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In this Pottstown Local Scoop Issue…
📅 Monster List of Pottstown Events
🏈 Pottstown Trojans first 2-0 start since 2015
🐶 Montgomery County SPCA Offering Free Spay and Neuter Services for Pottstown Pet Owners
🎤 SoulJoel comedy fundraiser for Goodwill and Sanatoga Fire
🔨 Pottstown History: Slim the Hammer Man and the Mighty Atom of Zern's
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Saturday, September 5th
Pottstown FARM Butterfly Tagging - 9 a.m.-noon, Smith Family Plaza
East Coast Reptile Super Expo - 9:00am - 4:30pm
OJR Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Downingtown East – H – 10:00a
OJR Boys Varsity Soccer vs Avon Grove – A – 10:00am
Pottsgrove Boys Varsity Soccer vs Schuylkill Valley – H – 11:00am
Pottstown Nights Car Show - 3-9 p.m., High Street
All Ages Clean Comedy w/ Jay Black - 4-5:30 p.m., SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook
Paranormal Cirque - 6:30pm
Paranormal Cirque - 9:30pm
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Meme of the Day
Pottstown Trojans
first 2-0 since 2015
The Pottstown Mercury reports the Pottstown Trojans beat Daniel Boone 14-8 Thursday night, Sept. 3, 2026, in Birdsboro, for the team's first 2-0 start since 2015.
Junior WR/CB Aaron Williams scored on a 79-yard touchdown catch from QB Tyson Robbins (kick failed, 6-0), then returned an interception 46 yards for another score. Robbins' two-point run made it 14-8.
Montgomery County SPCA Offering
Free Spay and Neuter Services for Pottstown Pet Owners
Pet owners in Pottstown have an opportunity to receive free spay and neuter services for their cats and dogs through Sept. 30, thanks to a program offered by the Montgomery County SPCA.
The initiative is available to residents living in the 19464 (Pottstown) and 19401 (Norristown) ZIP codes. The promotion began Sept. 1 and runs through the end of the month, with appointments available on a limited basis.
Services are provided at the Montgomery County SPCA's two locations:
Perkiomenville Campus: 1059 Sweisford Road, Perkiomenville
Conshohocken Campus: 19 E. Ridge Pike, Conshohocken
To participate, pet owners must schedule an appointment and provide a valid photo ID showing a current Pottstown or Norristown address as proof of residency.
Pet owners can also choose to have their pets microchipped during the appointment for an additional $10.
How to Schedule
Perkiomenville: 610-754-7822
Conshohocken: 610-825-0111
Email: [email protected]
Because the number of appointments is limited, residents are encouraged to call as soon as possible.
Comedy Fundraiser at SoulJoel’s to Benefit Goodwill and Sanatoga Fire Departments
A night of laughs will support two local fire companies when SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook hosts a Comedy Fundraiser benefiting the Goodwill Fire Company and Sanatoga Fire Company on Thursday, Sept. 10.
Headlining the show is comedian and actor Adam Ferrara, known for his roles in Rescue Me, Nurse Jackie, Top Gear US, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, and numerous television appearances.
The fundraiser will directly benefit both fire departments, with 50% of all ticket sales donated back to the organizations. Guests can also support the cause before the show by dining at Gatsby's Pub, where 10% of food sales from 4 to 7 p.m. will also be donated.
The show takes place at SoulJoel's, 50 SunnyBrook Road, Pottstown. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. Free parking is available, along with a full bar and food service before, during, and after the event.
Tickets are $20 for General Admission and $30 for Preferred Seating. Tickets should be purchased directly through SoulJoel's, as third-party tickets will not be accepted.
Event Details
What: Comedy Fundraiser featuring Adam Ferrara
When: Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026
Where: SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook, 50 SunnyBrook Road, Pottstown
Tickets: $20 General Admission | $30 Preferred Seating
Benefit: 50% of ticket sales and 10% of Gatsby's Pub food sales (4–7 p.m.) will support Goodwill and Sanatoga Fire Departments.
Pottstown History:
Slim the Hammer Man and
the Mighty Atom of Zern's
Most neighbors remember Zern's for cheese steaks and bargains. Fewer know that for decades a 5-foot-4 strongman named Joseph Greenstein, the Mighty Atom, bent horseshoes and iron bars from the back of a 1938 Dodge truck at that Gilbertsville market, then sold soaps and tonics to the crowd.
In 1955 a tall young stone cutter from the Pottstown area, Larry Farman, took the Atom's spike-bending challenge, then showed a sledgehammer leverage lift the Atom himself could not match. Farman became "Slim the Hammer Man," world champion of leverage lifting, and the pair's run peaked in 1976 when Slim and the 83-year-old Atom performed for about 18,000 fans at Madison Square Garden.
After Greenstein's 1977 death, Slim kept the Dodge in his East Coventry (South Pottstown) yard and filled a garage "Dungeon" with memorabilia; Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles restored the truck and unveiled it November 6, 2021.
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