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13 hrs ago | The Mercury

Car strikes building on High Street

One girl was flown to Hahnemann University Hospital for head injuries after the vehicle she was traveling in struck the corner of Creative Health on High Street Tuesday night.

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Tue Aug 19, 2008

The Mercury

One-car crash ties up traffic on Route 100

Traffic was tied up at the intersection of Route 100 and King Street early Monday morning, due to a one-vehicle accident.

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Related Topix: Birdsboro, PA

The Mercury

Firm rebuilding from fire

"Made in America" - the phrase that used to be the norm - is now the exception. More often, goods bought in the U.S. are labeled "Made in China" or Taiwan or Vietnam or Japan or Mexico.

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Related Topix: New-Berlinville, PA

Tony Phyrillas

Bike Pottstown gears up for fall

From GVF Transportation : Bike Pottstown, the Borough of Pottstown's free community bike share program which began this past June, has already checked out its one-hundredth bike.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA

Mon Aug 18, 2008

Pottstown Mercury

Pottstown council moves money to finance project in Memorial Park

A recent Borough Council meeting was marked by passionate pleas to allow people to have as many pets as they want, or to help solve problems in a particular neighborhood.

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6 ABC

Southbound Route 100 closed near Pottstown

Chopper 6 flew over the scene of a pickup truck crash in Pottstown Monday morning.

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Sun Aug 17, 2008

The Mercury

Alleged drug ring names released

More than two-dozen people from Montgomery, Chester, Berks and Lehigh counties were charged Tuesday with participating in a Pottstown-area drug trafficking network that included cocaine, crack cocaine and ...

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Related Topix: Drugs

The Mercury

Ex-con returned to prison

A former Pottstown woman who previously served jail time for theft- and drug-related crimes was sent back to prison after being convicted of charges she robbed another woman inside a borough residence.

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Related Topix: Boyertown, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Drugs

The Mercury

Determined to rebuild

When fire ravaged Joe Lomanto's Cross Street business nearly one year ago, he could have cut his losses and collected millions in insurance money.

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Related Topix: New-Berlinville, PA

Sat Aug 16, 2008

The Mercury

Road closed temporarily

Wilson Street, between State Street and Farmington Avenue, in Pottstown is detoured for an event today.

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The Mercury

Spring City man wins Relay raffle

A last minute $2 gift from his mother turned out to be a windfall for David Walton of Spring City.

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Related Topix: Pottsgrove, PA

Philly.com

25 charged in Montgomery County drug sweep

The more investigators listened in on his phone calls, the more the raw ambition of Rashan "Roach" Brinkley spewed forth.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, PA, Erdenheim, PA, Drugs

Fri Aug 15, 2008

Pottstown Mercury

Criticized cat shelter will have to shut down

The owner of a local cat shelter will soon be moving out of the township. Limerick's code enforcement officer recently rejected Colleen Weigt's request for an extension.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, PA, Erdenheim, PA, Schwenksville, PA

The Mercury

Prisoners arrested as part of drug bust

Maxine Brown and her sons Marquis Justin Banks and Maurice O'Neal Banks entered Phoenixville District Court as prisoners of Chester County Thursday morning, and left as prisoners of Montgomery County by ...

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Related Topix: Allentown, PA, Collegeville, PA, Trappe, PA, Trooper, PA, Phoenixville, PA

Pottstown Mercury

Pottstown rejects parking changes

Borough Council took seven parking-related votes at a recent meeting, but the votes will result in only two changes, at most, to the current parking regulations.

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Related Topix: York, PA

The Mercury

Pottsgrove Manor to hold a funeral 240 years in the making

Hear ye! Hear ye! The Honorable John Potts, founder of Pottstown, has died. Well OK, he died 240 years ago, but there's still time to catch his funeral.

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Related Topix: Pottsgrove, PA

Thu Aug 14, 2008

The Mercury

ATV crash leaves one in hospital, driver charged

Charges for driving under the influence of alcohol will be filed against a Pottstown man who crashed an ATV on Hopewell Road near Shed Road early Saturday morning, causing serious injury to himself and his ...

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Related Topix: Chester County, PA

The Mercury

Pottstown to accept Early Intervention grant

As borough leaders look to an uncertain economic future, they will have a set of suggestions to help cut costs and improve efficiencies.

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Related Topix: Allentown Metro, Easton, PA

The Mercury

Main Street manager

All puns about comets and rockin' around the clock aside, Bill Haley has his work cut out for him.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Bill Haley, Rock Around the Clock, Music!, Montgomery County, PA

Wed Aug 13, 2008

The Mercury

East Cov. residents question rezoning

The Board of Supervisors rezoned several portions of the township during Monday's meeting in front of a packed audience, a move that will likely impact future development.

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Related Topix: Sanatoga, PA

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Pottstown, Pennsylvania is located in Montgomery County and is part of the Philadelphia Metro Area. Zip codes in Pottstown, PA include 19465, and 19464.

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