Rupert Elementary School

The King of Discombobulation

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
By SavePottstown
The King of Discombobulation

POTTSTOWN, PA – It appears that Team Hylton, members of which can be directly tied to the staggering lack of progress in the Pottstown School District over the past five years, has successfully recruited a new member…recently elected board member Andrew Kefer. Kefer, who was elected to the Pottstown school board this past November,... »

A Visit from the Voters

Saturday, December 24, 2011
By SavePottstown
A Visit from the Voters

(our apologizes to Clement Clark Moore) a look at Pottstown’s Ghost of Christmas Present…   ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ Pottstown Not a creature was stirring, not even the school board’s best known clown; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In anticipation of the new elementary school consolidation... »

Crime Wave Hits the East End

Tuesday, July 12, 2011
By SavePottstown
Crime Wave Hits the East End

POTTSTOWN, PA – While running errands around town the other day, we noticed quite a number of anonymous flyers posted illegally on utility poles throughout the Sixth Ward in a misguided attempt to keep Rupert Elementary School open, at a massive tax cost to Pottstown taxpayers. Here is one example and here’s another. Like... »

The Real Story

Monday, May 23, 2011
By SavePottstown
The Real Story

POTTSTOWN, PA – We see that Mr. Excessive Spender is excessively spending (and excessively spinning) again in today’s print edition of The Fishwrap. Pottstown School Board member (and numero uno excessive spender) Thomas Hylton feels emotionally damaged and hurt at not being included in Pottstown School District Superintendent Dr. Reed Lindley’s meeting schedule. You... »

The Mercury Circus

Wednesday, April 20, 2011
By SavePottstown
The Mercury Circus

POTTSTOWN, PA – Another typical news story mars the front page of today’s Mercury. And it’s the same old same old (are you really that surprised?). Oh my gosh…that dastardly President’s Task Force is going to close my school!! Run for your lives everyone…it’s evil incarnate! Oh please. Before we get into that issue…we... »

Let the Fear Mongering Begin!

Thursday, March 24, 2011
By SavePottstown
Let the Fear Mongering Begin!

POTTSTOWN, PA – Similar to its highly biased fear mongering of the proposed centers concept for the Pottstown School District six years ago (anyone remember the phrase “mega campus”?),  The Mercury is at it again.  This time, the topic of fear is Rupert Elementary School and its future serving the students of Pottstown, based... »

Part II: Hylton’s Way…or the Highway

Thursday, February 3, 2011
By SavePottstown
Part II: Hylton’s Way…or the Highway

Save Our Land, Save Pottstown – Just Say No Part II 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 – In our first article of the series, Part I: A Power Trip Benefiting One... »

Part I: A Power Trip Benefiting One Man

Sunday, January 30, 2011
By SavePottstown
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... »

A Celebratory Toast to 2010!

Friday, December 31, 2010
By SavePottstown
A Celebratory Toast to 2010!

POTTSTOWN, PA – Well folks…it’s that time of the year again.  Time to get out the brandy snifter, snuggle up by the fire in our bunny slippers and velvet robe and look fondly back at the past year to see just what exactly we accomplished (and where the heck the time went!). We here... »

Will the Real Champion Please Stand Up?

Thursday, April 29, 2010
By SavePottstown
Will the Real Champion Please Stand Up?

POTTSTOWN, PA – Now that we’re fresh as daisies after our much needed spring break…we can’t help but comment on the letter which appeared in yesterday’s Mercury.  In case you missed it, you can read it here: Is Tom Hylton the only champion of fiscal responsibility? Oh please. Pottstown School Board Member Thomas Hylton... »

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... »