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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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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Around 9 Am on April 30 a woman driving on West High Street in Pottstown crashed into the Rocket Car Wash. One car involved in the accident was a Toyota, it is not known at this time whether there were any safety issues involved. For an unknown reason she lost control of her car...
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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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Nearly 88 percent of motorists on Pennsylvania roads are making the often life-saving decision to obey the law and buckle up. The 2009 seat belt use rate for Pennsylvania reached a record of 87.9 percent, an increase from the previous high of 86.7 percent reported in 2007. “The simple act of putting on a...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009 from 7:30 – 8:30 AM at the Chamber Conference Center*, 152 High Street, Suite 360, Pottstown. Representing both PMMC and Occupational Health Department of PMMC, Pat Eltz, RN,MSN, the Community Health Specialist for Pottstown Memorial Medical Center (PMMC), will walk-through the “Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Businesses...
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Tags: H1N1, Swine Flu
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