Evan Brandt
PottstownMercury
Pottstown, PA, United States
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Pottstown Borough Council takes no position on homeless warming center
The topic has been the subject of intense public discussion over the last two weeks, including Monday night's meeting and a town hall meeting Saturday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ. → Read More
Pottstown residents air concerns about homeless center
That discussion, at least in part, seemed spurred by an anonymous letter on the subject being circulated in the North End which one council member called “atrocious” and non-factual. → Read More
East Coventry revising law to regulate food waste use on farms
In the wake of the township’s reversal and rescinding of permits that would have allowed the construction of a concrete farm waste pit off Bethel Church Road, supervisors are considering an o… → Read More
North Coventry OKs $150,000 in federal COVID aid
First to receive additional funding are the township police department, the Norco Fire Company and the Coventry Food Pantry. → Read More
New Hanover Township hires new police chief
Ciarlello agreed to a contract that expires on Dec. 31, 2024, and pays an annual salary of $140,000. He replaces Kevin McKeon who did not apply for the job and retired in December after enjoying an unusual 10-year contract. → Read More
East Coventry eyes selling sewer system
Most of the township's homes operate using on-lot septic systems and the collection system has roughly 1,100 customers, mostly along the Schuylkill River, grouped between Route 724 and Pigeon Creek, Briggs said. → Read More
‘Anything Goes’ coming to Pottsgrove High School – The Mercury
This week, nearly 100 students, staff and musicians will present “Anything Goes,” first performed in 1934 at the Alvin Theater in New York. → Read More
OJR to hold open forum ‘town hall’ meeting on March 9
“We found the meetings tend to flow pretty freely and are primarily based on what attendees want to discuss.” → Read More
Royersford Chick-fil-A bans unaccompanied kids under 16
“Food and trash are often thrown around and left on the tables, chairs, and on the floor. Tables and restrooms are vandalized. Decorations are stolen.” → Read More
Royersford Chick-fil-A bans unaccompanied kids under 16
“Food and trash are often thrown around and left on the tables, chairs, and on the floor. Tables and restrooms are vandalized. Decorations are stolen.” → Read More
East Coventry apartment fire leaves 14 families homeless
Gift card donations to aid the evacuated families can be made at: The Orchard Ridge Clubhouse, 700 Summer Lane; Coventry Food Pantry, 692 W. Schuylkill Road; Parker Ford Church, 20 Rinehart Road; C… → Read More
East Coventry apartment fire leaves 14 families homeless
The evacuated families were brought to the clubhouse on the apartment grounds for shelter and services. → Read More
4-year Phoenixville teacher pact gives 3.4% raises each year
Both the school board and the teachers’ union, the Phoenixville Area Education Association, approved the deal last month. → Read More
Judge rejects injunction to stop Upper Pottsgrove building project
Without comment or providing a reason, Senior Judge Bernard Moore denied the request made Jan. 30 by lawyer and former state representative Kate Harper on behalf of her clients Matthew Murray and Nathaniel Guest, Murray said. → Read More
Crowd again demands Upper Pottsgrove not build on open space
Nearly every speaker urged against the township’s current plans to use part of the 36-acre Smola Farm at the intersection of Moyer and Evans roads, as the location for a new municipal complex… → Read More
Paretti resigns as Upper Pottsgrove Township commissioners’ vice president, citing president’s actions
“If I were to remain in the role of vice president, not only would I be condoning the president’s continued exertion of artificial power, I would also be implying that I too have such power i… → Read More
Pottstown OKs final plans for new Chipotle restaurant
The developers also made a $50,000 contribution towards the cost of the pending construction of a traffic circle to replace the intersection of Robinson Street and Shoemaker Road. → Read More
Publicker buildings in Linfield get Limerick Township approval to be demolished
A demolition permit has been issued by Limerick Township, but no timetable released. → Read More
Court ruling puts Pottstown Hospital back on the tax rolls
Pottstown Schools Solicitor Stephen Kalis said it is the district's position that in addition to annual taxes going forward, Tower Health also owes the back taxes from the moment it bought the hospital from for-profit Community Health Systems in 2018 and applied immediately for non-profit status. No estimate on that potential tax bill was immediately available. → Read More
Allen chosen from among 12 to fill Phoenixville School Board vacancy
Allen will complete Ayisha Sereni’s term, which expires this December → Read More