Pottstown
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Pottstown Area Economic Development Updates Community on Current Projects
The annual progress report by Pottstown Area Economic Development (PAED) has highlighted updates on some of the town’s biggest development projects, writes Andrew Kulp for The Times Herald. During the event on Wednesday, PAED presented artist renderings of the proposed Iron Globe Entertainment Complex. The planned 2,200-seat outdoor music venue would be placed along the…
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FOCUS Pottstown and the Tri-County Area Business Community Embrace the Vision for Tomorrow’s Economy
With an audience of nearly 250 members of the business community from across Montgomery, Chester, & Berks counties, Pottstown Economic Development (PAED) was pleased to present at the Pottstown Progress Luncheon, hosted by the Tri-County Area Chamber of Commerce, and held at the Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown. This annual event is an opportunity for PAED…
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All Aboard Pottstown: Amtrak Considering Express Bus Service Between Reading and Philadelphia
Amtrak is planning to establish an express bus service between Reading and Philadelphia that would have Pottstown as the only stop between the two cities, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. The company has been exploring the possibility of re-establishing passenger rail between Philadelphia and Reading and has received a sizable portion of the…
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Pottstown’s Tower Health Street Medicine Team Helps Care for the Community’s Homeless through Outreach Program
Every Tuesday in a Pottstown church rectory, the Tower Health Street Medicine team at the Pottstown hospital gather to help treat the medical needs of the Pottstown homeless, reports Bo Koltnow for WFMZ. “It warms your heart in a way that I think care in a lot of other settings doesn’t,” said Dr. Van Vliet,…
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Shopping at Philadelphia Premium Outlets? Best Places to Eat Nearby, in Montco
Going out and finally shopping again? Head to the Philadelphia Premium Outlets (located at 18 W Lightcap Road in Pottstown), where you can window shop in the open air and check out the latest fall fashions and trends, and daresay, window shopping for the holidays? But you must fuel up first!* Really feeling hungry? You…
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Hobart’s Run Helps Pottstown Clean Up…One Trashcan at a Time
Hobart’s Run is seeking additional sponsors for its popular – and impactful – Adopt-a-Trashcan program. To date, 66 “branded” bins were delivered to Borough of Pottstown residents, nonprofit sites, and businesses, directing litter to the cans and away from sidewalks and gutters. Hobart’s Run provides the containers free of charge; adopters promise to routinely add…
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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s Member Minute Featuring Pottstown’s Deliah & Dean
Check out February’s Member Minute with VFTCB’s Rachel Riley featuring VFTCB member, Deliah & Dean in Pottstown. Deliah & Dean provides good food, whether conventional, organic, non-GMO, or farm-fresh foods, and they support plant-based diets and carry foods for vegans and vegetarians, along with natural soaps, health products, and essential oils that nourish the body…
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Montgomery County Community College Invites Applications for Director of Campus Safety and Custodial Supervisor Positions
Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Director of Campus Safety, College-Wide Blue Bell, Pottstown, and Lansdale campuses position and the Custodial Supervisor position. Director of Campus Safety The Director of Campus Safety provides the organizational vision to steer the Department through a time of evolving expectations and maintains a commitment to campus safety,…
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Community Health & Dental Care Welcomes New Vision Provider, Marie Gwinn, OD, to Its Pottstown Location
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) welcomes new vision provider, Marie Gwinn, OD to its Pottstown health center location at 351 W. Schuylkill Road, Pottstown. Now accepting new vision patients, Dr. Gwinn comes to CHDC as an experienced optometrist provider at the Coventry Mall location. In addition to general optometry, Dr. Gwinn is skilled in…
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Storybook Princesses are Disenchanted! at Pottstown’s Steel River Playhouse, Taking the Stage February 4-20th
Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ’em?! Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in this hilarious adult musical that’s anything but Grimm. The original storybook heroines are none-too-happy with the way they’ve been portrayed in today’s pop culture so they’ve tossed their tiaras and have come to life to set the record…
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Eat Up at ArtFusion’s Delicious Soup Bowl Fundraiser on Jan. 29 in Pottstown
The arts & arts education make communities more vibrant. You can support such efforts by attending the Soup Bowl fundraiser for ArtFusion 19464. Recently The Hill School students took a recent Pottstown field trip-based course led by Hobart’s Run’s Cathy Skitko, where students created some of the bowls that will be given away as part of this fun event…
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Hill School Boyer Gallery Hosting Artist Ellie Moniz in Pottstown
The Hill School’s Boyer Gallery will host Life through Light and Shadow, watercolors by Ellie Moniz through Friday, February 18, 2022. This event is open to the public. A resident of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., and graduate of Millersville University, Ellie has been painting in watercolors for more than 20 years. She has won numerous awards for her…
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Montgomery County Community College Hosting Walk-in Vaccine Clinics Jan. 24 & 26
Montgomery County Community College, as a designated Vaccine Champion College and active participant of the White House and U.S. Department of Education’s COVID College Challenge, is doing its part to help students, employees, and community members get vaccinated with upcoming vaccine clinics. MCCC, in partnership with the Montgomery County Immunization Coalition and Giant Pharmacy, is…
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Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Offers COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing
COVID-19 Vaccines CHDC is offering the first, second, and third doses of the COVID vaccine. In addition, they are offering the Pfizer pediatric vaccines for children ages 5-11 years old. If the child is not a patient with CHDC, they will need to register with their health center in order to receive the vaccine. Please…
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Pottstown Hospital Owner Tower Health Ends Discussion with Trinity Over Potential Sale of Local Hospital
Tower Health, the owner of Pottstown Hospital, has ended its talks with Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic on the possible sale of Chestnut Hill Hospital, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 148-bed Philadelphia hospital along with a group of over a dozen urgent care centers will remain with the financially ailing health system. Tower…
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Pottstown’s Community Health and Dental Care Offering Diabetes Prevention Program
9 out of 10 people with prediabetes do not know that they have it. Take this Prediabetes Risk Test to find out if you have a higher risk of developing diabetes. There are approximately 79 million people in the United States with prediabetes, and their risk of developing type 2 diabetes is four to 12 times higher than it is…
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$1.1 Million Grant Helps MCCC Open Wellness Center at Pottstown Campus
Montgomery County Community College has received a $1.1 million Community Mental Health Services Block Grant from Montgomery County to open a Wellness Center at its Pottstown Campus in 2022 and continue its Partnership on Work Enrichment and Readiness (POWER) program. These funds were targeted by the State for community colleges to support the higher education…
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Pottstown’s Community Health & Dental Care is Hiring; Job Fair on Jan. 11
CHDC is hiring! Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) will hold a Job Fair on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, from 11 AM – 6 PM at the Pottstown health center location at 351 W. Schuylkill Road, Suite G-15A, Pottstown, in the Coventry Mall. New year! New career! Individuals seeking a rewarding career in the healthcare…
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