry Expansion
Photo by Evan BrandtWilliam 'Ross' Snook, newly appointed to New Hanover Township's Environmental Advisory Board, with some of the exhibits he was not allowed to present during Thursday's Zoning...
View ArticleNew Members Welcomed to PHS Honor Society
The newest members of the Pottstown High School chapter of the National Honor Society Blogger's Note: The following was provided by the Pottstown School District.Recently, in a special...
View ArticleRinging Rocks Kids Wear Pajamas for a Cause
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Ringing Rocks Elementary School.Before they headed home to wait for Santa in their cozy PJs, students (and now a few teachers) at Ringing Rocks Elementary...
View ArticleLand Bank, Farm Market Approved by Council
Monday's council meeting was sure speedy.Not that I'm complaining.But they took care of business right quick.That business included making 14 appointments to various boards, including having to choose...
View ArticleStudent Artist, Tax Loss, Relay for Life Questions
Photo by Evan BrandtLower Pottsgrove Elementary Fifth Grader Avery Huber received this certificate as a result of her artwork being selected for a state-wide anti-drug poster published by the...
View ArticleCrowd Balks at Swamp Creek Trail/Greenway Plan
Photos by Evan BrandtOne of many speakers at last night's public meeting on the possibility of creating a Swamp Creek Greenway and trail from Schwenksville to New Hanover Square Road suggests Sunrise...
View ArticleAcrylic Art Now on Display at The Hill School
"Daybreak by Annalie HudsonBlogger's Note:The following was provided by The Hill School.An exhibit called “Ten Years” by acrylic painter Annalie Hudson, opened yesterday in The Hill School's Boyer...
View ArticlePottsgrove High Yearbook Wins First Place Prize
The staff of the Pottsgrovian.Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the Pottsgrove School DistrictThe 15-16 Pottsgrovian Yearbook "Construct1n6 our Future" has just been awarded first place for...
View Article'Trojanauts' Take on All Robots at Competition
The Trojanauts work with their robot at the Oxford competition.Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the Pottstown School District.Pottstown High School students Javon Dill, Justin Johnson,...
View ArticleNew (Former) Supervisor, New Trash Hauler, and Congratulations Chief Templin...
Photos by Evan BrandtDouglass Police Chief Barry Templin, right, is congratulatedon 25 years of service to the township by SupervisorsChairman Anthony KuklinskiAs you have no doubt already read in your...
View ArticleMCCC Earns Silver Rating for Helping Veterans
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Montgomery County Community College.Montgomery County Community College has been named a Silver Medal Military Friendly® School recipient in the category of...
View ArticleA 4-Year Police Pact and More Homes to Watch Over
Photos by Evan BrandtEngineer Rolph Graf outlines for the commissioners the Spring Valley Farms plan that calls for 178 homes in the parcel on the lower left corner, and two other parcels, 40 and 43...
View ArticleSoup-er Fundraiser Will Bowl You Over Saturday
ArtFusion 19464's Soup Bowl will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, click here to get them before they're gone.Tickets are $20 and include...
View ArticleAppreciation, Opposition & a Not-So-Secret Meeting
Photo by Evan BrandtThe Pottstown High School Show Choir is introduced by teacher Thomas Marsden during the Jan. 23 2017 school board meeting during with the choir performed "Love Train" for School...
View ArticlePottsgroves Hires Shirk as New Superintenent
William ShirkActing Pottsgrove Schools Superintendent William Shirk has good reason to smile this morning.That's because he woke up with the word "acting" removed from his title.At the helm since...
View ArticleGetting the Big Traffic Picture
Is this the traffic future of the greater Pottstown area? Perhaps not, if a proposed regional traffic study can propose fixes for the worst intersections.It's already a given that trying to drive down...
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