POTTSTOWN, PA – Can someone please explain to us why Rupert Elementary School is worth sinking more taxpayer money into? Save Pottstown!! took a field trip to Rupert to take some pictures. These are the angles of Rupert you don’t see in the glossy advertisements: Does this look like a building that should be... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – Once again, we see this week that Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton has picked up his quill and paper to tell us that, if properly maintained, old buildings can last forever. As a public service to all those Pottstown taxpayers who wisely cancelled their Mercury subscriptions…here’s the paid advertisement which... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – In recent days, Save Pottstown!! has received several emails from readers ranting about the double standard in place at The Mercury (yes…we know…the list is long…but we’re just tackling one specific double standard today). It seems that posters can make unlimited references to some websites and get instant approval on their... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – One of our alert readers has informed us of the rather comical exchanges available online in The Mercury article “Pottstown committee gets look at geothermal conversion”, which appeared in the January 21 print edition. Evidently, a case of whoop ass is being levied to the poster known as “Dobbydo”. Maybe an... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – Now that Pottstown is approaching the ten year mark on the controversial parking plan known as “back-in diagonal parking”, it’s time that Borough Council revisits the idea of whether it has helped or hurt the downtown. When originally proposed to Council, it was introduced as a way to revitalize downtown Pottstown.... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – We got stickers. Lots of ‘em. If you’re interested in spreading the word, just send us an email with your name and mailing address, and we’ll send you off some bumperstickers, hot off the press. Tell everyone you’re a Pottstown taxpayer and that you’ve had enough. Put ‘em on your car. ... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – On January 22, the RFP for Architectural Services was released to the public by the Pottstown School District. The RFP, dated January 20 (the Wednesday before the Thursday General Board meeting when the voting to proceed occurred), is a six page document and is available on the Pottstown School District website.... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – We here at Save Pottstown!! get a lot of emails and comments from our readers. An informal poll shows that our readers have a number of burning questions that they want answered by the Pottstown School Board, specifically: How do new hi$torically accurate window$ for Rupert Elementary improve our children’s learning... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – As was briefly commented on our site yesterday, The Mercury today reports on the events from Thursday’s General Meeting of the Pottstown School Board. You can read the article here. And it ain’t good news fellow taxpayers. The Five Member Wrecking Crew (consisting of Thomas Hylton, Nat White, School Board President... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – Who remembers the old TV game show “To Tell the Truth”? Who’s up for a round of our own version right now? Save Pottstown!! received the following comments from a reader who requested anonymity. We thought it was so wonderful that we needed to share. So here goes…enjoy! Since many regular... »