The Sanatoga Post

HARRISBURG PA – Area chambers of commerce apparently feel the status quo is good to go in the coming November general elections. The board of directors of their umbrella political group, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chambers’ Political Action Committee, on Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2010) endorsed incumbents for re-election to state and congressional offices. Receiving endorsements locally [...]

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POTTSTOWN PA – Business owners who have been forced to cut training resources from their budgets due to the tight economy get an opportunity Friday (Sept. 24, 2010) to send their employees to an afternoon of personal and professional enrichment sponsored by the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce. The chamber foundation’s Leadership Tri-County Class is [...]

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The Pottstown Post scanned available news feeds and found these stories of local interest. Each appears with a headline and short description. Click on any headline and its related story will open in a separate browser window at the website where it is located. None of the articles below have been written by, nor should [...]

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POTTSTOWN PA – A firing squad and a bugler, all of whom are members of Pottsgrove Brig. Gen. Elmer S. Friedberg American Legion Post 244 of Sanatoga PA, will be among veterans participating in the annual Friends of the Forgotten POW-MIA Recognition Day ceremony to be held Sept. 19 (2010; Sunday) beginning at about 1 [...]

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PHILADELPHIA PA – Jobs are growing “slow and steady” in what a Philadelphia area web-search employment service calls “niche career communities,” a group of employers who hire workers with special skills. A scan of its listings, however, indicates that while such growth may be near Lower Pottsgrove, Limerick and Pottstown, it’s not yet really local. [...]

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WOMELSDORF PA – A free snowmobile safety class for drivers between the ages of 10 and 15 has been scheduled for Oct. 16 (2010; Saturday) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Williamson Lodge Hall in Womelsdorf PA, the Pennsylvania State Snowmobile Association (PSSA) announced last Thursday (Aug. 5). The Berks County class, sponsored [...]

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POTTSTOWN PA – The following is a list of 192 organizations – whose mailing addresses are within coverage areas of The Sanatoga Post, The Limerick Post and The Pottstown Post – that as of June 30 (2010) are listed by the federal Internal Revenue Service as in danger of losing their tax-exempt status because they [...]

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POTTSTOWN PA — For a second consecutive week, members of the staff and volunteers at Pottsgrove Manor, the Montgomery County PA historic site that was the former home of Pottstown founder John Potts, are inviting visitors to spend Sunday afternoon (Aug. 8, 2010) casually amid 18th century surroundings while re-enactors demonstrate colonial trades and pastimes. [...]

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POTTSTOWN PA – Five new physicians, two of whom have offices on Medical Drive in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township, have been named to the medical staff of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, the hospital announced last week (July 14, 2010) in a press release. The remaining three all are headquartered in Pottstown. Appointed were Dr. Nasrin [...]

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By Dr. Paul Swanson Medical Staff, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center (PMMC) Summer has arrived. So have a lot of other substances that may be causing itchy, watery eyes, a runny nose and sneezing. If you have allergies, your body’s delicate balance can be knocked out-of-kilter by hundreds of environmental triggers: animals, plants, foods and medicines, [...]

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