- PassionFest Returns For Its Fourth Year
The “positive hits” festival of music, faith and community works returns with a growing number of local sponsors to Memorial Park in Pottstown. A crowd of several thousand is expected. - Stuff To Do This Weekend
Hip-hop dancing at Club Revive, farmers’ markets in Boyertown and Pottstown, and Flamin’ Dick and the Hot Rods rocks on Sunday in the Sanatoga Park concert series. - Township Attends Economic Development Launch
Lower Pottsgrove was represented at the Montgomery County commissioners’ introduction Wednesday of their seven-year economic development initiative. - PMSI Holds Diabetes Seminar Saturday
The educational session for patients in its Lower Pottsgrove office starts at 11 a.m. Others are scheduled elsewhere during July. - Also, In The Pottstown Post …
- Tomorrow’s AccuWeather Forecast
At look at what the next day could be like, provided by AccuWeather. - Today’s Food For Thought
Kids need a background in the arts. Visit AmericansForTheArts.org.
- Police: Raucous Home Front During June
Lower Pottsgrove officers last month saw an increase in domestic disturbance calls and motor vehicle accidents compared to the same period in 2008, their chief said. - Township Restores Funding For Three Agencies
Lower Pottsgrove’s contributions to the Visiting Nurse Association, township historians, and the Pottstown Seniors Center all now have been funded at previous year levels. - Academy Sign Subject Of Zoning Hearing
Coventry Christian on North Pleasant View Road hopes to install an electronic message board to replace its existing sign. - As School’s Return Approaches, Swine Flu Vaccine Considered
Neither Montgomery County or the Pottsgrove School District has announced a vaccination program, but one is already being contemplated by federal agencies as the pandemic is poised to worsen. - Postal Service Greening Its Delivery Fleet
Local offices may benefit from the purchase of 6,500 new vehicles, including 1,900 that run on alternative fuels. - Outlets Announce September Concerts
The outlet shopping center just east of Lower Pottsgrove is already looking ahead to Labor Day. - Jazzin’ It Up Sunday In Sanatoga
The Barbone Street Jazz Band brought its popular renditions of Dixieland classics Sunday to the band shell at Sanatoga Park. The audience was comparatively small, but enthusiastic. - Notebook Worthy
A special display of patented works, a special survey that doesn’t tell us much, and a college president’s special greeting. - What They Sold For
A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and neighboring municipalities. - Manufacturer With Local Offices Sold To CT Firm
Sermatech International, an industrial coatings manufacturer headquartered in Lower Pottsgrove, has been sold for what is estimated at more than $80 million to a Connecticut corporation. - Folk Festival Aims For A Younger Crowd
Bands named as the newest headliners at the Philadelphia Folk Festival this coming August in Schwenksville aren’t your traditional folky types. There’s a reason. - As Liquor Sales Rise, 6 Montco Groups Win Alcohol Grants
The money will be used to fight under-age drinking. The awards were made on the same day that the state Liquor Control Board announced record annual sales figures. - PMMC Schedules Free Prostate Screenings
The hospital sets aside four days in September to detect prostate cancer in men. - Legal Notices Announce 35 Sheriff’s Sales
Foreclosure proceedings continue against eight properties in Lower Pottsgrove, and dozens of others across Greater Pottstown. Things look worse ahead, a national tracking firm believes. - Road Repair Not As Simple As It Seems
A Lower Pottsgrove legal notice lists what the township needs from interested bidders to fix some highways. It’s 12 items long.
Joe Zlomek, Managing Editor
Your comments are welcomed on any story. Got news for us? E-mail ‘The Post.’







