Pottstown
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Community Health & Dental Care Suggests Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress
The festive holiday season can be an emotional minefield for even the most sure-footed person. The final two weeks of each December can easily slide into one big stocking full of holiday stress. But the behavioral health team at Pottstown’s Community Health &Dental Care (CHDC) cite methods to keep an even keel over the next…
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Raise a Glass to the 2022 Holidays with Plenty of Locally Crafted Potables That Pop
In the light of Hanukkah candles, the Christmas yule log, and Diwali fireworks, the winter holidays shine even brighter with seasonal drinks from Montco. The county’s array of inventive breweries, wineries, and distilleries bringing back old favorites and releasing new ones, all while offering cocktail workshops, food-truck festivals, and music. All five of these recommendations…
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Sandwiches, Sides, and So Much More at Grumpy’s Handcarved Sandwiches in Pottstown
When the craving for a sandwich hits, what do you do? When only the best will suffice, head to Grumpy’s Handcarved Sandwiches (located at 137 E. High Street in Pottstown). No plastic-wrapped lunch meat here, only the best quality meats and cheeses, ingredients, and baked-from-scratch bakery items. Set in downtown Pottstown along High Street, this…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: 1812 Pottstown Home Sparkles Like NYE Fireworks from Its Namesake Overture
1250 Ridge Road, Pottstown, is a stone home and bank barn that date to 1812, the year whose global conflict produced, among other things, Tchaikovsky’s fireworks-laden classical composition. Its pyrotechnic tie could just as easily fit the upcoming welcome of 2023 in Montgomery County, especially for the owners of this home celebrating their acquisition. The…
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Rival College Football Fans Meet by Chance in Pottstown Gym; Trash Talk Evolves into Selfless Act
An Auburn University football fan met a fervent University of Alabama supporter in a Pottstown gym. Their chance encounter started with trash talk. But over time, it softened to a tight-knit bond. Lauren Johnson told their story in Alabama’s Opelika-Auburn News. The opposing-team devotees first connected in a chance meeting. Rebecca Colantuno, Auburn alum, entered…
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‘One of the Best Manhattans in a Bottle’: Whiskey From Pottstown Distillery Earns High Praise
The small-batch whiskey by Pottstown’s Manatawny Still Works is one of the best and most interesting Manhattans in a bottle currently available, reported Jonah Flicker for the Robb Report. Its kick is ideal for chasing away the early Dec. chill. Manatawny’s master distiller Max Pfeffer focuses on producing four-grain whiskeys with unique mash bills that…
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MCCC Opens Innovative Wellness Center in Pottstown to Help Students Succeed
MCCC’s most recent innovation is its new Wellness Center – a centralized tiered system of wellness resources to help students with the vital essentials they need to succeed. Joined by local and county representatives and community members, MCCC’s president, Board of Trustees, employees and students celebrated the opening of the Wellness Center in North Hall…
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Operation Holiday Turns Pottstown Family’s Christmas from Grim to Great
Operation Holiday, a Pottstown seasonal outreach of the The Mercury’s staff and leaders, recently transformed the holiday season of a local single mom. Lisa (last name withheld for privacy purposes) hit two rough patches in the fall: She required surgery to remove her gall bladder. And then lost her warehouse job. She launched an employment…
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Steel River Playhouse, Pottstown, Soars into Holiday Season on Angel Wings
The 1946 Frank Capra classic film It’s a Wonderful Life is being given an interesting and entertaining framing device at Pottstown’s Steel River Playhouse. The cast will present the familiar story — small-town dreamer George Bailey falls into despair one Christmas Eve and is saved by his guardian angel — as a radio play. What…
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MCCC to Host American Red Cross Blood Drive
For the holiday season, consider giving the gift of life-saving blood. Montgomery County Community College will be hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 1-6 PM in the College’s North Hall Gallery, 16 East High Street, Pottstown. Free parking is available at South Hall, 101 College Drive. Walk-ins…
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Holiday Mash-Up: Tours of Pottstown’s Historic Homes in Dec. Finery Fund July 4 Celebration
GoFourth, the Independence Day celebration in Pottstown, is getting a little early Christmas present from a Dec. 4 day of touring the borough’s decorated homes. Proceeds from the latter will help defray the costs of the former. The holiday tours are self-guided, but for those who would prefer to leave the driving to someone else,…
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Community Health and Dental Seeks Donations to Supply Pottstown ‘Warming Center’
Community Health and Dental Care (CHDC) is partnering with Pottstown Beacon of Hope to bring a “warming center” to its community. The Beacon of Hope’s resource is a welcoming location where those without homes can safely escape the bitter cold this winter. The partnership needs generous residents’ donations, common items to make those seeking refuge…
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Couples: Don’t Let the 2022 Holiday Dazzle Wear You to a Frazzle; Schedule a Montco Date Night
The holiday onslaught is building; it’s almost palpable throughout Montgomery County. Calendar dates are filling; shopping lists are lengthening; the whole pace of daily life seems to be quickening. Which makes the Nov.–Dec. timeframe particularly suitable for couples to schedule a date night. Tung Chi, of COHAITUNGCHI.com, compiled a list of Montco-centric options for two…
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Student Services Assistant position. The Student Services Assistant will provide support to both new and returning students at the college. This includes in-personand back-office duties. Service touchpoints will include the use of the following methods: in person; phone; email; text; online; chat Starfish; Zoom, and other Self-Service…
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Turkey Day 2022’s Fast Approach Is No Reason to Get Those Culinary Feathers in a Ruffle
Martha Stewart may be able to whip up a stellar Thanksgiving meal on a shortened timeline (it’s just nine days away), but that doesn’t mean Montgomery County culinarians are able — or even willing — to do the same. Luckily, local Thanksgiving restaurant menus are stuffed with delicious main course, sides, and desserts that simplify…
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Los Angeles Media Producer DIGs in to Give Thanks to Area Nonprofit Hobart’s Run
It’s a long way from Chester Springs, Pa., to L.A., but local native Grady Craig has made the journey there to become V.P. of Business Development and Operations at BondIt Media Capital (a film financing provider) and an Executive Producer at Buffalo 8 (a Santa Monica media company). Giving Back to Hobart’s Run But Craig’s…
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Holiday Engagements Mean Spring-Summer Weddings, A Montgomery County Specialty
The 2022 Montgomery County holiday season will assuredly yield an engagement ring or two wrapped in red-green paper and presented to a loved one. After all the congratulations, the to-do list then kicks in, which means the hunt for a venue. Fortunately, WeddingWire has a list of top-rated places for perfect 2023 matrimonial events. The…
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Pottstown’s Unusual Fall Foliage Experience Rolls onto National List of Recommended Adventures
The current autumn weather in Montgomery County is ideal for seeing local fall foliage on foot (walking), on two wheels (biking), and on four wheels (driving). But that latter mode has a compelling variation called railbiking. Fatherly, an onsite resource for dads, highlighted that experience and recommended a local place to enjoy it. Railbiking is…
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