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Township Planners Recommend Exploring Impact Fees

Future development on vacant land in Lower Pottsgrove Township may end up costing the municipality more than it, or its residents, gain. The Planning Commission, in a divided vote, thinks it may be time to charge fees to offset the financial burden.

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Pottsgrove Extends Interim Education Director’s Stay

Dr. Barbara Burke-Stevenson was initially expected to serve only three months as interim director of education in the Pottsgrove School District. Her contract was extended Tuesday night.

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Big Hits (By The Fish) Made Township Derby A Hit Too

A crowd of children and parents attending the Lower Pottsgrove Township annual fishing derby Saturday at Sanatoga Lake spent several hours in the early morning sun, catching their share of a meal for the dinner table.

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They Moved Less Than A Block, Staying In Sanatoga

They Moved Less Than A Block, Staying In Sanatoga

A long-time accounting firm has a new address in the village.

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TriCounty Chamber Welcomes 17 Businesses As Members

Seventeen area businesses have been admitted to membership in the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Weis Markets’ Coupon Redemption Goes Paperless

With the supermarkets’ new eCoupons program, shoppers just select the coupon bargains they want electronically, then present a preferred buyers’ card at checkout to claim their discounts automatically. The system is in place in Pottstown, Gilbertsville, Oley and Pennsburg.

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Limerick Dialysis Center Wins Patient Care Award

Located on Linfield-Trappe Road, it is part of the Fresenius Medical Care national network of centers that deal with the effects of kidney disease.

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10 Leadership Lessons Valuable To New (And Old) Grads

If you knew then what you know now, what would you do over? Todd Wilms doesn’t want graduates, including those from Pottsgrove, to face that question in their future. So he offers “10 Leadership Lessons I Wish I Had Learned In My 20s.”

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Fifteen Qualifiers Make It Into Township Police Interviews

Fifteen Qualifiers Make It Into Township Police Interviews

Of more than 90 men and women who, back in March, responded to Lower Pottsgrove’s advertisement for a future police officer, only 15 candidates made it into last-round interviews that were scheduled for Saturday.

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New Bursich Website Makes Engineering Understandable

New Bursich Website Makes Engineering Understandable

The firm deals with a variety of clients from state agencies to private individuals. Its re-designed Internet presence is intended to assist all of them.

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