Posted on 24 June 2010. Tags: Collegeville, Infrastructure, Limerick, Linfield, Oaks, Parkerford, Pennsylvania, Phoenixville, Royersford, Schwenksville, Skippack, Spring-Ford, Technology, Trappe
LIMERICK PA – In a rare incident Wednesday night (June 23, 2010) at 8:54, operators at Exelon Nuclear’s Limerick Generating Station manually shut down its Unit 1 reactor after both of the unit’s two recirculation pumps stopped working, Exelon spokesman Joseph Szafran reported. Szafran, in a brief press release e-mailed to local media Wednesday at [...]
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Posted on 06 June 2010. Tags: American Cancer Society, Non-Profit, Pennsylvania, Pottstown, Relay For Life, Sanatoga, Technology
POTTSTOWN PA – Members of the Twitter social network in and around Pottstown were out in force Saturday and Sunday (June 5 and 6, 2010) at the 2010 local edition of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life at the Pottsgrove Hgh School stadium, Kauffman Road, Pottstown PA. They used their 140 characters per message [...]
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Posted on 04 June 2010. Tags: Collegeville, Limerick, Linfield, Oaks, Pennsylvania, Phoenixville, Royersford, Schwenksville, Skippack, Spring-Ford, Technology, Trappe
LIMERICK PA – Exelon Nuclear is expected to conduct its routine test Monday (June 7, 2010) at 2 p.m. of emergency siren systems surrounding the Limerick Generating Station. Residents near the plant may hear a steady tone for a period of 3 minutes. The test is performed on the first Monday of each month as [...]
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Posted on 01 June 2010. Tags: Credit reports, credit scores, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Personal Finance, Pottstown, Sanatoga, Technology
POTTSTOWN PA – “What’s your credit score?” That’s an often-asked question as consumers seek to borrow money, but the answer lies in another question: “What’s in your credit file?” Since updates to the Fair Credit Reporting Act took effect in 2004 and 2005, consumers have the right to receive free copies of their credit file [...]
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Posted on 28 May 2010. Tags: Facebook, Pennsylvania, Pottstown, Sanatoga, Technology, The Post Publications
SANATOGA PA – In the world of so-called news-making proclamations, the arrival of yet another business-related Facebook page is no earth-shaker. So there’s little expectation of public “hallelujah” as The Post announces that its long-overdue contribution to the hot social media platform officially opened Thursday afternoon (May 28, 2010). Visit “The Post Publications” Facebook page [...]
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Posted on 26 May 2010. Tags: Local, Pennsylvania, Pottsgrove Board of School Directors, Pottsgrove School District, Pottstown, Sanatoga, Technology
POTTSTOWN PA – Dr. Kristen Kozloski, director of technology for the Pottsgrove School District since November 2007, has tendered her resignation effective mid-July (2010), district Superintendent Dr. Bradley Landis announced Tuesday (May 25). She has been hired for a similar position in the North Penn School District in Hatfield PA, Landis said. During her tenure [...]
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Posted on 20 May 2010. Tags: Local, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Pottstown, Sanatoga, Technology, Transportation, Twitter
HARRISBURG PA – Transportation news and tips from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation became available Wednesday (May 18, 2010) through PennDOT’s brand new Twitter account, the department announced. The name of its Twitter feed is “PennDOTNews.” However, the agency will not report traffic or road conditions using Twitter. For that information, travelers must visit www.511PA.com [...]
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Posted on 03 May 2010. Tags: document shredding, National Penn Bank, Pennsylvania, Pottstown, Sanatoga, Technology
SANATOGA PA – Shredding confidential and personal documents, it seems, is an early morning affair. Hanna Hartman, manager of the National Penn Bank branch on East High Street in Sanatoga PA, said dozens of area residents had arrived within just the first hour Saturday (May 1, 2010) for the bank’s sixth year in providing free [...]
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Posted on 30 April 2010. Tags: Collegeville, Limerick, Linfield, Oaks, Pennsylvania, Phoenixville, Royersford, Schwenksville, Skippack, Spring-Ford, Technology, Trappe
LIMERICK PA – Exelon Nuclear is expected to conduct its routine test Monday (May 3, 2010) at 2 p.m. of emergency siren systems surrounding the Limerick Generating Station. Residents near the plant may hear a steady tone for a period of 3 minutes. The test is performed on the first Monday of each month as [...]
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Posted on 26 April 2010. Tags: Pennsylvania, Personal Finance, Pottstown, Sanatoga, Technology
POTTSTOWN PA – FirstEnergy Corp., whose Metropolitan Edison Company division provides electricity to properties in north and east areas of Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township, said Friday (April 23, 2010) it was introducing new programs intended to help its customers save money on energy costs. The programs include: Home Energy Analyzer. Customers can visit the company’s [...]
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