POTTSTOWN, PA – Are you a friend of Montgomery County?  We always considered ourselves so…until we did a little research. Let’s set the Way Back Machine for 2007.  That’s when a slate of school board candidates with the dubious title “The Neighborhood Schools Team” mailed flyer after flyer to every home in Pottstown during... »

POTTSTOWN, PA – Valerie Harris is a new school director for the Pottstown School District, having secured her seat on the coattails of Tom Hylton this past November.  Congratulations Ms. Harris! We sincerely wish her well in her new endeavor.  We really do.  We’re sure by this point, she’s well aware that she’s in... »

POTTSTOWN, PA – The IRS website (www.irs.gov) has some very interesting information on501(c)(3) organizations and the federal laws concerning political campaign activity. Their website states: “By law, organizations exempt from tax under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) may not “participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign... »

POTTSTOWN, PA – As parents of Pottstown School District children, we were quite alarmed to receive a recorded message earlier this week from PSD Superintendent of Schools David Krem regarding an adult male who called a middle school student and falsely identified himself as a “representative of the school district”. Here’s a link to... »

POTTSTOWN, PA – There’s a brouhaha in Pottstown over the destruction of the lovely cherry trees that used to grace the former Mrs. Smith’s property along Hanover Street at Queen. We’re actually quite shocked that our do-no harm Shade Tree Commission (and it’s secretary-treasurer at large Tom Hylton) allowed this event to occur. As... »

POTTSTOWN, PA – Hey folks, Here’s a great opportunity to see the best of what Pottstown has to offer.  The Historic Pottstown Neighborhood Association is having its annual Historic Pottstown by Candlelight house tour this Sunday,  December 13, 2009 from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m.  This year marks the 25th anniversary of the event. We... »

POTTSTOWN, PA – The Culture of Secrecy Continues! (cue the ominous background music) http://www.pottstowncitizens.org/pdf/2009-12-9%20Secrecy.pdf This is Hylton’s latest paid advertisement as it appeared in The Mercury on December 9, 2009.  After reading Hylton’s advertisement, you’ll see an obvious pattern.  There’s a little bit of the truth, but more to the story (that conveniently never... »

POTTSTOWN, PA – Pottstown Pennsylvania is the town we’ve called home for almost 20 years.  It’s a suburb of Philadelphia, about a 45 minute drive west of the city.  To get a quick snapshot, check out the Wikipedia entry on Pottstown: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottstown,_Pennsylvania This blog was created in reaction to our increasing inability to publicly... »

POTTSTOWN, PA – Who is Tom Hylton? It depends on who you ask.  Hylton is a man who wears many hats.  Currently, he is a public official…a school board director with the Pottstown School District…having been elected to that post in November 2009 – his first official elected office position – how exciting for... »