• Popular Fete en Blanc Event to Return to Pottstown in September

    Popular Fete en Blanc Event to Return to Pottstown in September

    After canceling the 2020 Fete en Blanc due to the pandemic – and with the lifting of statewide restrictions — Hobart’s Run and Pottstown Area Industrial Development, Inc. are thrilled to announce the very popular “Party in White” will return to Pottstown this year on Friday, September 10, from 6 to 9 p.m., rain or…

  • Lansdale’s Dischell Bartle Dooley Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Star

    Lansdale’s Dischell Bartle Dooley Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Star

    Partners Mark Dischell, Jack Dooley, Bob Iannozzi Jr., and Elizabeth Billies were selected for the Super Lawyers list. George Saba Jr., of counsel to the firm, was also named a Super Lawyer. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in Pennsylvania are named to the Super Lawyers list Partner Inna Materese was…

  • Summer Fun Heats Up at Montgomery County Community College With a Variety of Cool Camps

    Summer Fun Heats Up at Montgomery County Community College With a Variety of Cool Camps

    MCCC will host a series of cool camps for children in the community. From racing around the globe to discovering all the artistic beauty it has to offer, to exploring the galaxy or the wonders of the Schuylkill River, there will be plenty for campers to do this year.   The Amazing Arts Race  At “The Amazing Arts Race,” campers will travel the world to complete challenges…

  • Pottstown GoFourth! Plans Street Fest in the Borough, Change of Venue

    Pottstown GoFourth! Plans Street Fest in the Borough, Change of Venue

    The spectacular Fourth of July fireworks organized by the all-volunteer Pottstown GoFourth! committee will be back this year as the Borough of Pottstown and visiting neighbors gather to celebrate Independence Day with a Street Fest!   The pyrotechnics show will begin in Memorial Park at 9 p.m., produced by International Fireworks and sponsored by Precision…

  • Matthew Musket, PT, DPT, of Pottstown’s CHDC Receives Clinical Excellence Award From Alvernia University

    Matthew Musket, PT, DPT, of Pottstown’s CHDC Receives Clinical Excellence Award From Alvernia University

    Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. (CHDC) congratulates physical therapy provider, Matthew Musket, PT, DPT for receiving the Clinical Excellence Award from the Alvernia University Physical Therapy Department at the Class of 2021 Celebration event held on May 14, 2021, at Berkshire Country Club in Reading, PA. According to the recognition award letter sent to…

  • Pottstown’s CHDC Among Winners of P4 Challenge Awarded for Innovation in Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention

    Pottstown’s CHDC Among Winners of P4 Challenge Awarded for Innovation in Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention

    Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. (CHDC) was selected among 50 national winners in the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Phase 1 P4 Challenge for innovation in promoting pediatric primary care to improve child health. The goal of the nationwide P4 Challenge is to increase access to well-child visits and improve immunizations within pediatric…

  • Pottstown Eatery Makes Final Round of Cheesesteak Madness Tournament, But Barely Falls Short of Taking the Crown

    Pottstown Eatery Makes Final Round of Cheesesteak Madness Tournament, But Barely Falls Short of Taking the Crown

    Tony Joe’s House of Great Eats in Pottstown made the final round of the Cheesesteak Madness Tournament and barely fell short of taking the crown, writes Amanda Brady for 6abc. Jim Pappas, who has eaten more than 800 tasty steak sandwiches over the years, set out on a journey to find the ultimate cheesesteak in the Philadelphia…

  • Pottstown Area’s NAACP to Host Social Event at The Alley on High Street

    Pottstown Area’s NAACP to Host Social Event at The Alley on High Street

    The Pottstown Branch 2288 of the NAACP invites the Pottstown area community to an outdoor gathering at The Alley on High Street, 228 E. High St., at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 3 (weather permitting). Paula Corson, the chairperson of the membership committee, noted the branch is working to enroll more members.  The Alley event…

  • Montgomery County Community College Celebrates its 54th Commencement with Three Drive-in Ceremonies

    Montgomery County Community College Celebrates its 54th Commencement with Three Drive-in Ceremonies

    With horns honking and families cheering, Montgomery County Community College and the Class of 2021 celebrated its 54th Commencement during three drive-in ceremonies on Thursday, May 20, held at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. Starting in the morning, the graduates filled the Morris Road parking lot in decorated cars for each ceremony. The…

  • Tourism and Hospitality Management Courses Available at MCCC Pottstown Campus

    Tourism and Hospitality Management Courses Available at MCCC Pottstown Campus

    Students studying in the Tourism and Hospitality Management program at Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) will soon have a second location to study, as courses in the program will be offered in-person at the College’s Pottstown campus starting this fall. “We are looking forward to bringing Tourism & Hospitality Management courses to our Pottstown campus,”…

  • Pottstown’s CHDC to Hold Job Fair on May 19th: Multiple Positions Available For Immediate Hire

    Pottstown’s CHDC to Hold Job Fair on May 19th: Multiple Positions Available For Immediate Hire

    Looking for a new job? Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) will hold a Job Fair on Wednesday, May 19th from 11 AM – 1 PM and 4:30 PM and 6:30 PM at the Pottstown health center location at 351 W. Schuylkill Road, Suite G-15A, Pottstown, PA 19465, in the Coventry Mall. Multiple positions available!…

  • Tower Health’s Expansion Plan Was to Purchase Hospitals, Including Pottstown; Now Entire System Up For Sale

    Tower Health’s Expansion Plan Was to Purchase Hospitals, Including Pottstown; Now Entire System Up For Sale

    In early 2016, Tower Health—then called Reading Health System—was considering using the cash it had on hand to build two small local hospitals for $170 million in an effort to defend its core market and utilize its expansion plan, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That was part of a larger $350 million strategic…

  • International Paddling Film Festival Returns to Pottstown at Drive-in Movie Theater

    International Paddling Film Festival Returns to Pottstown at Drive-in Movie Theater

    The Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area is bringing the Paddling Film Festival to the Montco for the second year in a row. It will be an outdoor and physically distant drive-in theater experience at The Sunnybrook Ballroom on May 6 from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Schuylkill River Greenways invites area residents to celebrate the…

  • Unlocking Pottstown’s Potential: Diversity-Focused Investors Conference a Virtual Success

    Unlocking Pottstown’s Potential: Diversity-Focused Investors Conference a Virtual Success

    The upbeat, online Pottstown Investors Conference showcased the resilience within the shared city’s business community. It also shared the tangible, rich opportunity that exists if entrepreneurs, investors, and residents embrace diversity as a driver for sustainable economic and nonprofit success. About 150 registrants participated in the free, virtual event, hosted by Hobart’s Run, Pottstown Area…

  • Action! Summer Camp is Back at Steel River Playhouse

    Action! Summer Camp is Back at Steel River Playhouse

    After a year spent online, Steel River Playhouse is excited to bring creativity, learning, and fun back to the Playhouse with several choices for in person Summer Camps! From rising Kindergarteners to High School students and those looking for a pre-professional theater experience, there is something for every age and level of experience. Rising kindergarteners…

  • Pottstown Distillery Partners with Local Shelter to Help Find Abandoned Doggies’ Forever Homes

    Pottstown Distillery Partners with Local Shelter to Help Find Abandoned Doggies’ Forever Homes

    Manatawny Still Works in Pottstown has partnered with Brandywine Valley SPCA on a project called Piper’s Pals to help find forever homes for abandoned dogs, writes Timothy Walton for abc6. The project got its name from Piper, who is known as the distillery dog. She was adopted from a local shelter seven years ago when…

  • Virtual Pottstown Investors Conference Focuses on Diversity and Resilience

    Virtual Pottstown Investors Conference Focuses on Diversity and Resilience

    The Fourth Annual Pottstown Investors Conference sponsored by Hobart’s Run, The Hill School, Pottstown Area Industrial Development, Inc. (PAID), and The Borough of Pottstown will be presented in a virtual format on Friday, April 16.  The conference kicks off at 8:45 a.m. with on-line sign-in. There is no charge to interested individuals.  Interested participants should register…

  • When Renting Apartments, See Which Montco Town Gets You the Best Bang (and the Most Space) for Your Buck

    When Renting Apartments, See Which Montco Town Gets You the Best Bang (and the Most Space) for Your Buck

    If you are looking to change apartments and to ensure you get the biggest bang for your buck, who has the best place—and the best space—for your money? Pottstown is the place to go, writes Florentina Sarac for RENTCafé. According to a new analysis of 57 Pennsylvania cities by RENTCafé, the Montgomery County town provides…