Archive for January, 2011

Part I: A Power Trip Benefiting One Man

Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Part I: A Power Trip Benefiting One Man

Save Our Land, Save Pottstown – Just Say No Part I of a three part series of articles on Tom Hylton and why he should not be reappointed to a fourth term on the Pottstown Planning Commission POTTSTOWN, PA – Members of Pottstown Borough Council have a unique opportunity on tap for their February... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Just Say NO!, Montgomery County, Non Profit Corporations, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District, Preservation Pottstown, Rupert Elementary School, Save Our Lands Save Our Town, Shade Tree Commission, The Pottstown Fishwrap, Trees Inc | 11 Comments »

Think You Got Talent?

Monday, January 24th, 2011
Think You Got Talent?

POTTSTOWN, PA – So your Aunt Fannie thinks you have lots of talent.  Instead of lining up with all those other wanna-bees for a coveted spot on American Idol, you can share your talent in your own backyard. The Borough Manager, Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Pottstown are interested in developing... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Friends of Montgomery County PAC, Montgomery County, Pottstown Citizens For Responsible Government PAC, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Preservation Pottstown, Save Our Lands Save Our Town, Shade Tree Commission, Trees Inc | No Comments »

Yes Men Only Need Apply

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Yes Men Only Need Apply

POTTSTOWN, PA – Why do members of Pottstown Borough Council only surround themselves with Yes Men? And when we use the term Yes Men…we’re not being gender specific…anyone who agrees with council without asking questions is a Yes Man.  Some may refer to that type of individual as a patsy…or an apple polisher…or a... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County | 4 Comments »

Perfect for Pottstown

Monday, January 17th, 2011
Perfect for Pottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – While doing a little leisurely web surfing, we came across a curious article that may be beneficial to the forward-looking folks looking to effectively market Pottstown (not those elected officials who settle for the bottom of the barrel).  And when we talk about marketing Pottstown…we’re talking about marketing to folks who... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County | 2 Comments »

No Go

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
No Go

POTTSTOWN, PA – It’s officially official true believers.  Even though we got the head’s up on this story last week (courtesy of our good blogosphere detective friends over at Code Blue), it’s still good to know where the issue stands. In today’s Mercury (on the front page under the fold), we get the remaining... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 2 Comments »

Don Read Must Go

Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Don Read Must Go

POTTSTOWN, PA – Don Read, the combative loudmouth member of the Pottstown Borough Authority (and well-documented Three Stooges fan), is up for renewal of his five-year board term at Monday’s upcoming Pottstown Borough Council meeting. As 2011 is the year to clean house in Pottstown, SavePottstown!! strongly believes that Read should be relieved of... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 6 Comments »

A New Year Means More Change!

Monday, January 3rd, 2011
A New Year Means More Change!

POTTSTOWN, PA – Well folks…2010 was a great year.  And we all know that 2011 will be even better! In 2010 we saw so many good citizens of Pottstown become more involved in taking an active role in helping the borough move forward in a positive direction.  More folks attended school board and borough... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 12 Comments »

Feature

Untreated Mental Illness Has Destroyed an Entire Town

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Do you know anyone who exhibits these symptoms: Engages in one-sided, long-winded conversations, without noticing if the listener is listening or... »

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... »

If I Had My Way, I Would Tear This Old Building Down

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Today’s online and print editions of The Mercury contain a letter from former 12-year Pottstown School Board member Barry Haring echoing... »

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... »

Backing Into Rupert

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Remember in 2001 when the Borough of Pottstown approved the plan to reconfigure High Street with back-in angel parking?  The reasoning... »