President Clinton To Attend Bethlehem Rally For Onorato

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Former President Bill Clinton will be campaigning in Bethlehem for Dan Onorato (D), candidate of governor of Pennsylvania, on Thursday of this week.  The rally will be held at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem.

In other political news, several major newspapers have endorsed Tom Corbett (R) and Dan Onorato (D).  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is endorsing Corbett while Onorato received the support of the Philadelphia Daily News, the Scranton Times-Tribune and the Easton Express-Times.

Reid: ‘I’ve got a good football team’

Oh Andy, really???

More of the same..”no excuses”, “we need to improve some things”, “Vick is getting better”, “we’re in the hunt” and so forth and so on.

Different year, same @#%&.

Go Eagles!

Fulton Bank Asserts Dominance In Lancaster Financial Services Market

Fulton Bank has asserted its dominance in the Lancaster County financial services market and expanded its lead over number two rival Susquehanna Bank.

Fulton Bank has 23.09% of all Lancaster County deposits, up from 21.3% last year.  Fulton increased its lead over rival Susquehanna Bank from 3.37% to 5.14% over last year.  Both banks are based in Lancaster County.  Susquehanna Bank is based in Lititz and Fulton Bank has its headquarters in Lancaster City on historic Penn Square.

Fulton Bank has a branch in Pottstown located at 799 State Street in the Pottstown Plaza shopping center.  Susquehanna Bank maintains a very visible presence downtown Pottstown occupying a 5-story building at the corner of High and Hanover Streets.

Fulton Bank has been named one of the best places to work in Pennsylvania for 2010 in the large company category.  http://www.fultonbank.com/viewpage.asp?n=3

Fulton Bank has just announced plans to expand their corporate headquarters in Lancaster City and add 225 more employees.  The building project will be between $15-$20 million dollars.  To see the details click here: http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/300590

William Penn Memorial Fire Tower In Reading Offers Incredible View – 60 Mile Radius

The William Penn Memorial Fire Tower in Reading offers a 60 mile panoramic view!  From the skyscrapers in Philly to Palmerton‘s bald mountain and more.

If you would like the opportunity to see this gorgeous panorama, the fire tower in Reading will be open to the public on November 20th and December 18th!  You have to be willing to walk the 168 steps to the top, but it is well worth it.

Check out the rest of the Reading Eagle article here:

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=258903

Lancaster County Home Sales Rebound In September

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After the federal tax credit expired for homebuyers in June, home sales in Lancaster County took a nose-dive by more than 50%.  568 homes sold in June.  In July, that number dropped to 276!

Since hitting bottom, the number is steadily climbing.  August home sales numbered 302 and September sales increased by 12.3% to 339.

Settlements for the first nine months of 2010 are 4.5% below the same period for 2009.

Interest rates are below 5% for a 30-year mortgage which is helping to drive home sales. 

Additional positive news is houses are selling faster.  52% of homes sold within two months and 34% sold within 30 days.  The median sale price has also increased over 2009 by 7.9%.

Pottstown Trick Or Treat Schedule

Please note, the official Trick or Treat night in the Borough as designated by the Mayor is Sunday, October 31st, 6:00 -8:00 p.m.