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Pottsgrove Students Will Pay More For Cafeteria Meals

The price of cafeteria lunches in the elementary schools will increase 10 cents daily, and 15 cents daily in the secondary schools. That’s because students are being required to take a fruit or vegetable. But will they eat it or waste it?

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Posted in Business, Education, Food, Personal Finance, Pottsgrove Schools, Pottstown4 Comments

Someone Nearby Won $2.3 Million Game; Was It You?

Some lucky buyer took home a Match 6 lottery ticket purchased from a Sunoco gas station in King of Prussia, and by Thursday night was $2.3 million richer. Hope it’s somebody we know … and are good friends with!

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Posted in Business, Entertainment, Personal Finance8 Comments

Getting Refund After Today? Spend It Wisely, CPAs Say

It’s Tax Day across the country, the deadline on which federal income tax forms must be filed. If you got, or expect to get, an income tax refund, don’t just blow it on something frivolous, the experts caution. Use it instead for personal financial advancement.

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Township Police Claim Thieves Busy Tuesday Off Keim

An alleged vehicle theft, and the disappearance of valuables from another vehicle in a nearby area, may be related, the acting police chief said.

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Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, Personal Finance, Police, Sanatoga1 Comment

Pantries Get Help From Limerick, Phoenixville, Pottstown

Latest news in the local war against hunger: a well-known Limerick banker throws open the doors of his business as a food drop-off point; the blogging Queen of Frugality enlists plenty of food drive help in Phoenixville, and a Pottstown women’s group plans food item collections through June.

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Posted in Business, Food, Health, Limerick, Montgomery County, People, Personal Finance, Pottstown, Social4 Comments

Tax Season Sessions Return To Sanatoga, Collegeville

If you earned less than $50,000 last year and need help filing your federal income tax return, breathe deeply and pick up the phone. You may qualify for free assistance in Sanatoga and Collegeville, under the VITA program operated by Family Services.

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Posted in Montgomery County, Personal Finance, Sanatoga, Social1 Comment

You Suffered Last Year. Will Uncle Sam Pay You Back?

Remember last year’s big floods across Lower Pottsgrove Township? If your property was affected, how could you forget! You might be able to claim a deduction for property damages on your 2011 federal income tax, but be forewarned: it won’t be easy.

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Posted in Business, Lower Pottsgrove, Personal Finance, Pottstown, Real Estate, Safety, Sanatoga, Weather2 Comments

Meals On Wheels Fund-Raiser Planned For Feb. 13

The Sanatoga-based Meals On Wheels program will benefit from a percentage of the proceeds during dinner hours at Friendly’s Restaurant in Pottstown.

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Posted in Business, Food, Montgomery County, Personal Finance, Pottstown, Sanatoga1 Comment

Good With Numbers? You’ll Be Needed In Sanatoga

The Sanatoga office of Family Services of Montgomery County is looking for help to tackle the annual chore of assisting area residents in preparing their federal income tax returns.

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Posted in Montgomery County, Personal Finance, Sanatoga, Social1 Comment

Manufacturing Could Return, Despite Recession ‘Hangover’

Given time, manufacturing jobs may come back to the U.S., local business leaders learned Thursday. It’s because the gap between China and the U.S. in wages paid to workers is narrowing, and the cost of shipping export goods to America is rising. That makes it cheaper to produce goods here.

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Posted in Business, Employment, Personal Finance, Pottstown, Video, Video Feature4 Comments

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