Bought a dozen eggs lately? If so you already know egg prices have skyrocketed, while egg production in Pennsylvania and across the nation has fallen. A protracted outbreak of avian influenza is the primary cause.
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Valley Forge Casino Resort owner Boyd Gaming officially put the pandemic behind it Friday, and resumed around-the-clock operations for slot machines on the gaming floor. Hours remain limited for table games and its sports book.
A rating company that advises investors on the credit-worthiness of local governments this month gave Lower Pottsgrove high marks. Its approval focuses on a township bond issued to finance its still unbuilt municipal campus.
An overnight burglary sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning on Red Corner Road in Union Township resulted in the theft of several power tools and accompanying supplies, state police said.
With video. For an accident that occurred Thursday on U.S. Route 422 in Lower Pottsgrove, tow truck operators used a crane to retrieve a car from behind a guide rail. The heavy lift was completed in less than 2 minutes.
The latest and newest exercise and fitness facility in Pottstown, Crunch Fitness, will introduce itself to the public Jan. 31 with a free preview tour and no-cost workout. It officially opens the next day, Feb. 1.
Two separate grants from Constellation Energy were delivered Wednesday to Pottstown High School students as they toured the Limerick Generating Station, and learned about its engineering and technology.
Rehabilitation services within Phoenixville Hospital won a seventh consecutive Top-10-percent national ranking from a standards-measuring agency for its team’s effectiveness and efficiency.