In this Pottstown Local Scoop Issue…
📅 Monster List of Pottstown Area Events
🚴 New trail connector near Pottstown opens a continuous 70-mile ride from Philly to Reading
🏫 Edgewood's 57-year-old rooftop chiller dies as school starts; replacement could cost near $2 million
🔥 Two-alarm fire damages Jean's Lingerie on North Hanover Street; no injuries reported
🍇 Third annual Pennsylvania Fig Festival is Saturday at Althouse Arboretum
A Word from our Sponsor
August 29th
Eastwood Car Cruise – 8:00 AM (Pottstown)
Butterfly Celebration – 9:00 AM (Royersford)
Pennsylvania Fig Festival – 10:00 AM (Upper Pottsgrove)
The Tales Told Us So at Black Moth – 10:00 AM (Pottstown)
Pottsgrove Girls Varsity Soccer vs Governor Mifflin – H – 11:00am
Pottstown Cruise Nights – 4:00 PM (Pottstown)
Too Close For Missiles at The Alley – 6:30 PM (Pottstown)
Joe DeVito at SoulJoel's – 7:00 PM (Pottstown)
Whiskey Therapy at Rivet – doors 7:00 PM (Pottstown)
September 4th
L'oe Show Dyno Pull Party – 3:00 PM (Pottstown)
September 5th
Pottstown FARM Butterfly Tagging – 9:00 AM (Pottstown)
Pottstown Nights Car Show – 3:00 PM (Pottstown)
September 6th
L'oe Show main day on High Street – 10:00 AM (Pottstown)
September 9th
Pottstown Artist District Presentation – 7:00 PM (Pottstown)
September 11th
Pottstown Fete En Blanc – 6:00 PM (Pottstown)
September 12th
Pottstown Pet Fair – 10:00 AM (Pottstown)
Lower Pottsgrove Community Day – 10:00 AM (Lower Pottsgrove)
September 19th
Rock Out for Hunger – 5:00 PM (Pottstown)
September 25th
Pottsgrove Varsity Football vs Pottstown – H – 7:00pm
September 26th
Eastwood Season Ending Car Cruise – 8:00 AM (Pottstown)
👇 Keep in the Know about Pottstown Area Events👇
New trail connector near Pottstown
opens a continuous 70-mile ride
from Philly to Reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports a new 0.9-mile connector on the Schuylkill River Trail is open in Lower Pottsgrove Township.
The segment opened Aug. 19 and runs between Route 422 and Industrial Highway, giving cyclists a continuous 70-mile path from Philly to Reading.
Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Local write-up: Patch.
Edgewood's 57-year-old rooftop chiller dies as school starts;
replacement could cost near $2 million
The Pottstown Mercury reports the 57-year-old rooftop chiller at the Edgewood building has failed as school starts.
Superintendent Stephen Rodriguez told the board a replacement is closer to $2 million and not likely until spring or summer of 2027.
Read more at The Pottstown Mercury.
Two-alarm fire damages Jean's Lingerie on North Hanover Street;
no injuries reported
WFMZ reports a two-alarm fire damaged Jean's Lingerie on North Hanover Street in Pottstown on Thursday. No one was hurt.
Officials believe a light fixture malfunction sparked a fire that spread to the basement ceiling.
Read more at WFMZ.
Third annual Pennsylvania Fig Festival
is Saturday at Althouse Arboretum
Patch reports the third annual Pennsylvania Fig Festival is Saturday at Althouse Arboretum, 1794 Gilbertsville Rd in Upper Pottsgrove, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Live fig trees will be for sale, plus other vendors.
Read more at Patch. Organizer listing: GreenAllies.
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