Archive for June, 2010

Cancelled!

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Cancelled!

POTTSTOWN, PA -  Just a reminder folks that Thursday’s Pottstown School Board Committee of the Whole meeting is cancelled. The next official board meeting will be on Thursday, July 15. And while we’re on the subject…could someone please tell Tom Hylton to stop calling in comments about himself to Sound Off?  It really is... »

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Posted in Montgomery County, Pottstown School District | 1 Comment »

Right or Wrong?

Friday, June 25th, 2010
Right or Wrong?

POTTSTOWN, PA – Folks, Save Pottstown!! has recently been contacted by a large metropolitan publication in regards to our site and what it’s all about. We thought it would be a good idea to throw this out to our readers for some input (because we all know that we have the most awesome readers!).... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County | 33 Comments »

Potluck Pottstown 4th of July Celebration!

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Potluck Pottstown 4th of July Celebration!

POTTSTOWN, PA – Our good friends over at Code Blue had a great post yesterday regarding next week’s July 4th festivities. Check it out: Potluck Pottstown 4th of July Celebration! Tell your friends who plan on coming into Pottstown to bring along their pennies! As Code Blue states, most people would gladly donate to... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County | No Comments »

Just Say No Comment

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Just Say No Comment

POTTSTOWN, PA – Okay.  So, you’re reading an article online on one of your favorite websites.  And you want to make an online comment.  These days, you need to be registered with that website before you can make a comment. But what happens with the information you provide to your favorite website?  What do... »

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Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Dress Down Days

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Dress Down Days

POTTSTOWN, PA – It’s nice to finally read an article in The Mercury that tells it like it happened. As we posted here several times already, Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton has repeatedly overstepped his elected position to vainly attempt to take matters into his own ego-centric hands. And each and every time... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 1 Comment »

Do School Budgets Ever Decrease?

Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Do School Budgets Ever Decrease?

POTTSTOWN, PA – It’s nice to see some articles surface on this past Thursday’s Pottstown School Board meeting. Today’s Mercury includes an article on the passing of the 2010-11 school year budget.  You can read it here: Pottstown school budget raises taxes 4 percent The budget was adopted by a vote of 6-2.  The... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 4 Comments »

Find Wall…Start Banging Head

Friday, June 18th, 2010
Find Wall…Start Banging Head

POTTSTOWN, PA – Unbelievable.  Simply unbelievable. A potential business owner wants to purchase a property, make it into a business and live in the upper floors of the building. Did we mention that they’re artists?  Creative folks that Pottstown desperately needs more of. So, throw in the incorrectly perceived taboo word tattoo and all... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 3 Comments »

Smackdown!

Friday, June 18th, 2010
Smackdown!

POTTSTOWN, PA – It was almost embarrassing.  At last night’s general meeting of the Pottstown School Board, board member Thomas Hylton, as promised, made a motion to eliminate 10 elementary school modular units. And as the words were barely out of his mouth, Board President Rick Huss gave a verbal smackdown to Mr. Hylton. ... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 50 Comments »

Hylton Plans to Close a School

Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Hylton Plans to Close a School

POTTSTOWN, PA – At tonight’s general meeting of the Pottstown School Board, board member Thomas Hylton is planning on making a motion to close 10 modular units currently at use in our elementary schools. First off, we’re wondering if Mr. Hylton has discussed any portions of his latest scheme with the Facilities Committee.  Or... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District | 10 Comments »

School Board Meeting Alert!

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
School Board Meeting Alert!

POTTSTOWN, PA – Don’t forget folks, tomorrow night, Thursday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. is the monthly general meeting of the Pottstown School Board.  The meeting will take place in the 2nd Floor LGI Room of the Pottstown Middle School, located at 600 North Franklin Street. Here’s the agenda for Thursdays’ meeting: Board Agenda... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Pottstown School District | 3 Comments »

Feature

Untreated Mental Illness Has Destroyed an Entire Town

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Do you know anyone who exhibits these symptoms: Engages in one-sided, long-winded conversations, without noticing if the listener is listening or... »

A Slap in the Face

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – That pretty much sums up our reaction to today’s double whammy dose of half-truths and outdated data circulated in the print... »

If I Had My Way, I Would Tear This Old Building Down

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Today’s online and print editions of The Mercury contain a letter from former 12-year Pottstown School Board member Barry Haring echoing... »

The Neighborhood Schools Myth

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Back in December, we posted an article about Neighborhood Schools in Pottstown.  You can read that post here. In a Preservation... »

Backing Into Rupert

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Remember in 2001 when the Borough of Pottstown approved the plan to reconfigure High Street with back-in angel parking?  The reasoning... »