Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford

Give ‘Em Both the Boot!

Saturday, January 28, 2012
By SavePottstown
Give ‘Em Both the Boot!

POTTSTOWN, PA – While The Mercury falls all over itself celebrating the now viral story it “broke” earlier this week about the Pottstown Middle School’s ban on open top boots, the real issue remains on why the newspaper refuses to expose the money exchanging sweetheart deal brokered by Mercury Editor Nancy March and current... »

Team Hylton Gets Slammed In Election Eve Call

Monday, November 7, 2011
By SavePottstown
Team Hylton Gets Slammed In Election Eve Call

POTTSTOWN, PA – Yes Virginia. There are more folks in Montgomery County who have beaucoup plus political dollars at their disposal than Pottstown’s big fish in a small bowl Tom Hylton. As many voters heard earlier this evening, Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton and his five school board candidates (Wausnock, Porter, Hammer, Habekost... »

The Queen of the Big Spenders is Back!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
By SavePottstown
The Queen of the Big Spenders is Back!

POTTSTOWN, PA – Unfortunately it’s that time of the year again folks. Time for one psychologically unbalanced and mentally disturbed local activist to start unearthing the jars of pennies buried in his backyard and cash them in for dirty marketing campaign propagandic junk mail. Courtesy of our civil servant friends at the Montgomery County... »

Hylton Resigns from School Board

Friday, April 1, 2011
By SavePottstown
Hylton Resigns from School Board

POTTSTOWN, PA – In a stunning development, embattled Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton has resigned from the board, stating that he is tremendously sorry for all the problems and heartache he has caused in Pottstown during his 38 years in the borough. As part of his self-inflicted penance, Hylton yesterday met with Pottstown... »

A Slap in the Face

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
By SavePottstown
A Slap in the Face

POTTSTOWN, PA – That pretty much sums up our reaction to today’s double whammy dose of half-truths and outdated data circulated in the print edition of The Mercury. Full time cherry picker and part time Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton thinks he knows the cure-all for the Pottstown School District and the best... »

Historical Revisionism

Tuesday, March 29, 2011
By SavePottstown
Historical Revisionism

POTTSTOWN, PA – Why is Tom Hylton so obsessed with having Pottstown taxpayers continue to pay for five unneeded (and unnecessary) elementary schools? Doesn’t he realize that the Pottstown School District is only one of two school districts in Montgomery County designated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a High Tax / High... »

Situational Ethics

Wednesday, March 16, 2011
By SavePottstown
Situational Ethics

POTTSTOWN, PA – Not too long ago, one of our wise and revered SavePottstown!! readers made an interesting comment about Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton:  “He will say ANYTHING to get his way. His ethics are purely situational. If he is in total control, then it’s just and right that the ability to... »

No Matter How You Slice It

Monday, March 14, 2011
By SavePottstown
No Matter How You Slice It

POTTSTOWN, PA –Today’s print and online editions of The Mercury contain a recap of last Monday’s President’s Task Force meeting, which was held at the Pottstown High School. Pottstown elementary schools task force to reveal findings Today’s article offers promise and hope for the much-anticipated results of the task force, which will solicit community... »

Hylton Promotes Abandoning Neighborhood Schools

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
By SavePottstown
Hylton Promotes Abandoning Neighborhood Schools

POTTSTOWN, PA – In today’s installment of Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton’s latest series of paid advertisements touting “superior forms of education”, we find a curious advertisement supporting homeschooling and how it can work well for Pottstown. Here is today’s Mercury advertisement for your review: PCFRG Advertisement 022311 Gee…after reading today’s advertisement we... »

Sabotage!

Monday, February 21, 2011
By SavePottstown
Sabotage!

POTTSTOWN, PA – File this in the Why Are We Not Surprised folder. At last Thursday’s Pottstown School Board meeting, board member Thomas “Insolvency R Us” Hylton got on his soapbox to proclaim, on record, that he would not support the resolution to approve forward borrowing.  Due to the absence of board member Robert... »

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Transparent As Mud

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – It’s ironic, isn’t it? That it took over two years for Pottstown School Board member (and full time political hack) Thomas... »

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... »

No Matter How You Slice It

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA –Today’s print and online editions of The Mercury contain a recap of last Monday’s President’s Task Force meeting, which was held at... »

Audit This!

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – While April 15th is only a few short months away, we here at Save Pottstown!! think it’s time to start taking... »

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... »