POTTSTOWN, PA – Some folks we know live their lives with their heads in the sand thinking that car accidents pose a greater threat than crime in Pottstown. We here at SavePottstown!! think there is a bigger danger lurking in our midst. Crap Dealers. What is a crap dealer? Unlike those peddling drugs…crap dealers’... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – Ho hum. Another day…another paid advertisement in The Mercury by former copy boy Thomas Hylton. What’s today’s topic? Car wrecks! A topic that doesn’t seem to get much press in The Mercury. You can always tell when the end of the year is coming upon us. It’s time to make those... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – Yes true believers…it’s that time of the year again. Time to get out the ink and quill and write those nasty anonymous grammatically-incorrect letters and mail them off to Pottstown’s elected officials. Talk about spreading good cheer! Check out our good friends over at Code Blue for the scoop on this... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – Could you image trying to get your nightly beauty sleep…only to be awakened by the sound of a semi-automatic? Or to be writing a twisted paid advertisement for The Mercury on a quiet sunny Sunday afternoon, only to be jolted from your desk chair by the sound of gunfire? It’s only... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – Only two days after Pottstown Police Chief Mark Flanders attended the Neighborhood Watch Meeting and only four days after he and Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman reassured residents that we are “doing OK”, the sound of gunfire was heard once again in the downtown. This time in broad daylight... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – More of the same old talk. That pretty much sums up the reaction of concerned citizens who attended last night’s community meeting to address the rising tide of shootings and violence in Pottstown. We know where the bad guys are and we’re doing what we can…yadda yadda yadda. Here’s the report... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – As a result of public pleas from concerned Pottstown citizens that began at last Monday’s Borough Council Meeting, a community meeting will be held this Wednesday, November 17, starting at 6:30 p.m., at Invictus Ministries (79 North Hanover Street) to discuss public safety and crime in Pottstown. Pottstown Police Chief Mark... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – Remember the fictious southern town Spectre in Tim Burton’s wonderfully quirky film “Big Fish”? It was a town that went bankrupt but was rescued from bankruptcy by the lead character (Edward Bloom) who bought the town at an auction and rebuilt it. Pottstown needs an Edward Bloom. Why? Because stable homeowners... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – What would you consider a rash of fires? One? Two? More than three? On page A4 of yesterday’s Mercury, it was determined that the house fire which occurred in the early morning hours of November 8 at King and York Streets was indeed arson. King and York streets fire in Pottstown... »
POTTSTOWN, PA – As mentioned briefly during Monday night’s borough council meeting (and buried in today’s print edition of The Mercury), TONIGHT Borough Manager Jason Bobst will be holding a ward forum at First Church of the Brethren, 371 North York Street, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is open to all residents of... »