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They paid how much?

POTTSTOWN PA – The top price paid for real estate within Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township from April 15-June 30, 2010, was $240,000, the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper reports. The property is located at 41 Pebble Beach Ln.

This week’s top reported prices were listed Sunday (Oct. 17, 2010) in “The Top 50,” the newspaper’s weekly review of highest prices paid for real estate sold within the city of Philadelphia and townships in its surrounding counties.

During the same period, the top real estate sales price in Pottstown PA Borough, immediately to the west was $182,000; Limerick PA Township, east, $325,000; New Hanover PA Township, northeast, $385,100; Upper Pottsgrove PA Township, west, $170,000; and in North Coventry PA Township, south, $275,000.

Across all of Montgomery County, the highest-priced property sold during the period went for $4,660,000, at 251 Cheswold Ln., Lower Merion PA.

Related:

• What They Sold For, April 8-June 24, 2010
• What They Sold For, April 1-June 18, 2010
• What They Sold For, March 29-June 14, 2010
• What They Sold For, March 22-June 9, 2010
• What They Sold For, March 15-June 4, 2010
• What They Sold For, March 1-May 19, 2010
• What They Sold For, April 8-May 15, 2010
• What They Sold For, April 5-May 12, 2010
• What They Sold For, March 29-May 7, 2010
• What They Sold For, March 22-April 30, 2010
• What They Sold For, March 8-April 16, 2010
• What They Sold For, Feb. 8-March 24, 2010
• What They Sold For, Feb. 1-March 19 2010
• What They Sold For, Dec. 28, 2009-Feb. 5, 2010
• What They Sold For, Dec. 21, 2009-Jan. 29, 2010
• What They Sold For, Dec. 7, 2009-Jan. 15, 2010
• What They Sold For, Nov. 28, 2009-Jan. 8, 2010
• What They Sold For, Nov. 23-Dec. 31, 2009
• What They Sold For, Nov. 16-Dec. 25, 2009
• What They Sold For, Nov. 9-Dec. 18, 2009
• What They Sold For, Nov. 5-Dec. 9, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 26-Dec. 3, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 20-Nov. 27, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 15-Nov. 24, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 8-Nov. 18, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 7-Nov. 11, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 1-Nov. 4, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 26-28, 2009
• What They Sold For, Sept. 27-Oct. 23, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 12-16, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 5-9, 2009
• What They Sold For, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2009
• What They Sold For, Sept. 14-18, 2009
• What They Sold For, Aug. 26-31, 2009
• What They Sold For, Aug. 20-25, 2009
• What They Sold For, Aug. 13-19, 2009
• What They Sold For, Aug. 5-12, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 29-Aug. 4, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 24-28, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 20-23, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 13-17, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 6-10, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 29-July 3, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 22-26, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 15-19, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 8-12, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 1-5, 2009

Traffic Planning and Design.

SANATOGA PA – Traffic Planning and Design Inc. (TPD), the highway design and engineering firm with headquarters on East High Street in Sanatoga village, has been named by readers of “Roads And Bridges” magazine as one of the nation’s Top 20 companies for road design-and-build work.

TPD’s ranking in the survey, conducted among readers from government agencies, demonstrates satisfaction with its technical proficiency and responsiveness, according to corporate Communications Manager Nikki Milholin.

TPD won high marks, she added, in structure, roadway, traffic signal, and “Americans With Disabilities Act” (ADA) ramp designs; traffic control plans, park-and-ride facilities, street-scape projects, utility clearances, and right-of-way clearances.

Part of the reason, Milholin noted, was the company’s investments in staff training, development, and workplace environment.

TPD recently completed maintenance and protection of traffic plans for the reconstruction of a portion of the Blue Route (I-476), expanding a park-and-ride facility on the William Penn Highway, replacement of a four-span deck bridge on PA Route 44, and ADA curb ramp designs in Luzerne and Lackawanna (PA) counties.

BIRDSBORO PA – Music historian Robert Mouland, a Plowville PA resident, thinks it’s important to get things right, and by right he means accurate.

Mouland plays historically appropriate music at a variety of events in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and elsewhere, and to do so he brings with him the proper “tools” to ply his trade … mostly instruments that are a hundred or more years old.

So although listeners may have been a bit surprised, Mouland thought little of tuning up an original baroque violin – made during 1760 in London – on Sunday (Oct. 17, 2010) to play a song titled “Miss Jessie Stewart of Garth” during the annual Heritage Days observance at the Daniel Boone Homestead, 400 Daniel Boone Rd., Birdsboro PA.

• Watch his performance in the video above, or see it at The Post’s YouTube account.
• See a Post gallery, below, of photos from the event. Click on any thumbnail-sized image to enlarge it.

AMITY PA – Walkers. Runners. Hikers. Dogs and their owners. The curious. Nature lovers. And those interested in just some sunshine and fresh air.

All came out in force Sunday (Oct. 17, 2010), and all were welcomed by volunteer greeters, to the more than 400-acre Monocacy Hill Recreation Area on Monocacy Hill Road in Amity (PA) Township, 9 miles northwest of Pottstown. Although the hill is open year-round from dawn to dusk, the Monocacy Hill Conservation Association used Sunday as an “open house” event to introduce itself to visitors.

Association members have worked with the township over the years, President Risa Marmontello said, to help improve and maintain the huge park. Open houses are now common, she noted, but each one attracts a few new guests and, occasionally, new members who also want to help preserve the hill’s woods and its five miles of trails.

• Watch a video, above, of Marmontello talking about the hill and the open house, or see it at The Post’s YouTube account.

SPRING CITY PA – It’s renewal time for the garbage collection contract in Spring City.

Borough Administrator Dennis Rittenhouse, in an advertisement published Friday (Oct. 15), announced Spring City would seek vendors to bid on a contract for the “collection, transportation and disposal of all refuse and garbage” beginning Jan. 1, 2011. Sealed bids are being accepted through Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. at borough hall, 6 S. Church St., Spring City PA.

The ad appeared in The (Pottstown PA) Mercury newspaper, the borough’s publication of record for legal notices.

Borough council members are expected to review the bids, and may accept that of the lowest responsible bidder, Nov. 1 (2010; Monday) at 7:30 p.m. during its regular meeting.

Who are they chatting with?

POTTSTOWN PA – Presentations scheduled for two consecutive November weekdays are intended to keep parents in the Pottsgrove School District better informed about the perils of the Internet, district spokeswoman Beth Trapani said Friday (Oct. 15, 2010).

The district’s SNAP (Student Needs Assistance Project) Academy will present discussions about social networking on Nov. 22 (Monday), and on cyber issues on Nov. 23 (Tuesday), both at 6:30 p.m. in the Pottsgrove High School auditorium. The sessions will are open to the public and will be offered by the district’s school resource officer and technology support coach.

• This event has been added to The Post calendar.

The programs are being paid for under a $38,000 grant from the Pottstown Health and Wellness Foundation.

SNAP Academy is an outreach of the school’s state-mandated Student Assistance Program. It trains adults to act as resources who direct students-in-need to organizations that can provide help.

What is that chest pain telling you?

SANATOGA PA – Health care news for western Montgomery County residents (and anyone else!), for Oct. 17-23 (2010) and beyond.

Thursday, Oct. 21

“Chest Pains – Knowing The Warning Signs,” a free program and accompanying breakfast, will be conducted Thursday (Oct. 21, 2010) from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the Villa At Morlatton retirement community, 1180 Ben Franklin Hwy. E., Douglassville PA. Danyelle Whalen, BSN, RN-BC will be the featured speaker. Seating is limited; advance reservation are required. For more information or to make a reservation, call 610-385-5021.

A free bone density screening, sponsored by Wegman’s Markets and HealthSource of Audubon PA, will be held Thursday (Oct. 21, 2010) from noon to 6 p.m. at the pharmacy inside Wegman’s at Providence Town Center, 600 Commerce Dr., Collegeville PA.

Monday, Oct. 25

U.S. armed forces veterans or their spouses may be entitled to as much as $23,396 in tax-free veterans’ benefits annually, and programs scheduled Monday (Oct. 25, 2010) at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Chestnut Knoll assisted living facility, 120 W. 5th St., Boyertown PA, is intended to show them how to qualify. Seating is limited; advance reservations are required by Wednesday (Oct. 20). For more information or to make a reservation, call 610-473-8066.

Wednesday, Oct. 27

“Exercise Your Brain,” a presentation by the Visiting Nurse Association of Pottstown and Vicinity that intends to demonstrate why seniors must stay mentally sharp as they age, will be held Oct. 27 (2010; Wednesday) at 8:30 a.m. in the Spring Mill senior living facility, 3000 Balfour Cir., Phoenixville PA. Seating is limited; advance reservations are required by Thursday (Oct. 21). For more information or to register, call 610-933-7675.

Sunday, Nov. 7

A workshop for people who experienced, or are experiencing, traumatic events will be offered Nov. 7 (2010; Sunday) from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Gallery on High, 254 E. High St., Pottstown PA. The event will be led by a trauma specialist and coordinated by Creative Health Services of Pottstown. Space is limited; advance reservations are appreciated. For more information or to make a reservation, call 610-326-2506.

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The Limerick (PA) Post | The Pottstown (PA) Post | The Main Street Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Oct. 16

• 422 Drivers Beware: One Lane Eastbound Overnights
  PennDOT is making pavement repairs near the First Avenue interchange. Travel with caution.
• Lower Pottsgrove Soldier Completes Basic Training
  He’s completed the road between a Pottsgrove High School graduating class and military preparations in Kentucky.

Friday, Oct. 15

• Lower Pottsgrove Hearings Set For Apartments, Lighting
  Questions over building height on Buchert Road, and of lighting sufficiency on East High Street, are on the Zoning Hearing Board agenda next week.
• Chamber President Leaving In Move To Cut Costs
  The Pottstown-based business advocacy organization is shrinking its leadership to stay lean as the economy continues to falter.
• Pottsgrove Joining Hunger Campout For Fourth Year
  The high school students hope to make a difference on the dining tables of those in need across the Philadelphia area. They’re hoping for your help, too.
• Rain Postponed Seven Pottsgrove Sports Events
  Thursday’s wet weather made play impossible on some fields. Six of the seven are already rescheduled; decisions are yet to be made on the last.
• Building Vocabulary A Seminar At West Pottsgrove School
  Word use can have an impact on scholastic performance. A Pottsgrove School District seminar intends to show parents and guardians how, and how they can help young pupils.
• Senator’s Veterans Salute Scheduled At Sunnybrook
  Sen. John Rafferty’s breakfast event and patriotic celebration for veterans is returning to the Sanatoga ballroom for another year.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • MCCC Participating In National Sustainability Day
    The college is demonstrating how some of its programs and practices at the Pottstown campus are geared toward saving the environment.

Thursday, Oct. 14

• Exterior Demolition To Begin At Ringing Rocks
  Most of the Pottsgrove School District building’s disassembly so far has taken place on the inside. Now the roof will come off, and so will some exterior walls.
• Lower Pottsgrove, Limerick To Receive Chamber Award
  The townships, which are cooperating on planning for commercial growth at the Sanatoga interchange of Route 422, will be honored for their efforts.
• County Closes Keim Street Bridge Over Schuylkill
  Montgomery County has closed the South Keim Street bridge across the Schuylkill River between Pottstown and North Coventry to all traffic. A PennDOT engineer Wednesday said it was unsafe.
  
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • Child Tracking With GPS On Lecture Agenda
    Locating a child using global positioning satellite technology will be a discussion topic in Phoenixville.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • A First At PMMC: Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery
    An hours-long surgery to rebuild a patient’s abdominal wall muscles and tissues was recently completed for the first time at the Pottstown hospital.

Wednesday, Oct. 13

• Labor Contract Planning Prompts Pottsgrove Closed Session
  The Pottsgrove school board dispensed fairly quickly with routine business Tuesday night, then turned to an executive session to discuss upcoming labor negotiations with its teachers.
• Lower Pottsgrove School Presented With Its ‘Star’
  A federal award that recognizes energy efficiency at the Pottsgrove School District building was presented Tuesday night to the Board of School Directors.
• :-O Pottsgrove Parents’ Seminar Covers Social Networking
  Kids increasingly communicate using texts, Facebook, or other social websites. Who are they chatting with, and what’s being said (or shown)? A discussion series aims to help parents understand and control the situation.
  
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • Rain In Collegeville An Unusual Market Mover
    Flood water damage to its office in the Collegeville Shopping Center has sent a local financial brokerage scrambling for temporary quarters.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Pottstown SCORE Offers Workshop For Entrepreneurs
    Want to start a business of your own, and be the boss? This local organization shows, during the course of four workshops, how to make that dream come true.

Tuesday, Oct. 12

• Confidence Supplants Sweats Wednesday At Pottsgrove
  Pottsgrove High School sophomores on Wednesday face a test that gets them ready for an even bigger test, one that often determines which college they can attend. The testing cost is being paid for by the school district.
• Pottsgrove Foundation Announces Grant Awards
  More than $10,000 has been awarded by the foundation to benefit school district initiatives proposed by staff members, that either promote culture and the arts or represent new and innovative teaching methods.
• Sanatoga Meals Program Hopes You Can Help
  If you’ve got an hour to spare and an available vehicle just once a week, the Meals On Wheels program can use your assistance.
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • What They Sold For In Limerick
    A review of highest prices paid for real estate in Limerick (PA) Township, the borough of Royersford, and surrounding municipalities.
  • Royersford, Lower Perk Meals Program Needs Helpers
    Help is being sought for weekday distribution of meals across parts of Limerick and the valley. Delivering just one hour a week can be a real boost to those in need.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • What They Sold For In Pottstown
    A review of highest prices paid for real estate in the borough of Pottstown PA and surrounding municipalities.
  • Pottstown Seminar Next Week Explains Health Law
    What’s happening with the federal health care law presents some confusion to those who will rely on it. A free explanation of how it affects most people is being offered in a specially scheduled presentation.
  • Bike Pottstown In Foundation Report’s Spotlight
    The success of the borough’s much-written-about bicycle-sharing program, funded in part by the Pottstown Area Health And Wellness Foundation, is the cover story of the non-profit’s new quarterly report.
  • Freedom Valley Ys Accepting Fall Registrations
    Reduced fees during October and the chance to win a prize means it pays to sign up now at any of the agency’s five Montgomery and Chester County branches.

Monday, Oct. 11

• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of highest prices paid for real estate in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and surrounding municipalities.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports For Oct. 11-18, 2010
  Who they’ll play, what, when and where this week in the Pottsgrove School District.
• Clothing Drive A Weighty Success
  Hundreds of bags, and tons of clothes. That’s what Pottsgrove School District residents offered during the weekend in response to a used clothing drive conducted by the district’s Music League.
• Peanuts! Get’cher Peanuts In Sanatoga, Heah
  Decades ago, members of the Kiwanis Club used to sell $1-bags of peanuts to the lunch crowd in busy downtown Pottstown. Now, club members have followed the crowd east; they were in Sanatoga on Saturday.
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • Thousands Crowd Limerick Outlets For Fall Sales
    With Video. Parking lots were packed, and at times traffic backed up too, at the Philadelphia Premium Outlets as merchants there threw their annual Columbus Day Sale.
  • In Limerick, Mother Nature’s A Car Buff Too
    With Video. She provided perfect weather for the first car show to be held at the Texas Road House Restaurant in Royersford to benefit the Limerick Fire Department.
  • The Week In Review In Limerick
    For Oct. 3-9, 2010
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • The Week In Review In Pottstown
    For Oct. 3-9, 2010.

Sunday, Oct. 10

• The Post Week In Review
  For Oct. 3-9, 2010

DOING THEIR PART IN THE FIGHT – Staff members and residents of the Frederick Mennonite Community, 2849 Big Rd., Frederick PA, took a fund-raising walk Friday (Oct. 15, 2010) around the hallways and paths of the facility to help support the fight against breast cancer. Walkers celebrated afterward with a small party they enjoyed with friends, family members and community employees. October is being observed as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The walk in Frederick coincided with the start of the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s three-day Walk For The Cure, from the Philadelphia suburbs into Center City.

Photo from Frederick Mennonite Community.

SPRING CITY PA – “Light In The Night,” an evening of free and safe Halloween activity for children, will be held Oct. 31 (2010; Sunday) from 6-8 p.m. in the Spring City Fellowship Church, at the corner of Bridge and Glass streets, Spring City PA.

Free fun games and prizes will be offered, as well as free hot dogs and treat bags. The event is jointly sponsored by he Spring City Fellowship Church, the Living Hope Community Church, the First United Church of Christ, and the Royersford United Methodist Church.