Archive for October, 2009

Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser for the Pottstown Public Library

Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser for the Pottstown Public Library

The Board of Directors of the Pottstown Public Library will be hosting the library’s third annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser on November 7, 2009 from 7 to 9 PM at the library.  Space is limited, but still available.  Please contact the library for tickets – $40.00 donation per person, or 10 for $350.00. Fine unique...
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Green Apple Squared Review

Green Apple Squared Review

Green Apple Squared rocked the bean hard Saturday night in wake of a disastrously dampened parade evening. The mood was certainly not damp inside the Hard Bean Cafe of Boyertown, PA though around 9:30 PM. Green Apple Squared (GA2), featuring Chip Rosenberry on vocals and Bobby Jara on guitar, rocked the stormy night away...
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Evony – Addiction and Obsession and Fun and Free!

Evony – Addiction and Obsession and Fun and Free!

John Henning here, I am the editor of the Pottstown Herald Newspaper.  I don’t know if you have ever heard of a game called Evony, but boy is it addicting & fun.  And the best part of it is, it is Free! The basic theme is that you build a castle and then you...
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Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Workers Attend Hospital Board Meeting to Show Unity for Fair Contract

Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Workers Attend Hospital Board Meeting to Show Unity for Fair Contract

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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BBB Warns Teeth Whitening Products Sold Online Are Nothing to Smile About

BBB Warns Teeth Whitening Products Sold Online Are Nothing to Smile About

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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Pottstown Students Show Support For Our Country’s Military

Pottstown Students Show Support For Our Country’s Military

Second grade students at Pottstown School District’s Rupert Elementary School are showing their patriotic pride and support for our men and women serving in the military overseas.  Students in Ms. Shannon Wagner’s and Mrs. Susan Paravis’ second grade classes have adopted a platoon of 19 members of the United States Army serving overseas. Each...
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6 Halloween Attractions in Lancaster County

6 Halloween Attractions in Lancaster County

Greetings from Lancaster County, The countryside is bustling with activity in Pennsylvania Dutch Country! Draft horses pulling wagons brimming with cabbage, pumpkins and apples break through the early morning mist as they head to the local produce auction. Freshly made jams line the shelves of farmers’ market stands and country stores in a symphony...
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Phoebe To Sponsor Event Featuring NY Times Best Selling Author, Lisa Genova

Phoebe To Sponsor Event Featuring NY Times Best Selling Author, Lisa Genova

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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Green Apple Squared is back at the Hard Bean Café!

Green Apple Squared is back at the Hard Bean Café!

During the annual Boyertown Halloween parade Green Apple Squared will be gearing up again at the Hard Bean Café. The night of the parade is this Saturday the 24th. The band is scheduled to play during the 9:30 – 11:30 time slot. Show your support for this awesome local band and make your way...
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Chrysanthemum Festival Starts at Longwood Gardens

Chrysanthemum Festival Starts at Longwood Gardens

During the Chrysanthemum Festival, October 19 through November 22, more than 20,000 colorful, blooming chrysanthemums flourish in the palatial Conservatory. Longwood’s experts have trained these fall favorites into unique forms including towering single-stemmed beauties and thousand-bloomers. The show reaches its peak bloom during the first three weeks on November. This year, a cloud of...
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