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Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Aug. 28

• Pottsgrove Girls Soccer Team Ready For Its Season
  After two scrimmage games played earlier this week, the varsity and JV girls were practicing again early Friday morning on fields at School Lane.
• Keep Healthy Next Week
  A weekly review of free or low-cost local seminars, support groups, screenings, tests and clinics to help you stay healthy and fit, sponsored or conducted by community health care organizations.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Friday (Aug. 27, 2010)
    An overview of Pottstown-related news from other websites.
    • Borough’s Blighted Property Committee Keeps Working
    • Sad To See New Establishments Shutting Down Locally
    • Walking at Welkinweir
    • More Local Events This Weekend
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Friday (Aug. 27, 2010)
    An overview of Limerick- and Royersford-related news from other websites.
    • Challenge To Sprinkler System Mandates Goes Up In Smoke
    • PA Seeing More Cases Of Whooping Cough

Friday, Aug. 27

• Pottsgrove District Names, Pays More Coaches
  Supplemental positions and payments were approved Tuesday for another 16 coaches overseeing Pottsgrove Falcons’ sports, and others.
• River Water Quality Grants Announced Monday
  A local organization charged in part with overseeing improvements along the Schuylkill River that contribute to water quality will announce 2010 grant award winners next week.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Thursday (Aug. 26, 2010)
    An overview of Pottstown-related news from other websites.
    • Sex Charges Filed Against Former Hill School Teacher
    • Meter Is Running On Pottstown’s Transparency
    • Pottstown’s Proposed John Potts Park
    • Hill School Teacher Faces Misconduct Charges
    • Get Your Music Live This Weekend
    • Help Clean Honor Grove In Valley Forge
    • Pottstown Goes Zany For Zumba
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Thursday (Aug. 26, 2010)
    An overview of Limerick- and Royersford-related news from other websites.
    • County OKs Prenatal Care For Uninsured Mothers
    • Fernwood Cemetery Road Axed By 5-3 Vote
    • International Film Festival Announced

Thursday, Aug. 26

• Coming Soon: Opt-In Lists For Pottsgrove E-mails
  In its latest attempt to make communication convenient, the Pottsgrove School District is setting up a voluntary opt-in system for topical e-mail blasts. It will use a Media PA company’s services in the effort.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Bringing down “The Wall” is the goal of a concert in Sanatoga. Closing out the summer is a three-day festival in Limerick. Getting kids off to a good start is Education Day in Phoenixville. And in Pottstown, enjoy the last of the month’s Living History Days. Good fun, guaranteed.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Help Tag Butterflies Sunday In Pottstown
    Monarch butterflies will take flight soon on a journey of thousands of miles from Pottstown. Help park rangers track where they go.
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • Blessed Teresa Community Festival Starts Today
    It’s three days of fun, food, rides and games … and a little business, too … to help close out the summer in Limerick.
  • Saturday Reserved For Bikers In Phoenixville
    Cruise on into the borough, and park your two- (or three-)wheeled ride with hundreds of others expected for the day’s activities.
  • Legislators Plan Education Day In Phoenixville Park
    Kids can get some free school supplies from state lawmakers, and stick around for a park dedication, too.
  • Pixar’s “Up” Featured Night Movie At Valley Forge
    The outdoor, wide-screen showing benefits the Valley Forge Fire Company, and families will love it.

Wednesday, Aug. 25

We’re pleased to announce that The Post observes its second anniversary today. We began delivering your daily local news on Aug. 25, 2008. On to Year Three!

• Anxious For Business, Bottom Dollar Already Hiring Staff
  The supermarket chain won approval only last week to build one of its more than 20 area stores in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township’s north end. Now it has scheduled a career fair for next week in King of Prussia.
• After Month’s Work, Pius Deemed Set For Ringing Pupils
  Pottsgrove School District crews cleaned, repaired and installed replacement items in St. Pius X High School to prepare it for Ringing Rocks Elementary students. It’s ready to open for business, directors were told Tuesday.
• Haven’t Applied Yet? Still Time For Property Tax Rebate
  Money is waiting for qualified individuals through Dec. 31, Lower Pottsgrove state Sen John Rafferty says.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Hearthstone At Amity Schedules Ribbon-Cutting
    The assisted living facility will mark the start of its second phase with an observance.
• Also, In The Main Street Post
  • College Names Freitag VP Of Admin, Finance
    MCCC appointed an executive experienced at other educational institutions to head up its financial and administrative operations.
• Pennsylvania Not Among “Race To The Top” Winners
  For the second time this year, Pennsylvania has lost the “Race to the Top” and will not be receiving additional federal funds for education reforms. (This story is published by The Pennsylvania Independent, and is hosted on its website).

Tuesday, Aug. 24

• Lower Pottsgrove Adds To Pensions On Installment Plan
  The township will make extra contributions to its pension fund savings during a four-year period to raise their status out of the “moderately underfunded” category.
• Pottsgrove School Board To Meet; Coaches OK’d Earlier
  The district Board of School Directors meets tonight in Pottstown; so far, its agenda is a mystery. Last month, anticipating this week’s start of school sports, directors appointed more than 30 coaches at an average cost of about $2,600 each.
• Maillie Firm Wins Lansdale Auditing Contract
  An accounting and business consulting firm with offices in Lower Pottsgrove will provide additional services for the Lansdale Borough Council.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Boyertown’s Chestnut Knoll Marks 10th Anniversary
    A “Celebrating The Lives We’ve Touched” observance is scheduled for this weekend.

Monday, Aug. 23

• Bottom Dollar Market Wins Lower Pottsgrove Approval
  The supermarket chain will change the store’s exterior appearance, and PennDOT will forego some earlier demands for traffic improvements involving the plaza at North Charlotte Street and School Lane.
• What They Sold For
  A review of top prices paid for real estate in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and surrounding municipalities.
• Sanatoga Corp’s Dramatically Different Look
  The transformation in the East High Street facade of Sanatoga Corp. is complete, having gone from cinder block to stone to a modern, more muscularly sculpted and colorful appearance.
• Kindergarten Orientation Kicks Off Pottsgrove Prep Week
  The first day of school is now only a week away. Kindergarten pupils get their orientation tomorrow, then teachers get in-service training Wednesday and Thursday.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports For Aug. 23-30, 2010
  What they’ll play, who, where and when, in student sports events involving the Pottsgrove School District.
• Lower Pottsgrove Trash Hauler Wins Award
  J.P. Mascaro and Sons will be recognized for its development of a safety manual for employees new to the waste disposal business.
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • What They Sold For In Limerick
    A review of top prices paid for real estate in the borough of Royersford and Limerick (PA) Township, and surrounding municipalities.
  • Limerick Business Owner Posts His Protest
    A township business owner who had his request for expansion denied last week by the Board of Supervisors has posted a sign at his West Ridge Pike location that publicizes his unhappiness.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Tavella Tapes His Hit Tune At Tornetta’s
    A Philadelphia recording artist made a Pottstown pizzeria his venue of choice to stage a new music video. In less than two weeks it’s already received more than 8,000 viewings.
  • What They Sold For In Pottstown
    A review of top prices paid for real estate in the borough of Pottstown and surrounding municipalities.
  • Gilbertsville Model Home Gets Designers’ Touch
    Visit it this week for a decorators’ seminar and the chance to win a prize from Pottery Barn.
  • Pottstown Holistic Center Holds Grand Opening
    The Moser Road facility will conduct its opening ceremonies Saturday.
• Also, In The Main Street Post
  • Phoenixville CVS Pharmacy Now Operating
    The newest of more than 7,000 CVS Pharmacy stores opened earlier this month in Chester County on PA Route 724.

Sunday, Aug. 22

• The Post Week In Review
  For Aug. 15-21, 2010

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