Health

Tracy McDonald works with Autistic Children. There is an upcoming Golf Outing on June 3, 2010 and Marty McDonald contacted us to post this information on the Pottstown Herald. This outing is for the Johnny Bellopede Scholarship Fund, Johnny was one of Tracy’s students. Johnny passed away in August 2006 at the age of...
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Rebates are now available to help Pennsylvania residents conserve energy and save money by upgrading their home heating systems, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said today. The Pennsylvania Home Heating Equipment Rebate Program offers rebates of up to $500 toward the cost of replacing non-electric residential hot water heaters, furnaces and boilers...
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Citing a history of violations and non-compliance, the Department of Environmental Protection today ordered the owners Parx Casino and Parx Racing facilities in Bensalem, Bucks County, to clean up their site to comply with environmental laws and regulations. “More than 1,200 horses are being kept on a property where manure-laden stormwater and wastewater continually...
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All residents and businesses within the 10-mile radius of the Limerick Generating Station have been mailed a 2010 Public Information Emergency Brochure that provides residents with general emergency information. The brochure contains information about general emergency preparedness, including: reception center locations, evacuation routes, a map and a listing of emergency alert broadcast stations. In...
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Have you ever visited the Website Craigslist?  Well local Entrepreneur, John Henning, has and there is something missing. The one thing he misses the most is a local site that offers similar services for the Pottstown, Pa area.  So he created a site called ePottstown.com where local users can post local classified ads for...
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Norristown – The Department of Environmental Protection cited 48 trucks for 64 operational and safety violations during recent inspections at GROWS and Tullytown landfills in Bucks County. The inspections were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 4, and Thursday, Nov. 5, at scale houses that serve Waste Management of Pennsylvania landfills in Falls Township. “These unannounced inspections...
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Monday, November 16, from 8:00 AM – 12:40 PM At 152 High St., Pottstown, PA Facts about Blood and Blood Donation ·     One out of every 7 people entering a hospital needs blood ·     Every 2 seconds someone needs blood ·     Every 10 seconds someone is receiving a blood transfusion ·     Approximately 3 gallons...
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Mayor Sharon Thomas and community members add their voice to fairness. (Pottstown) Workers at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center will make their presence known at the upcoming PMMC board meeting, today at 7 PM in Pottstown.  They will be joined by members of the community who support a fair contract that preserves quality jobs and...
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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers to be extremely wary of pervasive online ads and spam email offering the promise of a whiter, brighter smile. The BBB has received a recent onslaught of complaints from consumers who thought they were signing up for a free trial of teeth whitening products but were...
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Allentown, PA – The Phoebe Institute on Aging is sponsoring a free workshop for local community members featuring Lisa Genova, author of the novel, Still Alice, on Friday, November 13 from 8:30 a.m. to Noon, Alumnae Hall, Cedar Crest College. Originally self-published, and later picked up by Simon & Schuster, the book is written...
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