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Pottsgrove Choral Members Hitting High Notes
Photo courtesy of the Pottsgrove School District.Pottsgrove High School District Chorus participants are, in no particular order, Sandy Jorgensusn, Sarah Ounsworth, Sam Pettine and Jess...
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Phoenixville Debates Fining Vaping Students
Phoenixville Schools Superintendent Alan Fegley says teen vaping is "a national epidemic."The Phoenixville School Board held off on adopting a new policy to deal with teen smoking and vaping on campus...
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Faith Leaders Join Dialogue About Effects of Trauma
Submitted PhotosPottstown area faith leaders listen as Robert K. Reed, executive deputy state attorney general for Office of Public Engagement, describes the importance of connections in building a...
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Montco Offering Free Program to Protect Property
Blogger's Note: The following was provided by the Montgomery County Recorder of DeedsMontgomery County Recorder of Deeds Jeanne Sorg is encouraging Montgomery County residents to sign up for...
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Pottsgrove Hosting 1st-Ever Competition Saturday
BLOGGER'S NOTE:The following was provided by the Pottsgrove School District.Pottsgrove High School will be hosting its first indoor dance, twirler, and color guard competition this Saturday, Feb. 23....
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Ways to Boost Pottstown's Fiscal Health Aired
Photos by Evan BrandtThis chart, part of Tuesday's presentation, shows how, if nothing changes, the borough's expenses will outpace its revenues and the fund balance surpluses will dwindle to...
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Boyertown Library to Host Talk on the Need for Action on Election District...
This is the winning map of Drexel Hill's Philip Hensley in the first Draw the Lines PA competition sponsored by the Committee of Seventy.Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Fair Districts PA.A...
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Pottstown Board Not Bored by 'Hairspray' Preview
Photo shamelessly pilfered from John Armato's Twitter feed.Some of the 90 students who are part of the cast of the high school's upcoming musical, "Hairspray," perform for the Pottstown School Board...
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Spring-Ford Staging 'Once on This Island' March 1, 2
Submitted PhotosSpring-Ford Senior High School will stage a production of "Once on This Island," March 1 and 2.Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the Spring-Ford Area School...
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Exploring Edgewood Option: Public Input Offered
Photos by Evan BrandtPottstown Schools Superintendent Stephen Rodriguez and Business Manager Maureen Jampo address a crowd of about 30 people who want spent their Saturday morning learning and...
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Groundbreaking Set for Pottstown Rail Station
An artist's rendering of the design for the ColebrookdaleRailroad station planned for Memorial Park.Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the Colebrrokdale Railroad Preservation Trust.The...
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Spring-Ford Ready for Island-Hopping Musical
Photos by Evan BrandtTHEY HAVE MERIT: Spring-Ford Schools Superintendent David Goodin, left, and Elaine Ruppert, 12th Grade House Prinipal, right, congratulate this year's National Merit Scholar...
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Pottsgrove Admin Raises Are Budget Cost Savings
Photo by Evan BrandtCORE COMPETENCIES: Pottsgrove Schools Superintendent William Shirk, left, recognizes the administrative team whose efforts resulted in Pottsgrove High School and Pottsgrove Middle...
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Pottstown Regional Planners Urged to Join Others Aiming for 100% Renewable...
Photos by Evan BrandtThis map shows communities across the country that have resolved to run on 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.Not everything the Pottstown Metropolitan Area Regional Planning...
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Workshop to Show How EAC's Can Help Your Town
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by Ross Snook.The Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards will be hosting a special public presentation about township and borough Environmental...
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Tribute to Exceptional Women Set for March 28
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by YWCA Tri-County Area.The achievements, leadership, and service of women in the Tri-County Area are in the spotlight as the YWCA Tri County Area presents its...
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Are More Businesses About to Open on High Street?
Photo by Evan BrandtThe former Brick House restaurant has been vacant since 2017.It looks like there may be some movement in a new business occupying 152 E. High St., the site of the former Brick House...
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High School Musical is Still Teaching Us About Race
As I was sitting in the rear of the Stanley J. Davenport Jr. Performing Arts Center at Pottstown High School yesterday afternoon, I knew the first word that came to mind -- "tolerance" -- was...
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Farewell to Sgt. Greenwood and Bamboo in Lower
Photo by Evan BrandtTHANKS SGT: Congratulating Lower Pottsgrove Police Sgt. Robert Greenwood, third from left, on his retirement after 34 years of service to the township police department last night...
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Legend of the Buried Warwick Furnace Cannon
Blogger's Note:The following was provided by the Friends of Hopewell Furnace.The Friends of Hopewell Furnace invite the public to uncover “The Legend of the Buried Warwick Furnace Cannon” with noted...
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