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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,... »
Getting Screwed
POTTSTOWN, PA – Congratulations are in order for Evan Brandt of The Mercury for his two artery-popping articles today: State school funding plan widens gap between rich, poor districts Pottstown and Lower Merion: The ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ We’re not sure what makes us angrier…the asinine and blatantly racist online comments to the two articles... »
The Name Game
POTTSTOWN, PA – C’mon everybody! Now let’s play a game! The Name Game! Why on earth do people feel it necessary to name places/things after other people? We’re glad to see that Pottstown Borough Council is tackling the important and pressing issues of the borough…like deciding who to name its new transit hub after.... »
More Mercury Lies
POTTSTOWN, PA – They did it again. Last Friday and Saturday’s editions of The Mercury ran false headlines. And as of this writing, there has been no apology to its readers, nor any kind of retraction of their very incorrect reporting. Last Thursday night a shooting occurred at 272 Walnut Street in Pottstown. 272... »
Help Needed to Counter Activists in Pottstown
POTTSTOWN, PA – That’s right all you diversified investors out there. Read our website. Read the entire thing. Tell us how your investment strategies are helping to make Pottstown a better place. We’d love to hear it. The following plea for help appeared today on the Diversified Investor website: Your help needed to counter... »
Borough Council Meeting Alert!
POTTSTOWN, PA – Just a reminder folks that tonight is the Pottstown Borough Council Committee of the Whole Meeting. The meeting takes place at Borough Hall (100 East High Street) starting at 7:00 p.m. This is a borough work session meeting, so, unlike the Pottstown School Board meetings, the public does not have the... »
Taking a Bite Out of Crime
POTTSTOWN, PA – A big thank you goes out to the Pottstown Police Department and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in removing more drug traffickers off the streets of Pottstown. Today’s Mercury reports on the drug sweep and you can read it here: Pottstown drug sweep nets 32: Public helped make roundup a... »
The Deadbeat Club – Case Study #1
POTTSTOWN, PA – There is a cancer that has taken root in Pottstown for far too long. That cancer is serial deadbeats who owe thousands of dollars in back taxes through income-producing properties they own in Pottstown. Who suffers? All of us law abiding citizens who pay our taxes and have to deal with... »
Meeting Recap
POTTSTOWN, PA – Some very positive movements occurred during last night’s Pottstown School Board Committee of the Whole meeting. One of the most notable events of the evening was the naming of former district business manager Jim Bush to head up School Board President Rick Huss’ newly formed President’s Task Force. Today’s online edition... »
A Very Good Observation
POTTSTOWN, PA – Late last night Save Pottstown!! received a very good comment to our Walking the Line post from earlier this week. We thought it was so thought provoking that it needed to be highlighted in its own post. But before we do that, we just wanted to mention that today’s print and... »