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Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Sept. 4

• SCORE Announces Classes On Business Start-Ups
  A series of four, covering topics entrepreneurs most often ask about, begin later this month in Pottstown. They’re taught by business leaders who have already been there and done that.
• TriCounty Area Chamber Conducting Job Fair
  You may find the position you’re looking for during the Sept. 16 event in North Coventry.
• 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.

Friday, Sept. 3

• Mother Teresa Postage Stamp Gets A Local Launch
  Postal Service officials from Philadelphia will be in attendance Tuesday when their newest commemorative postage stamp makes its debut in an area ceremony.
• Warning Siren Tests Continue, Even On Holiday
  Don’t be alarmed Monday, Labor Day, when the alarms go off at the nearby Limerick Generating Station … if you’re in town to hear them, that is. It’s just the monthly test.
• You Can Give Pets First Aid, Class Shows How
  It’s a free seminar scheduled later this month at a veterinarian’s clinic in a local pet store.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Thursday (Sept. 2, 2010)
    An overview of Pottstown-related news from other websites.
    • Boyertown Football 2010 Season Preview
    • Zumba Classes At Pottstown Ballroom On High
    • East Greenville Man Captured After Police Chase
    • Signs Of Growth In Pa’s August Tax Collections
    • Report Claims 14% Unemployment Without Stimulus
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Thursday (Sept. 2, 2010)
    An overview of Limerick- and Royersford-related news from other websites.
    • Alleged Burglar Caught Taking Royersford Register
    • Royersford Council Questions Need For Siren
    • Former Spring-Ford Bus Driver Sentenced For ‘Luring’
    • State Of The Art Pope John Paul II Opens
    • Pennhurst Haunted House Stirs Debate

Thursday, Sept. 2

• The Most Important Boring News You’ll Read Today
  Proof that, in its place, even the most mundane business of Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township can have cataclysmic effect if left undone.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Enjoy First Saturday fun in downtown Pottstown during the day, then come back for the car show in the evening. See the horses run and jump at Ludwig’s Corner. Get your fill of fresh veggies at local farm markets. No need to go away for the holiday; there’s plenty to do here!
• Headed Away For Holiday? Here’s A Garbage Reminder
  There’s no trash pick-up Monday, the Labor Day holiday, in Lower Pottsgrove. That’s been bumped to Tuesday.
• National Penn Plans Sanatoga Shredding Event
  In a departure from the usual weekend activity, free confidential document shredding has been scheduled mid-week in Sanatoga. Businesses and residents alike may find that convenient.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Wednesday (Sept. 1, 2010)
    An overview of Pottstown-related news from other websites.
    • Company To Close Boyertown Plant
    • Investment Gain Puts State Teacher Pension Fund On Sounder Footing
    • The Regulatory Framework For Land Development – Part 1
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Wednesday (Sept. 1, 2010)
    An overview of Limerick- and Royersford-related news from other websites.
    • Judge Stops Graterford Project Over Bidding Issues
    • The 15-Year Home Loan Rises in Popularity

Wednesday, Sept. 1

• Sanatoga’s Bursich Named Top Engineering Firm
  The local company was listed by Philadelphia business media as being among the best at what it does during 2010.
• Sanatoga Veterans Join In Recognition Ceremony
  Representatives of American Legion Post 244 will participate later this month, during an observance in Pottstown, to honor prisoners of war and soldiers deemed missing in action.
• An Interview With Pottsgrove’s Terrell Chestnut
  Sports columnist Joe Cleezy of the Harrisburg Patriot-News talks to the Pottsgrove football stand-out about his college choice and the coming season. (This story is published by the Harrisburg PA Patriot-News, and appears on its website).
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Four Blood Drives Scheduled Through Friday
    They’re planned in Limerick, Gilbertsville, and Pottstown. Can you spare a pint?
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2010)
    An overview of Pottstown-related news from other websites.
    • What’s Been Going On At WZAR In Boyertown?
    • Vatican To Consider Defrocking Priest
    • Birdsboro Woman Charged In 2003 Killing Of Boyfriend
    • Peco Settles In Rate Increase Cases
    • Tough Numbers to Swallow In Pottstown Education
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • Newest Dollar General Opens In Royersford
    The North Lewis Road store is the most recent Dollar General has opened within a 20-mile radius. The chain also reported good quarterly operating and earnings news Tuesday.
  • Spring-Ford Marchers Practice In The Evening Sun
    The first day of school may have ended, but members of the Spring-Ford High School Marching Band were working Monday well into the early evening.
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2010)
    An overview of Limerick- and Royersford-related news from other websites.
    • Funding Issue Takes Its Toll On 422 Plan
    • Spring City Man Admits To Porn Charges
    • Legislation Would Add Text Ads to Do Not Call List
    • PA Overpaid For Unemployment Compensation in 2009
    • Peco Settles In Rate Increase Cases
    • County Health Department Wants Volunteer Help

Tuesday, Aug. 31

• School District Extends Cash-Raising Sponsorship Deal
  Pottsgrove school directors last week extended for another year an agreement that gives sponsorship rights to a local physical therapy practice in exchange for a fee. More deals are pending.
• Promises Kept, Sanatoga Bridge Opens On Time
  School buses and cars alike traveled both lanes unimpeded Monday, as a PennDOT contractor removed the barriers that had closed East High Street across the Sanatoga Creek.
• Schools’ Pension Fund Posts 14.6-Percent Return
  The troubled state of the Pennsylvania teachers’ retirement fund, over which Pottsgrove and other districts agonized during the past year, seemed less troubling Monday. The fund announced it had a strong year-end showing.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Monday (Aug. 30, 2010)
    An overview of Pottstown-related news from other websites.
    • Pottstown Library Plans Grand Re-Opening
    • Legislators Promote Mobile Web Access
    • Pennsylvania Company Recalls Ground Beef
    • Lawsuits Against Controller Dropped
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Monday (Aug. 30, 2010)
    An overview of Limerick- and Royersford-related news from other websites.
    • New Spring-Ford H.S. Addition Set For Debut
    • Limerick Township Planners Eye Car-Repair Zoning Change
    • Black Rock Road Closing For Roadwork In Upper Providence

Monday, Aug. 30

• Countdown Shifts To End Of Utility Rate Caps
  Are you ready for your electric and natural gas bills to rise as much as 30 percent at the end of the next 123 days? If not, you should be thinking now about alternative energy suppliers.
• What They Sold For
  A review of highest prices paid for real estate in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and surrounding municipalities.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports For Aug. 30-Sept. 6, 2010
  What they’ll play, against whom, and where for the coming week.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • What They Sold For In Pottstown
    Highest prices paid for real estate in and around Pottstown PA.
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Saturday (Aug. 28, 2010)
    An overview of Pottstown-related news from other websites.
    • Orchards Are Opening Around Douglassville
    • Regional Dancers’ Season Tickets Are Now Available
    • Suit Says Priest Impregnated Teenager
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • What They Sold For In Limerick
    Highest prices paid for real estate in and around Limerick and Royersford PA.
  • College Alumni Host Scholarship Run
    Montgomery County Community College alums plan a fund-raising run to help pay for the tuition of students in financial need.
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Saturday (Aug. 28, 2010)
    An overview of Limerick- and Royersford-related news from other websites.
    • Spring City Steel Company Goes Solar
    • Tax Hike Likely For Montco Residents In 2011

Sunday, Aug. 29

• The Post Week In Review
  For Aug. 22-28, 2010
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Saturday (Aug. 28, 2010)
    An overview of Pottstown-related news from other websites.
    • Orchards Are Opening Around Douglassville
    • Regional Dancers’ Season Tickets Are Now Available
    • Suit Says Priest Impregnated Teenager
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Saturday (Aug. 28, 2010)
    An overview of Limerick- and Royersford-related news from other websites.
    • Spring City Steel Company Goes Solar
    • Tax Hike Likely For Montco Residents In 2011

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