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Yesterday | The Centrist

Newspaper: Public notice law change hurts taxpayers

An excellent editorial published in today's edition of The Mercury putting the push by Democrats in the state House to remove the requirement that government bodies place public notices in newspapers.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Tony Phyrillas

'Why do school boards raise property taxes? Because they can'

This Letter to the Editor, originally published in The Mercury , is about the Pottstown School District, but it applies to just about every school district in Pennsylvania.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

WFMZ-TV Allentown

Field Of Flag Ceremonies Celebrates Independence Day

Just hours before the start of Independence Day 2009, a ceremony called us to remember those who've made great sacrifices to protect our country's freedoms.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Tony Phyrillas

Fourth of July Queen crowned in Pottstown

One of the best Fourth of July celebrations anywhere in the country takes place every year in Pottstown.

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The Sanatoga Post

State Seeks Money For Storage Tanks

Pennsylvania has asked the federal Environmental Protection Agency for $6.1 million in economic stimulus money to clean up 71 leaking underground gas and oil storage tanks in 40 counties, the state said in a press release Wednesday .

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Sanatoga Post

CEO Job Official For PMMC's Kirby

John Kirby, interim chief exeutive officer at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, 1600 E. High St., since May , and its chief operating officer since 2008, had the "interim" portion of his title removed Monday when the hospital announced he was named as its permanent CEO.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

WFMZ-TV Allentown

Cleanup Continues After Storms Blast Berks, Montgomery Counties

The cleanup from storm damage continued Saturday after Friday night's storms in Berks and Montgomery Counties.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

PhillyBurbs.com

Thunder storm knocks out power to region

A quick moving thunderstorm rumbled through the Philadelphia region Friday night, dropping hail on parts of Montgomery County, knocking out power in scattered areas and fooling one man into thinking he'd been struck by lightning.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Sanatoga Post

Owe Township Money? It'll Cost You

Lower Pottsgrove 's solicitor also has become its bill collector of last resort, and the township Board of Commissioners earlier this month approved a fee structure that ensures whoever catches up with delinquents is adequately compensated.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Philly.com

State-line firequirks: Pa. stores, by law, cater only to nonresidents

NO MATTER WHICH way you're driving on Interstate 95, you can't miss the billboard at exit 1. On the south side of the sign, TNT Fireworks announces the grand opening of its new super-center in Delaware County, just off the Chichester Avenue exit.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

WFMZ-TV Allentown

Bicyclist Stabbed, Flown To Hospital

Police in Pottstown, Montgomery County are investigating the stabbing of a man on a bicycle.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Lebanon Daily News

Guardsman sentenced for role in rape

Rejecting a plea for probation, a judge Wednesday sentenced a National Guardsman to Lebanon County prison for his role in the rape of a woman at Fort Indiantown Gap in December 2007.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

LancasterOnline

Insult to infant leads to stabbing,...

Insult to infant leads to stabbing, jail for dad By JANET KELLEY 2009-06-17 11:28:00 Lancaster New Era It was a case of cultural differences.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

The Centrist

Pottstown 'on the brink'

The Pottstown Mercury is running a two-day series examing the dire future facing small communities like Pottstown, a former industrial town on the western edge of Montgomery County that hasn't been able to figure out where it wants to go.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

WFMZ-TV

Truck Crash Causes Partial Building Collapse, Gas Leak

Emergency crews are on the scene of an incident involving a truck that crashed into a building in the 300 block of South Keim Street in Pottstown, Montgomery County.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

The Sanatoga Post

91 Attend College Tuition-Free This Summer

Ninety-one students were enrolled as of Wednesday in classes at either the Pottstown or Blue Bell campuses of Montgomery County Community College , under its tuition assistance program for one of its first two summer sessions, the college reported .

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

WFMZ-TV

Suspect Caught Coming Out of Manhole in Pottstown

It's a bizarre scene in Pottstown, Montgomery County. This video show a man being arrested after police caught him in a storm sewer beneath Pottstown around 6:45 Wednesday night.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Cbs3.com

Teen Driver Rescued From Montgomery Co. Creek

Jun 5, 2009 11:49 pm US/Eastern WEST POTTSGROVE, Pa. A Pottstown woman is fortunate to be alive after she lost control of her car and ended up in a Montgomery County creek Friday evening.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Cbs3.com

Suit Filed Against SEPTA Sgt. In Fatal Shooting

Jun 5, 2009 11:49 pm US/Eastern Reporting Valerie Levesque PERKIOMEN TOWNSHIP, Pa.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Philly.com

Retrial of 'rogue' cop begins

Former Philadelphia cop Malik Snell used his badge and a tricked-out Dodge Intrepid that appeared to be a police undercover car to target drug dealers and rob them, a federal prosecutor said yesterday.

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