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Council OKs $900,000 in Street Repairs for 2017
No matter if its red, blue or green, the streets colored on this map are on the schedule to be paved. The colors simply indicate whether the paving is in concert with a water project, sewer project or...
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Be a Jack or Jill of All Trades at Pottsgrove Manor
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Pottsgrove Manor.Do you have what it takes to be a “Jack of All Trades” at Pottsgrove Manor? There will be cooking in our reproduction 18th century kitchen...
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Casanas, McDougal Appointed to YWCA Board
Frankie CasanasBlogger's Note:The following was provided by YWCA Tri-County Area.YWCA Tri-County Area approved two members to its board of directors at its Annual Meeting in June.Frankie Casanas of...
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A $1.2 Million Borrowing and Fire Hall in Flux
One of the nice things about those long summer nights, combined with Douglass supervisors meetings that rarely last more than an hour, is that you can run out after the meeting and get photos of some...
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On the (Re-Paved) Road to Higher Water Rates
One could be forgiven for believing most matters of discussion at a water and sewer authority have to do with matters of water and sewage.And to be sure, they do.In that particular vein, the authority...
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Rockstars Staging 'Make 'Em Bleed' Blood Drive
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Pottstown's Rollerderby RockstarsPottstown's Roller Derby Rockstars will join leagues across the country to launch a national blood drive series next week...
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$375K Pledge Wins Sanatoga Green Preliminary OK
An early version of the site plan which received preliminary approval last night from the commissioners.With a 4-1 vote by the Lower Pottsgrove Commissioners, the $146 million proposal to build 500...
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Rotary Club Duck Race Winners Announced
It might not be the kind of race that sets your blood pumping, but winning is always nice -- and there were more than 70 winners in this year's Pottstown Rotary Club Duck Race, held during the GoFourth...
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Grant to Improve Colebrookdale RR Station, Car
A volunteer prepares a historic brick for placement in the walksways being installed at the Colebrookdale Railroad's station in Boyertown.Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the Colebrookdale...
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No Uniform Opinion on Pottstown School Uniforms
Twenty-eight people spoke on the subject of Pottstown School District's school uniform policy (or dress code) during Monday night's special meeting of the school board policy committee.Of them, 17...
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National Night Out Set for Aug. 1 at Pocket Park
The event will again be held at the neighborhood park Washington and Chestnut streets.Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Genesis Housing Corp.Genesis Housing Corporation and the Victory...
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Public Hearing on Regional Trail Plan Set for Aug. 2
A look at the possible trail connections throughout the greater Pottstown region as under consideration in the master trail plan that will be the subject of a public hearing Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m....
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Pottstown School Board Works on Self-Improvement
Members of the Pottstown School Board and administration look over their work in a team-building exercise on what makes a good teacher, administrator and school board member?Just over half the...
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Aug. is Living History Sundays at Pottsgrove Manor
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Pottsgrove Manor.Living History is happening every Sunday in August as Pottsgrove Manor presents Living History Sundays. Pottsgrove Manor is coming alive on...
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Happy Birthday Hopewell, Now Open 7 Days a Week
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site has announced it is now open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until...
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Pottstown Library to Host Presentation on Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
Blogger's Note:The following wa sprovided by the Pottstown Regional Public Library.Autumn Shaner, Curatorial Assistant, Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, will give a presentation about the museum...
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YWCA Offering Child Development Class
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the YWCA. A 12-week course culminating in Child Development Associate credentials will be offered inPottstown beginning Saturday, Aug. 26. The course is a...
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Hot On the Trail of a Regional Trail System
Fuzzy Photo by Evan BrandtThe Pottsgrove Trail, one of four major trails proposed in the study, would stretch up Pleasantview Road from High Street, then head northwest along Buchert Road, slide along...
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Between a Rock and a Zoning Hearing Board Ruling
The relationship between the proposed expansion of the as-yet non-operational Gibraltar Rock Quarry and groundwater contamination at the neighboring property remained the central point around which all...
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Meet the Pottsgrove Principals Tuesday/Wednesday
Pottsgrove High School Principal Bill Ziegler, left, and Pottsgrove Middle School Principal Matt Boyer.The start of school may still seem like a long way off, but the principals at Pottsgrove's...
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