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If The BP Oil Spill Was In Pottstown What Would It Look Like?

If The BP Oil Spill Was In Pottstown What Would It Look Like?

The image to the left shows what Pottstown and surrounding would look like as of June 15, 2010 if it were centered on 19464. An explosion on the BP operated Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed eleven crew members on April 20, 2010, sparking the greatest environmental disaster in United States history. In combination with...
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Harrisburg Senators Team Up to Educate Consumers on Informed Charitable Giving

Harrisburg Senators Team Up to Educate Consumers on Informed Charitable Giving

The Department of State is working with the Harrisburg Senators baseball team to help consumers learn how to make better-informed decisions about charitable giving. The department’s Bureau of Charitable Organizations led off the Harrisburg Senators’ “Organizations of the Game” program, which highlights a different charity during each home game. “The Department of State helps...
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Exelon Nuclear to “Pump Up” Perkiomen Creek for Upcoming Fishing Derby

Exelon Nuclear to “Pump Up” Perkiomen Creek for Upcoming Fishing Derby

Exelon Nuclear will pump extra water into the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek in order to support the annual fishing derby sponsored by State Representative Robert W. Godshall and the Franconia Township Park & Recreation Commission on Saturday, May 8, 2010. The resulting level of water will only be increased by a few...
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Pa Attorney General Sues U.S. Fidelis over Deceptive Sales Practices

Pa Attorney General Sues U.S. Fidelis over Deceptive Sales Practices

One of the largest used car warranty sales companies in the country, Missouri-based U.S. Fidelis Inc., along with the co-owners of that business, are the subjects of a lawsuit filed today by the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. Attorney General Tom Corbett said the lawsuit was filed against U.S. Fidelis Inc., formerly known...
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Applications Now Accepted for Home Heating Equipment Rebates

Applications Now Accepted for Home Heating Equipment Rebates

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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Pottstown Newspaper Launches Local Classifieds ePottstown.com!

Pottstown Newspaper Launches Local Classifieds ePottstown.com!

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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Signs of Business FASTSIGNS Opens in Pottstown

Signs of Business FASTSIGNS Opens in Pottstown

A new FASTSIGNS® sign and graphics center is now open in Pottstown, under the ownership of area resident Bill Wellen. Located at 180 Shoemaker Road, the center provides a full range of sign and graphic solutions to area businesses, organizations and events, including banners, site and architectural signs, window and vehicle graphics, floor graphics,...
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Cooke Carpentry & Construction

Cooke Carpentry & Construction

“Quality custom remodeling” Cooke Carpentry & Construction, LLC is a comprehensive custom remodeling, building, and carpentry company.  We are able to effectively and efficiently manage your home improvement project, from start to finish, from the simplest home repair to the most custom home remodel. Combining superior customer service with an unparalleled construction process and...
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NFL Superbowl Champion Rian Wallace Hosts Football Clinic For Pottstown Youth

NFL Superbowl Champion Rian Wallace Hosts Football Clinic For Pottstown Youth

(Pottstown, PA) – NFL Superbowl XL Pittsburgh Steelers champion and former 2000-2005 Temple University linebacker Rian Wallace will host his FREE 4th Annual Goals Over Obstacles Football Clinic for over 150 Pottstown students ages 7-17, on Saturday, April 24, 2010, 10:00am – 4:00pm on Pottstown Senior High School’s Football Field. With Pittsburgh Steelers’ James...
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New Company in Pottstown: Credit Restoration Services

New Company in Pottstown: Credit Restoration Services

Local Entrepreneur, John Henning, has expanded into Credit Restoration Services at his Hanover Street location. John already owns another company in Pottstown. Open A Franchise, a company that helps people find the right business to own. Over the past few years John has noticed an increase in the number of people that need credit...
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