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Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, May 8

• It Can And Does Happen In Local Schools
  A mental health counselor offers five ways parents can avoid the kinds of problem with their teens that arose recently at Pottsgrove High School.
• Diamond Names New Business Manager
  There’s a new leader for the business services division of a credit union based in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and which operates several branch offices in the Route 422 corridor.
• Three Players Score For Pottsgrove Girls’ Lax
• Also, In The Main Street Post
  • Pottstown Steel Firm Subsidiary Adds New Service
    Water jet cutting of large steel materials has been expanded by this company to its customers in the southeastern U.S.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • MotorWeek TV Visits Pottstown’s Eastwood Company
    (With Video). For gearheads, or just anyone who likes cars, the Goss’ Garage program offered a peek this week inside the borough-baed supplier of automotive tools and products.
  • A Borough Rentals List? None Here, Author Says
    A blogger contends Pottstown should, but doesn’t, have a comprehensive list of renal properties within the borough.
  • Upper Darby Artist Hits The Big Time, In Pottstown
    Her work has been accepted to a prestigious local show.
  • Going For A Turn Around The Buttonhole
    Most of us have, at one time or another, given cars a test drive. In Pottstown, at least one of us has kicked the tires on a sewing machine.

Friday, May 7

• Pottsgrove, Other Districts Get State’s Bad Funding News
  Pennsylvania’s billion-dollar budget deficit means the Legislature can’t, and won’t, guarantee funding levels for the schools, a letter to Pottsgrove and other districts announced last week.
• Pottsgrove Students Competing In Reading Olympics
  Their big day is May 17, when what they know about specific books and authors is pitted against that of other districts’ students. Knowledge is the ultimate prize, but there are ribbons too.
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • A Penny Saved Is One Not ‘Spence(d)
    Bankers in Royersford use hand puppets to teach kids that saving money can be as cool and fun as spending it.
• Also, In The Main Street Post
  • Nobel Says Its Attracting More Students
    The operator of Chesterbrook Academy in Royersford, Limerick, Oaks and Collegeville says its enrollment and revenues are rising.
  • GNC Revenue, Net Income Percentages Rise
    Nutritional supplement sales in southeastern Pennsylvania and elsewhere seemed to fare well in a just-ended quarter.
  • April Sales Fall At Destination Maternity
    The national maternity clothing retailer does business locally in Pottstown, King of Prussia and Reading PA.
  • PLCB Promotes Product Sales At Festivals
    To celebrate Wine Week in Pennsylvania, select vintages from three state festivals have arrived at stores in the Route 422 corridor.

Thursday, May 6

• Township Explores Seizing North Charlotte Property
  A long unsightly and potentially hazardous gas station at North Charlotte and Mervine streets needs action, Lower Pottsgrove commissioners say. Maybe the only way to get it is by taking the property under municipal ownership.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly overview of top prices paid for real estate in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and surrounding municipalities.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Treat Mom to tea Friday in Sanatoga, or a garden party Sunday in Boyertown. Professional dance returns all weekend to a Pottstown stage. See fireworks Saturday in Spring City. And play hide-and-seek in the nooks and crannies of a historic Worcester farmstead.
• Sanatogan Arrested In Police Warrant Sweep
  It was one in a series of arrests made Wednesday by the Montgomery County Municipal Drug Task Force.
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • Collegeville Resident Wins Innovation Award
    Montgomery County Community College honors one of its own, who developed an entry-level mathematics course that helped students better understand important concepts.
  • Newly Planted Trees, Shrubs Need Extra Care
    Spring has sprung, and for many home owners so too has the urge to dress up their landscape with trees and other plantings. For them, Montgomery County Cooperative Extension offers a few tips.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Garden Party For Mom Sunday In Boyertown
    Clay pot decorating. Wine and food tastings and, oooooh, neck massages. There’s little better on Mother’s Day … except, of course, unless you also wash the dishes without being asked.
  • Dance Company Opens Second Season In Pottstown
    Melange, a professional troupe, returns to the Tri-County Performing Arts Center for three shows.

Wednesday, May 5

• Grading Plan May Leave Gap In Sanatoga Land
  Plans to level the earthen mound on vacant land at the north side of East High Street, near the Turkey Hill convenience store, may take a new path. Literally.
• Pointing Sanatoga Bricks With Pennies And Dollars
  (With Video) Restoring brickwork at the former Sanatoga Chapel on East High Street is costing Lower Pottsgrove’s Historical Society thousands of dollars. Events like last weekend’s yard sale don’t bring a lot of cash, but every penny helps.
• Troopers Pull Substandard Trucks Off Roads
  Safety was a primary concern in a state police one-day enforcement exercise that sidelined seven vehicles in Montgomery County alone, and also resulted in dozens of tickets. The most frequent problem: poor brakes.
• Door-To-Door Health Insurance Likely A Scam
  Don’t fall for some guy who knocks at your door and tries to sell you a great health insurance policy cheap, thanks to just-passed federal laws. Buy it, state officials say, and cost will be the least of your problems.
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • LGS Hosts Community Info Night Thursday
    Exelon Corp. is holding a three-hour open house and information session at a Limerick golf club to acquaint newcomers and veteran residents alike with the nearby nuclear plant’s operations.
  • Pressure Often Unproductive, Chamber Speaker Says
    Deadlines can be thrilling, but a good life well lived is what lasts, a Royersford speaker tells a chamber of commerce women’s group.
  • Sneak Around Wentz’s Secret Places Saturday
    A special behind-the-scenes tour at the historic Wentz Farmstead in Worcester lets you see all the places Mom wouldn’t want you to hide in.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Grief Support Meetings Tonight And May 19
    The Pottstown YMCA offers special assistance for those who are grieving.
  • Physician Joins PMMC Neurophysiology Department
    Its newest staff member is Dr. Allen Tyler.
• Also, In The Main Street Post
  • Certified Nurses Like Their Jobs More, Study Says
    The specialized nurses, some of whom practice in Pottstown and Phoenixville, say they feel empowered by what they do.
  • State Tax Collections Fell Again In April
    Pennsylvania’s bad revenue news keeps getting worse. And April was supposed to have been a better month … if you like paying taxes, that is.

Tuesday, May 4

• Higher Town Tax Collections Come At A Heavy Price
  Lower Pottsgrove collected more money in town taxes last month than it did during April 2009. Sadly, Treasurer Jennifer Marsteller said, it’s because banks that foreclosed on homes here paid more promptly than did their previous owners.
• Middle School Officer Named To Safety Group
  Tim Wolf, the resource officer at Pottsgrove Middle School, has been asked to join a Montgomery County committee studying school safety issues.
• Guest Conductor Leads Sousa Concert Thursday
  Be ready to be roused Thursday night at Pottsgrove High School, when a guest conductor invited from Georgia leads its concert band in a series of John Philip Sousa marches.
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • Investment Firm Says Government Keeps Banks Wary
    Bankers who deal with particularly wealthy clients have an ever-increasing load of paperwork to file, the survey of an Oaks PA firm shows. Those same bankers think their problems will only get worse.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Weis Markets Plans 2-3 New Stores This Year
    The multi-state supermarket chain with a store in Pottstown PA says adding new locations will be key to its growth in this fiscal year.
• Also, In The Main Street Post
  • Local Therapy Firm Opens 8 Clinics In 6 Months
    Chester County PA-based Physiotherapy Associates already operates offices in Collegeville, Birdsboro and Gilbertsville. It’s got a national presence too, with the most recently opened location in Michigan.

Monday, May 3

• Tuesday Session Tackles Funding For 422 And Elsewhere
  Gov. Ed Rendell has called the Legislature into a special session tomorrow to find money to fix bridges and roads. At stake, in part, are improvements Montgomery County was hoping to have made to U.S. Route 422.
• Polka, Polka Is Fun, Fun On Sunnybrook Calendar
  (With video) Public reaction to a full day of polka dancing last year at Sunnybrook Ballroom was so hot that two events were scheduled for 2010. The first was held Sunday; the second is planned for July.
• Rafferty’s Beer Sales Proposal Gets A New Spotlight
  Lower Pottsgrove’s state senator, John Rafferty, filed a bill earlier this year that would allow supermarkets and convenience stores to sell beer. A ruling last week by the PA Liquor Control Board has brought his proposal some added publicity.
• Sanatoga Shredder Chomped Through Docs Saturday
  (With video) National Penn Bank is conducting its sixth consecutive year of community shredding events. Its crews visited the bank’s Sanatoga branch Saturday, and found plenty of people who wanted their private papers thoroughly chewed up.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Boyertown Fabricator Wins PennDOT Approvals
    The company now can sell its fabrication services to support signage along some of Pennsylvania’s busiest highways.
  • Pottstown Weis Launches Pet Item Donation Drive
    The supermarket invites members of the public to remember their furry friends in local animal shelters.
• Also, In The Main Street Post
  • Comcast Newscast Gets Production Help In Blue Bell
    Students at Montgomery County Community College’s Central campus in Blue Bell PA get a career-building opportunity as they help a professional television crew produce interviews that will air alongside CNN coverage.
  • The Week In Review On Main Street
    For April 22-May1, 2010
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • The Week In Review In Limerick
    For April 25-May 1, 2010

Sunday, May 2

• The Post Week In Review
  For April 25-May 1, 2010

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