The Sanatoga Post

Township Hires Investigative Lawyer In Personnel Issue

Joe Zlomek — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:09:14 +0000

An attorney was hired Thursday by Lower Pottsgrove commissioners as a special "investigative counsel." They wouldn't say why.

Commissioners Want To Explore Rental Housing Law

Joe Zlomek — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:37:29 +0000

Lower Pottsgrove commissioners' Vice President Bruce Foltz, who proposed consideration of an ordinance to govern rental housing, said he's recently seen tenant-occupied properties that made him shudder.

Protecting Watershed Goal Of March’s Local Congress

Joe Zlomek — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:54:02 +0000

The day-long event focuses on keeping waterways like Sanatoga Creek, Sprogel's Run, and the Schuylkill River cleaner, safer, and more enjoyable.

Bring Your Sunglasses For ‘Grove Choral B(l)ingo Friday

Joe Zlomek — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:28:39 +0000

Jewelry, baskets and other such shiny stuff will be offered as prizes for the games the high school choral department will play. You'll need to shade your eyes.

Lower Pottsgrove Parents Get ‘Involved’ Tonight

Joe Zlomek — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:03:43 +0000

If you're a parent of a student in Lower Pottsgrove Elementary, and you've an hour to spare, your ideas are needed.

Township Engineers Lend Hand With Allison Drive Wall

Joe Zlomek — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:07:54 +0000

The retaining wall has apparently been damaged by poor drainage. Although they took no responsibility for its repair, Lower Pottsgrove commissioners authorized township engineer Bursich Associates to offer some guidance on its repair.

Burger’s Comin’; You Want Pottsgrove Smiles With That?

Joe Zlomek — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:04:37 +0000

Tuesday was a night to sit down, fill up, and smile at the dinnertime deliveries of administrators from Pottsgrove Middle School, as they helped out in a PTO fund-raiser.

Lower Pottsgrove Man To Receive Psychiatric Evaluation

Joe Zlomek — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:07:09 +0000

A resident of East High Street who was charged last September with multiple counts of alleged child abuse will receive a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation next week.

Final Bill Paid For MS Wall Work; Total Cost: $402,318

Joe Zlomek — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:21:28 +0000

The work's finished at Pottsgrove Middle School to fix its crumbling retaining wall and entrance portico columns. Now the last invoice has been paid too.

Bright Yellow Signs Flag Pottsgrove Centers’ Opposition

Joe Zlomek — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:59:07 +0000

About a dozen or so signs, meant to reinforce public opposition to a proposal that would create grade-level education centers in the Pottsgrove School District, began popping up along local streets late last week.