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Township Credit Union Brings Lessons To Pottstown High

Diamond Credit Union, headquartered in Lower Pottsgrove, is providing financial experts to advise personal finance classes at Pottstown High School under a partnership agreement with the school district.

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Posted in Business, Education, Lower Pottsgrove, Personal Finance, Pottstown1 Comment

Postponements, Stays Good News In Local Foreclosures

Seven of nine foreclosures on properties in Lower Pottsgrove, scheduled for proposed sale Wednesday by the county sheriff, have been stopped or delayed. So have all six scheduled in Limerick, and 30 of 34 scheduled in Pottstown.

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Posted in Business, Courts, Limerick, Lower Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, Personal Finance, Pottstown, Real Estate3 Comments

Sanatoga Exit Jammed As Limerick Outlets Pack ‘Em In

Twitter users were broadcasting in force late Thursday night and Friday morning to report on shopping conditions (busy, busy, busy), traffic (long delays on Route 422) and bargains (from “not bad” to “not at all”) in the Limerick outlets. Note: this story takes a few seconds to load.

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Posted in Business, Limerick, People, Personal Finance, Sanatoga, Social4 Comments

Hearings Wednesday In Sanatoga On Alleged Burglaries

Three suspects arrested on allegations of burglaries and thefts in Lower Pottsgrove and elsewhere over several months will undergo preliminary hearings Wednesday in Sanatoga.

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Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, Personal Finance, Police, Pottstown, Safety, Sanatoga2 Comments

All Employees Gave To United Way, Diamond CU Reports

The Lower Pottsgrove credit union employees 107, and all pledged support of the regional United Way fund-raising campaign for an 11th consecutive year.

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Posted in Business, Lower Pottsgrove, People, Personal Finance, Social2 Comments

Family Services, Car Dealer Partner In Loan Program

The Montgomery County agency, which operates offices in Sanatoga, and a Philadelphia area car dealer have teamed up to offer loans to low- and moderate-income individuals to help them buy a car. Even those with spotty credit histories can apply.

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Posted in Business, Montgomery County, Personal Finance, Sanatoga, Transportation3 Comments

Lower Pottsgrove Back To Drawing Board On Trash

After rejecting all three bids submitted last week for the township’s trash hauling business during at least the next three years, the Board of Commissioners decided to issue another call for bidders. Its solicitor cited problems with all submissions.

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Posted in Business, Lower Pottsgrove, Personal Finance, Sanatoga2 Comments

Sound Behind Pottstown’s Cash Registers Is Music

Merchants in the downtown Pottstown shopping district are experimenting with a way to rid High and surrounding streets of some less-than-desirable characters. They’re playing opera and classical music from public loudspeakers … and it’s working.

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Posted in Arts, Business, People, Personal Finance, Pottstown, Social1 Comment

Township Bends To Give Garbage Bidders Choices

Lower Pottsgrove agreed to give haulers bidding for its trash collection business an option to pick-up over two days rather than just one. Bidders say the ability to spread out collections will save them money and reduce township costs.

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

Collector Could Be Busy As Payment Due Next Week

The end of the year is coming, and so too are local taxpayers’ thoughts about what they still owe. Lower Pottsgrove’s tax collector may be busy next week receiving final installment payments on 2011-2012 Pottsgrove School District taxes.

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