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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board announces return of Valley Forge Invitational
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) made a noticeable impact on the women’s golf circuit this past May and will continue to do so in 2019. The VFTCB today announced that women’s golf fans will be treated again in 2019 as the Valley Forge Invitational will return to Montgomery County. “The entire Valley…
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Sly Fox Brewing Co. in Pottstown launches crowdfunding campaign
Sly Fox Brewing is taking a bit of a different road to retail and restaurant space in Wyomissing. The Pottstown-based brewery is kicking off a crowdfunding campaign to raise awareness about as well as funding for its newest satellite pub in the Knitting Mills. The newest Sly Fox outpost — an 8,000-square-foot pub — will…
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High school students get a head start on careers at Montgomery County Community College
Area high school juniors and seniors now have the opportunity to get a head start on their careers with micro-credentials earned through Montgomery County Community College’s (MCCC) Workforce Development Division at West Campus in Pottstown. Micro-credentials are mini-qualifications that demonstrate that a student has learned certain skills or acquired knowledge in a given subject area—either…
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Mascaro opens recruitment and training center in Pottstown
Solid waste and recycling company J.P. Mascaro & Sons is currently expanding operations in Berks County and is looking for top personnel to join its team. To ensure it hires those who will uphold the company’s standards, Mascaro has opened a recruiting and training center in the heart of Pottstown Borough. Located at 221 E.…
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Fete en Blanc in Pottstown kicks off autumn festivities
Three Pottstown organizations are planning to bring back an event that eases the transition from summer to fall with a stylish, fun flair featuring local food, drink and live music. The Second Annual Fete en Blanc (French for “Party in White”) will be held on Friday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Smith…
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Hill School, Pottstown, a leader in sending grads to Harvard, Princeton, MIT
The Hill School in Pottstown is one of three schools in the Philadelphia area to lead the nation in the number of graduates that go on to Harvard, Princeton and MIT. The three private high schools — which also include the Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square and The Haverford School of Haverford — appear on…
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Philadelphia photographer to exhibit Iceland Landscapes, Delaware River Images at MCCC Exhibit
Forget the Iceland you might be familiar with from “Game of Thrones.” Photographer John Welsh spent a total of seven months in the country over the course of seven trips, shooting nearly 8,000 landscapes images. “Every day I had to archive what I shot,” Welsh said, adding that he was able to pare down his…
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Legendary Wailers coming to CAN JAM
If you’ve never played it, you have to come out to Pottstown to see it in action. And, this year, the music is being ramped up like never before. Every year, near the end of summer and beginning of autumn, the independent Sly Fox Brewery in Pottstown Pennsylvania celebrates beer cans with a free festival.…
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Local distillers brace for impact of the new whiskey tariffs
Jared Adkins, founder of Phoenixville-based Bluebird Distilling, is passionate about whiskey in part because of the “romantic period” it undergoes as it ages. He had been in talks to expand and sell his 3-year-old company’s spirits overseas, but Adkins had to “put the breaks” on plans as the United States continues its trade war with…
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BMX Racers Convene in Montco
Hundreds of pro and amateur BMX racers from all over the world will be convening at Trilogy Park BMX in Pottstown, PA, for this weekend’s USA BMX Stars and Stripes Nationals. This weekend’s race features a slew of local and regional riders including track operator’s son Justin Knapper will be racing and is a pro…
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Aldi supermarket to open a store in Pottstown
A new Aldi grocery store will open in Pottstown later this week — bringing new life to a former grocery space that has been vacant for nearly five years. Aldi will open Thursday morning at the Pottstown Center Shopping Center, 223 Shoemaker Road. The store is the first in Pottstown, but the third in the…
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Alvernia University to offer advanced degrees at Montgomery County Community College
Alvernia University has joined Montgomery County Community College’s University Center and will offer two advanced degree programs at the college’s west campus in Pottstown. As part of the University Center, Alvernia will offer a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master in Education (MED) — with certification in either English as a Second Language…
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Pottstown Hospital recognized with award, accreditation
Pottstown Hospital has recently been recognized by two national organizations. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has presented Pottstown Hospital with its Get With The Guidelines — Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the hospital’s treatment of stroke patients, according to a submitted press release. In addition, the hospital has been awarded a three-year…
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Survey: Lower Merion has highest average school salary in Southeastern PA
A slide presentation on average salaries in school districts in southeastern Pennsylvania shows Lower Merion pays an average salary of $97,480, the highest in the region. Pottstown was near the low end of the scale, with an average salary of $60,078. The salaries listed in the gallery are based on all school system salaries, which include…
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Digital First Media closes Pottstown Mercury building
Digital First Media is closing the moldy Pottstown Mercury building at King and North Hanover Streets, telling employees to work from home or a printing plant about 45 minutes away in Chester County. Edward Condra, senior publisher for the Philadelphia-area Digital First papers, told Mercury employees on Friday about the decision to abandon the three-story building that…
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Aldi to expand into Pottstown, Malvern
The Aldi grocery store chain will soon be opening stores in Pottstown and Malvern, part of a $3.4 billion investment to build new stores across the country. The new Pottstown store, in the Pottstown Center Shopping Center, 223 Shoemaker Road, is scheduled to open at the end of June, writes Donna Rovins at dailylocal.com. [uam_ad…
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WSFS Bank awards $50,000 to Pottstown’s Genesis Housing Corporation
Genesis Housing Corporation was one of five southeastern Pennsylvania-based nonprofit organizations that received a total of $125,000 in donations from WSFS Bank under the State of Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP). NAP, administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development, promotes community participation and collaboration among residents, nonprofits and businesses to produce outcomes beneficial to…
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Ridderström wins Valley Forge Invitational with course record
Entering Saturday’s final round, Louise Ridderström (Stocksund, Sweden) was three shots off the lead, but a competitive course record 8 under par 63 at Raven’s Claw Golf Club propelled her to victory at the inaugural Valley Forge Invitational. “It’s pretty amazing,” Ridderström said smiling after her first Symetra Tour win. “Even before the round, I knew I…
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