Boyertown board calls for charter school funding reform At Tuesday night's online meeting, the school board unanimously approved a resolution calling for charter school funding reform, which will be delivered to legislators who represent the Boyertown Area School District, which includes parts of Berks and Montgomery counties. (WFMZ-TV)

Counties will again be unable to process mail ballots early during Pa.’s primary election While a municipal primary typically sees low turnout, election officials said they can’t predict how many voters will take advantage of the state’s no-excuse mail voting law. (Spotlight PA)

Phoenixville Women's Outreach Director Retirement Phoenixville Women's Outreach recently announced the retirement of its executive director, Cheryl Messere. She will be succeeded by Andrea Blue, effective March 1.

Pennsylvania lawmakers ask feds to waive school test mandate The chairs of Pennsylvania’s state Senate Education Committee on Wednesday asked the Biden administration to waive this year’s requirement for school standardized testing because of the pandemic. (Associated Press)

Montgomery County hotline helps seniors make vaccine appointments Montgomery County residents who don’t have the internet or technical skills to navigate the county’s online COVID-19 vaccination site can now pre-register for a vaccine appointment by telephone thanks to a network of volunteers. (Phoenix, Reporter, and Item)

Pa. sees record rise in revenue for online gambling — and addictive behaviors Pennsylvania has seen an increase in internet gambling revenue as the coronavirus pandemic carries on. But for some players, this popular method of gambling is also bringing about some new vices. (KYW NewsRadio)