Aug. 9-15, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post
Posted by sanatoga on August 16th, 2009
Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:
Saturday, Aug. 15
- Fwix Adds The Posts To Philly News Stream
Stories from The Sanatoga Post, The Limerick Post and The Pottstown Post began appearing Thursday as part of a national news distributor’s website for Greater Philadelphia. - Also, In The Limerick Post …
- Also, In The Pottstown Post …
Friday, Aug. 14
- Summer Reading? Some Complainin’: Bo-o-ring!
Parents and students alike reportedly complained about the Pottsgrove High School’s summer reading choices to school board members. The classics no longer are, it seems. - Four Times Ten, Plus One: The Reading Choices
Four Pottsgrove High School summer reading lists have 10 choices each, and there’s an extra on the freshman list for good measure. Make your selections, and take The Post Poll. - Learn How To Learn Online
Montgomery County Community College’s Pottstown campus offers an introduction to e-Learning later this month. - Also, In The Limerick Post …
- Also, In The Pottstown Post …
Thursday, Aug. 13
- Surprise Enrollment Spurs Demographic Interest
Higher-than-expected kindergarten enrollment across the Pottsgrove School District prompts the school board to consider updating its last demographics study, conducted in Spring 2005. - District Assembles Ringing Rocks Planning Team
Even though no designs are final and no construction has been authorized, a group to oversee the anticipated re-building of Ringing Rocks Elementary School is being assembled now. - Stuff To Do This Weekend
In Schwenksville, the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. Hoot a nanny! In Sanatoga, the last summer concert. Souped-up Sousa! In Royersford, “Oliver, The Musical.” Please, sir, can we have some more? - Car Wash Benefits Marching Band
Stop by Saturday at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary and get your car cleaned, cheap, while helping a high school cause.
Wednesday, Aug. 12
- School Board OKs Administrative Switch
Pottsgrove school directors authorized two of the district’s top administrators to voluntarily change positions. - Lobbying Pays Off In Band Trailer Purchase
Pottsgrove High School band boosters can rejoice. The equipment trailer they’ve been asking for has the school board’s approval. Next worry: when will it get here? - School Districts Among Foundation Grant Recipients
Pottsgrove, Pottstown and Spring-Ford districts all were winners in the eyes of the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation. Separately, the Philadelphia Business Journal yesterday published an article on the foundation’s second assessment of community health.
Tuesday, Aug. 11
- Don’t Like 422 Tolling? Website Wants Your Alternative
The operators of 422Corridor.com accept that the public doesn’t love the prospect of imposing tolls on the now-free U.S. Route 422. But if not that, they ask, what? Ball’s in your court … - Dottoli To Do It The Sunnybrook Way
The Frank Sinatra sound-alike singer is scheduled to perform next month in Sanatoga. Tickets are available now.
Monday, Aug. 10
- Federal Stimulus In MontCo Worth $108 Per Person … So Far
An analysis by ProPublica shows more than $84 million so far has flowed into Montgomery County under the federal Recovery Act. U.S. Route 422 drivers and the Pottsgrove School District are among direct beneficiaries. - How Berks, Chester Counties Compare In Stimulus Spending
Unlike the national picture, of which ProPublica reporting is critical, it appears that in the Tri-County area the county of greatest need received the most stimulus money per capita. - What They Sold For
A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and neighboring municipalities. - Creeks Swell With Sunday’s Rain
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Sunday, as streams in Lower Pottsgrove and elsewhere filled with run-off. Up next today: scorching heat. - Foundation’s Peeke Videos Available Online
Video segments from the inspiring speaker who advocated lifestyle changes during the fifth anniversary dinner of the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation now can be viewed online.
Sunday, Aug. 9
- The Post Week In Review
For Aug. 2-8, 2009.
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