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New Grants Support Local After-School Programs

The Money’s In! Authority Delivers Grants for 23 Local Needs

Christmas arrived early, thanks to the Commonwealth Financing Authority. It delivered millions of dollars in local grants Tuesday.

Make Your Own Kinda Music on Pottstown’s Pianos

Make Your Own Kinda Music on Pottstown’s Pianos

Artist-designed street pianos are bringing interactive public art, and future hours of musical enjoyment, to open spaces in Pottstown.

Coming to Historic Trappe: Tavern Meal, Topical Symposium, Harvest Fair, and More

Coming to Historic Trappe: Tavern Meal, Topical Symposium, Harvest Fair, and More

A variety of events are written onto the September and October calendars of the museums at Historic Trappe, on West Main Street in Trappe Borough. Some are free!

Edgewood Cemetery Tours Let Visitors 'Travel' with the Circus

Edgewood Cemetery Tours Let Visitors ‘Travel’ with the Circus

The latest in a series of fascinating walking tours at Pottstown’s Edgewood Cemetery returns Oct. 24. Tickets are available online.

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Literacy Winners: Two OJR Schools, King of Prussia Non-Profit

Three local programs have won supportive grants from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

Local Calendar | What’s Ahead

Pennsburg Craft Workshops Bring Past Centuries to Life
Bring Past Centuries to Life, in Schwenkfelder Workshops

Participants in two craft workshops will learn to make a sgraffito plate (Sept. 19), or a small market basket (Sept. 25).

Ride for the River Fund-Raiser Returns Sept. 19
Greenways ‘Ride for the River’ Fund-Raiser Returns Sept. 19

The Sept. 19 fund-raiser for Schuylkill River Greenways offers routes for cyclists of varying experience levels

5th Annual Montco Jazz Fest Again Includes Local Venues
Pottstown, Other Local Venues Again Part of Annual Montco Jazz Fest

Pottstown and 4 other local venues will host performances for the Montco Jazz Fest through Saturday (Sept 20).

Brinton Lodge Issues September Ghost Tour Schedule

The spooky season gets under way in Douglassville PA with ghost tours on Sept. 19 and 26, all at 8:30 p.m.

Washington Twp. Schedules 2nd Meeting on Park Plan
Washington Twp. (Berks) Schedules 2nd Meeting on Park Plan

A preliminary master plan for Barto Community Park is the subject of an open-to-the-public Sept. 22 meeting.

Coming to Historic Trappe: Tavern Meal, Topical Symposium, Harvest Fair, and More
Coming to Historic Trappe: A Tavern Buffet Dinner

Step back in time Sept. 24, for a lively evening at historic Dewees Tavern with a hearty German-themed buffet dinner.

Pottstown Community Action Calling for Clean-Up Volunteers
Pottstown Community Action Calling for Clean-Up Volunteers

Parts of North Franklin Street could use a clean-up. Pottstown Community Action hopes you’ll help Sept. 26.

Make Your Own Kinda Music on Pottstown’s Pianos
Make Your Own Kinda Music on Pottstown’s Pianos

Decorated street pianos are bringing public art and musical enjoyment to Pottstown during September.

West Pottsgrove Issues Yard Waste Pick-Up Reminder
West Pottsgrove Issues Yard Waste Pick-Up Reminder

Yard waste collections in West Pottsgrove Township will begin during October. Keep these rules in mind.

Get Car Seat Fittings Checked; Put Kids' Safety First
Get Car Seat Fittings Checked; Put Kids’ Safety First

Fire companies will host car seat safety checks Oct. 9 in Pottstown, and Oct. 14 in Norristown. Make an appointment.

Food Trucks Arrive Oct. 11 for SunnyBrook Fall Fest
Food Trucks Arrive Oct. 11 for SunnyBrook Fall Fest

Food trucks, plus vendors, artists, music, and fun for kids are scheduled for Oct. 11 SoulJoel’s at Sunnybrook

Finance Seminar May Put You On ’Pathways to Property’
Finance Seminar May Put You On ’Pathways to Property’

Looking for an affordable home, but struggling to cope with debt? Attending a free Oct. 11 seminar may be helpful.

Edgewood Cemetery Tours Let Visitors 'Travel' with the Circus
Edgewood Cemetery Tours Let Visitors ‘Travel’ with the Circus

The latest walking tour at Pottstown’s Edgewood Cemetery returns Oct. 24. Tickets are available online.

24th District Veterans’ Breakfast Scheduled by Pennycuick
24th District Veterans’ Breakfast Scheduled by Pennycuick

The event, scheduled for Nov. 14, features guest speaker Maj. Gen. Michael E. Wegscheider. Reservations must be made by Oct. 30.

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Utility Regulator Warns Data Centers Threaten Electricity Reliability
Utility Regulator Warns Data Centers Threaten Electricity Reliability

An independent study conducted for the state Public Utility Commission suggests data centers may adversely affect Pennsylvania’s electric grid.

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The PCTV Network. PCTV, headquartered in Pottstown, provides local television programming in western Montgomery, northern Chester, and eastern Berks counties.

Daily Voice Pottstown. Covers municipalities in western Montgomery County and beyond.

Pottstown Scoop. A daily e-mailed newsletter, also available online, that covers Pottstown and the Pottsgroves. Its news items are usually brief and quickly read.

Digital Notebook. Pottstown resident Evan Brandt is the sole reporter for the venerable Pottstown Mercury newspaper. For many years, until February 2022, he offered observations about happenings in the borough and elsewhere. They remain valuable from a historical perspective.

The Pottstown Post. A product of The Post Publications (which also produces Travels With The Post). The Pottstown Post offers brief news items about Pottstown and the three Pottsgrove townships. Its stories are NOT duplicated or repeated in the Travels edition.

The Boyertown Expression. Covers municipalities primarily within Berks County’s Boyertown Area School District, and focuses on the municipalities of Boyertown, Bally, Barto, and Gilbertsville. Its operators, Leslie Misko and Jane Stahl, are long-time Boyertown area residents with backgrounds in education and art.

Spring-Ford Press. Reporter-written and AI-derived news coverage in Spring City, Royersford, Limerick, and Upper Providence.

Perk Valley Now. Covers municipalities primarily within Montgomery County's Perkiomen Valley School District: Zionsville, Schwenksville, Perkiomen, Perkiomenville, Trappe, Collegeville, and Skippack PA.

North Penn Now. Covers municipalities primarily within Montgomery County's North Penn School District: Hatfield township and borough, Lansdale, North Wales, Montgomery, Towamencin and Upper Gwynedd.

The Keystone Newsroom. The Keystone is a Pennsylvania-based newsroom of local editors and reporters producing news on state- and community-related issues.

Keystone Wayfarer. Described by author Paula Hogan "as an outlet to publish accounts” that explore “the extensive history” of people and places in and around Schwenksville PA and, more broadly, Montgomery County PA.

MyChesCo. MyChesCo has covered Chester County news since 2017.

Berks Community Television. Covers Berks County.

Spotlight PA. An investigative news service for Pennsylvania, supported by several news organizations statewide. It publishes a Berks County Edition.

Philly Voice. Covers Philadelphia and the suburbs.

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