Friday, January 22nd, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA – In a little over the two weeks since our revised site has been up and running, Save Pottstown!! has today hit the 10,000 visitor mark. WOW! Thank you readers in helping make us one of the most talked about and read websites in Pottstown! As a result of your insatiable appetites... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District | 4 Comments »
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA – Regardless of your political leanings, anyone who remembers the 1992 presidential election remembers the phrase coined by Clinton campaign strategist James Carville: “It’s the economy, stupid”. We here at Save Pottstown!! have taken a little liberty with that phrase in regards to the two paid advertisements that Pottstown School Board member... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, Rupert Elementary School, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 8 Comments »
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA – Due to family obligations, several of the Save Pottstown!! team wasn’t able to attend tonight’s Pottstown School District general board meeting. If you were able to attend tonight’s meeting, Save Pottstown!! wants to hear from you! Send us your comments! Let us know what really happened before we read about it... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA – Save Pottstown!! received comments this morning from reader 50s Child and even though these comments appear on our site under our A Call to Action! post, they definitely need to be repeated (as you won’t read any truths like this in The Mercury or in any of the paid advertising on their... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, Preservation Pottstown, Rupert Elementary School, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA – As we’ve now had time to absorb and reflect on the recent Pottstown School District Neighborhood Schools Committee meetings, we here at Save Pottstown!! have some key ideas that we’d like to share with our many readers. Before we do so, remember to mark your calendars for this Thursday, January 21st,... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA – Hey kids – what time is it? It’s time for One Hit Wonders at The Mercury! The Mercury, in their online edition, is rolling out the one hit wonders of their STAR advertiser… Tom Hylton…with his All Original Hits!! Who can forget hits like “Pottstown School District Spending Soars,” “Budget Reform... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 18th, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA – The January meeting of the Pottstown School Board Neighborhood Schools Committee will be held tomorrow night, Tuesday, January 19, starting at 7:30 in the board room of the district administration building at 230 Beech Street. It is very important for all concerned parents, taxpayers and members of the community to attend... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District | 7 Comments »
Monday, January 18th, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA – Call us crazy, but we here at Save Pottstown!! were wondering where Pottstown School Board member Thomas Hylton came up with the idea that new windows are needed at Rupert Elementary school. In reviewing a July 2009 preliminary feasibility report on guaranteed energy savings prepared by a recognized global leader of... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, Preservation Pottstown, Rupert Elementary School, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 8 Comments »
Monday, January 18th, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA - Today’s Mercury includes an article on the recent appointments made to various committees, authorities and boards of Pottstown Borough. Including a new appointee to the Shade Tree Commission. These events occurred at last Monday’s council meeting. If you’re so moved, you can check out the article here. It’s refreshing to see... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Shade Tree Commission, The Pottstown Fishwrap, Trees Inc | 6 Comments »
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
POTTSTOWN, PA – Remember in 2001 when the Borough of Pottstown approved the plan to reconfigure High Street with back-in angel parking? The reasoning for creating back-in parking was that it would revitalize High Street and the downtown business community. It’s almost ten years later and we’re still waiting for that downtown revitalization. Why... »
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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Featured Post, Montgomery County, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, Rupert Elementary School | 7 Comments »