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10th Annual PEAK Pottstown Celebrates Young Children/YMCA Healthy Kids Day
| Date of Event: | 4/16/2016 |
| Time of Event: | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
| Description: | Join us on Saturday, April 16 from 1-3 pm on the grounds of Pottstown High School for this free event! PEAK, Pottstown’s school readiness initiative is partnering with Pottstown YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day. Fun family activities and resources from more than 40 community organizations are being planned along with music from D.J. Steve, moon bounce, celebrated mascots, and Pipper the Clown to name a few. The YMCA will be providing fitness activities and more. We thank Pottstown Memorial Medical Center http://www.PottstownMemorial.com for once again being the main sponsor for April’s PEAK Month of the Young Child events. For more information contact Jane Bennett – jbennett@pottstownsd.org or 610-256-6370, http://www.peakonline.org. |
| Location: | Pottstown High School 750 N. Washington St Pottstown, PA 19464 |
PEAK – Pottstown Celebrates Young Children YMCA – Healthy Kids Day
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 1-3 pm Pottstown High School 750 N. Washington St.
We invite your organization to participate by providing a family activity or other resources. We provide you with a table and space at no cost and an opportunity for family engagement.
Please reply to Jane Bennett – jbennett@pottstownsd.org for questions and to confirm your participation.
More than 1400 people attended this free event for Pottstown families with young children last year, thanks to the support of organizations like yours. We hope to see you this year at Pottstown High School!
This year, we will be partnering with the Pottstown YMCA and celebrating Healthy Kids Day! We are planning fun family activities along with music from D.J. Steve, a moon bounce, celebrated mascots and Pipper the Clown to name a few. The YMCA will be coordinating fitness activities and more.
We thank Pottstown Memorial Medical Center http://www.PottstownMemorial.com for once again being the main sponsor for April’s PEAK Month of the Young Child events.
Thanks for all you do to support that all Pottstown’s children enter kindergarten ready to learn and achieve. Join us on April 16th for our 10th annual event and help celebrate Pottstown’s young children and families!!
Pottstown Goes All Out For Half Way Idea
Editor’s note: Nice positive coverage in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Summer racing in the Philadelphia area is usually limited to two things: 5ks or races that take place near the beach, or both. The Pottstown Half Marathon is bucking that trend with its first year race to be held on July 11.
Chris Bayless, who is the head of the Sly Fox Track Club (which is not affiliated with the brewery of the same name in the same town but often co-hosts events with track club), started thinking about putting on a half marathon because people asked him to.
“July is about half way between the spring marathon season and the fall marathon season,” he said. “That’s half way in their training for fall.” Most runners test their fitness in half marathons mid-way through training, but when Bayless looked at local race calendars, he saw a half-marathon-sized gap.
So he went to Pottstown’s city council to talk about adding one to the local race calendar. Bayless, who started directing races after he retired as head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams at Ursinus College, already puts on 45 a year through the Sly Fox Track Club.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/on-the-run/Pottstown-goes-all-out-for-half-way-idea.html#pRQM5mqK92CYtqfq.99
Pottstown Celebrates Young Children – April 18th
Saturday, April 18, 2015, 1-3 pm
at the NEW LOCATION
Pottstown High School 750 N. Washington St.
Approximately 700 people attended this free event for Pottstown families with young children last year at the YMCA. We hope to see you this year at Pottstown High School! If your organization is able to participate by providing a family activity or other resources to support families, we provide the table and space at no cost. Please reply to Jane Bennett – jbennett@pottstownsd.org for questions or to confirm your participation.
Thanks for all you do to support that all Pottstown’s children enter kindergarten ready to learn and achieve. Join us and help celebrate Pottstown’s young children and families!!
Contact Info:
Jane Bennett 610-256-6370 jbennett@pottstownsd.org
Mary Rieck 610-970-6655 mrieck@pottstownsd.org
Police Probe Pottstown Shooting, Victim Flown To Lehigh Hospital
Editor’s note: Unfortunately, I was almost right in the middle of this tonight. Getting a little too close for comfort. I think the Attorney General’s Mobile Task Force is sorely needed. Much of the crime in Pottstown is drug related. It’s time to get serious and ferret out these criminals. This needs to be the first order of business, not tourism. People are not going to flock to Pottstown if it is NOT SAFE! You are putting the cart before the horse.
POTTSTOWN – A shooting that took place in the area of a downtown alley Wednesday evening resulted in at least one victim being taken by car to the hospital and then flown by helicopter to Lehigh Valley Hospital for further treatment.
The patient’s condition and name were unavailable at press time.
Personnel at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center refused to provide any information or even confirm a shooting victim was or had been in the hospital.
However, The Mercury learned from another source that a patient flown from the hospital’s helicopter pad was the shooting victim.
Pottstown Halloween Parade Receives Two $1,000 Donations In As Many Days
POTTSTOWN, PA — In this town, the axiom is simple, ask and you will receive.
Just two days after announcing another $4,000 is needed to put on the Pottstown Halloween Parade, $2,600 in donations and pledges have been received.
The parade — co-sponsored by the Pottstown Rotary Club, AMBUCS and the Pottstown Parks and Recreation Department — requires about $4,700 to stage each year, primarily to pay the costs of police protection.
Pottstown School Board Vice President Dennis Wausnock Dies At 77
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POTTSTOWN — The word most spoken by those reflecting on Tuesday’s death of longtime public official Dennis Wausnock, who served in public offices in the borough for more than 20 years, was “dedicated.”
Wausnock, 77, died Tuesday at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center after a long battle with congestive heart failure.
A U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, Wausnock’s public service included 16 years on the Pottstown Borough Council, where he served as both vice president and president.
He was three years into his second four-year term on the Pottstown School Board, also serving as vice president, when he passed away.
Pottstown Area Industrial Development, Inc. Debuts New E-Zine In Collaboration With Major Borough Stakeholders
WELCOME TO MOMENTUM, a quarterly publication from Partners for Success, a collaborative of organizations with the common objective of celebrating the stories that make us proud of Pottstown. We salute the residents, business owners, and other stakeholders making Pottstown better every day. In Momentum, you’ll discover stories about business development; recreation and healthy lifestyles; education; and arts and culture.
Founding Partners
- Borough of Pottstown
- Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation
- Pottstown Downtown Improvement District Authority
- Pottstown School District
- TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce
- Montgomery County Community College
- Pottstown Area Industrial Development
- Pottstown Memorial Medical Center
- The Hill School
To read the first edition, click here: http://www.paidinc.org/momentum.php
Scroll down to Latest Edition: Spring 2014 – Download (PDF file)
To visit PAID’s website, click here: http://www.paidinc.org/
We give two Roy’s Rants thumbs up for the collaboration between stakeholders and for getting serious about marketing Pottstown to potential businesses and investors. This is a welcome step forward!
Upcoming Mosaic Community Land Trust Events
These events are listed on the monthly activity calendars found on the Calendars/Documents/Forms page on their website. This post is providing detailed information on each event.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 – 5:15 – 8:00 PM
Brookside County Club
850 N. Adams Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
“March into Healthy Eating” Event
The Healthy Woman program at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center will hold a “March into Healthy Eating” event on Wednesday, March 12th at Brookside Country Club from 5:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. This event will feature an informative evening of food, facts, and fun ways to eat green. Tickets are priced at $15 per person.
Scott Bailey, Director of Food and Nutritional Services at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center will present “30 Days to Green Your Diet,” and the benefits of adding something green to every meal. In addition, Laura Washington who represents the MOSAIC Community Land Trust Gardens in Pottstown, will present the benefits of buying local and green.
For more information or to register, visit the HEALTHY WOMAN EVENTS page or call (610) 327-7699.
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Thursday, March 27, 2014 – 6:00 – 7:30 PM
MOSAIC Community Land Trust
10 S Hanover Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
Board Meeting
Open to those who wish to learn more or share ideas regarding the MOSAIC Community Land Trust and the Community Gardens in our area.
Please send an email using the “contact us” page on our website to let us know of your plans to attend the meeting: mosaicclt.org
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Saturday, March 29, 2014 – 5:00 – 8:00 PM
MOSAIC Community Land Trust
10 S Hanover Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
Community Garden Social
Please plan to attend this fun and educational event! We will uncover what it is like to be on the land trust board, or a member of one of the MOSAIC’s productive committees! If you have ever considered volunteering for a non-profit now is the time! There are great things happening (large and small) by way of the land trust that have long-lasting, positive impacts in our community!
Make plans to attend the Social to find out more about the amazing opportunities!
Please send an email using the “contact us” page on our website to let us know of your plans to attend the social: mosaicclt.org
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Friday, April 22, 2014 – 6:00 PM
Pottstown Public Library
500 E High Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
Small Space Gardening Workshop
Learn the basics in household gardening and fresh ideas on how to maximize your small garden space to reap a hearty and healthy harvest through this interactive workshop!
Make plans to ATTEND this FREE event!
Please send an email using the “contact us” page on our website to let us know of your plans to attend the social: mosaicclt.org
1 Charged In Pottstown Shooting; Details Of Melee Released
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POTTSTOWN, PA — Police confirmed charges Tuesday against a man suspected in Sunday’s early-morning shooting incident as court documents revealed details in the subsequent melee.
Theodore Cosiouse Arnold, 31, of Pottstown, was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder as well as six felony counts of aggravated assault, six misdemeanor counts of simple assault, and other misdemeanor offenses including making terroristic threats, possessing an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person.
Paperwork indicates the charges were filed Sunday, but Pottstown Police Capt. Robert Thomas said Arnold was not in police custody as of yet.
Arnold was arrested in October 2012 in Pottstown for misdemeanor assault charges but those were dismissed less than a month later, a court docket indicated.
Pottstown Halloween Parade Planned, Funds Needed
Location of Pottstown in Montgomery County (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
POTTSTOWN, PA — With civic groups working to make Pottstown “the place to be” for Halloween, it would be remiss not to mention the event that got it all started — the Halloween Parade.
As Halloween-parade lovers may recall, last year’s parade almost didn’t happen when it was revealed that the organizers did not have the fee waiver they thought they had from borough council.
Council eventually agreed to pay half the fee for police overtime services to $2,500, but it was a scramble to come up with the money.
Dick Frantz is the Pottstown Rotary Club’s point man on parade matters and he said the club, which co-sponsors the parade with the Pottstown AMBUCS, hopes to avoid that last minute scramble this year.
Rad more: http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20131006/pottstown-halloween-parade-planned-funds-needed
PMMC To Consolidate Business Office, Move 30 More Jobs Out Of Pottstown
POTTSTOWN, PA — Pottstown Memorial Medical Center has confirmed that business operations for the hospital and several others owned by Community Health Systems will be consolidated in Easton, moving 30 jobs there.
Hospital spokeswoman Debra Bennis provided the following statement after The Mercury contacted her seeking confirmation of a tip: “Providing patients with quality health care while operating an efficient organization is one of our top priorities. To keep hospital resources focused on our patients, we are moving our business office functions to a centralized, external office in Easton. This transition will also enhance operational efficiencies through technological advances for scheduling appointments. All 30 affected employees are being offered a position with the central business office or another area of our hospital. We value these individuals and appreciate the professionalism they bring to our organization.”
A business office worker who contacted The Mercury, and whose name has been withheld, said the office workers were gathered into a meeting Sept. 11 during which the hospital’s CEO and CFO informed them of the change.
Phoenixville Hospital Furloughs Come On Heels Of $4B Acquisition Deal
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Editor’s note: Thanks for going there, Evan! I was complaining about this very thing today. They have billions to spend on buying more hospitals but then turn around and cut jobs. Makes no sense to me! You would think the time to buy would be if you were flush with cash. Now they will own two hospitals in Lancaster once this deal goes through as well.
PHOENIXVILLE — One day after Pottstown Memorial Medical Center furloughed 30 employees for 90 days, The Mercury has confirmed that similar furloughs occurred at Phoenixville Hospital.
Phoenixville Hospital spokesperson Lori Cunningham confirmed Thursday that the full-time equivalent of 24 employees in “clinical, non-clinical support and administrative departments” have been furloughed.
News of the staff reduction occurs at the same time that the company that owns both hospitals, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems Inc., is planning a $3.9 billion purchase of Florida-based Health Management Associates Inc., which also operates hospitals around the country.
Cunningham said the furloughs at Phoenixville, which she described as “not scheduling a small number of employees in various departments,” have “no definitive time line. As always, staffing is dependent upon patient volume and clinical needs.”
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Furloughs 30 Workers For 90 Days
POTTSTOWN — Pottstown Memorial Medical Center has instituted three-month furloughs for dozens of its employees and one of its units will be closed.
“We are implementing furloughs for less than four percent of employees across our hospital. The furloughs impact both represented and non-represented employees. Impacted employees are being reassigned to other open positions as possible,” PMMC spokesperson Debra Bennis wrote in an email received by The Mercury at 4:51 p.m. Tuesday.
An email reply from The Mercury at 4:52 p.m. Tuesday, which asked how many employees the hospital has, went unanswered; as did a subsequent phone message asking how many people have been furloughed.
The statement Bennis provided included no information about what departments experienced the furloughs.
Read more: http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20130730/NEWS01/130739893/pmmc-furloughs-30-for-90-days#full_story
Third Annual TriCounty Community Career Fair
Wednesday, May 22nd, 10am-2pm
Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Road, Pottstown
Over 80 employers!
Special thanks to event sponsors: Exelon, EDSI, J.P. Mascaro & Sons, LifeSpan,Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, The Mercury, and the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce.
This event is brought to you by the
TCN Exelon Nuclear Workforce Development Program
For more information, please call TCN at 610-705-3301, Ext.2.
Cops: Driver Crashes Near Pottstown While Checking On Groceries
Location of Lower Pottsgrove Township in Montgomery County (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Editor’s note: I don’t know, maybe a cooler would have been a good idea….
LOWER POTTSGROVE — A driver struck two other vehicles Tuesday night because he was checking to see if the steaks he bought were still frozen, police said.
After the accident, the man fled the scene and ran through the Home Depot parking lot off Armand Hammer Boulevard, according to police.
The suspect was found a short time later with the help of witnesses and family members.
Zsolt Michael Kohalmi, 25, no known address, is accused of hitting two vehicles on Armand Hammer Boulevard around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday then running from the scene, police said.
Dr. Whittaker Stepping Down From Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Post After 38 Years
Location of Pottstown in Montgomery County (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
POTTSTOWN – Although it’s accurate to say that Richard Whittaker will retire at the end of the month after 38 years as an orthopedic surgeon at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, it is not accurate to say he will be taking it easy.
Reached at Planet Fitness during a work-out Tuesday, Whittaker enthusiastically laid out his plans for a series of undertakings that few would describe as “retirement.”
Whittaker’s plans mostly revolve around his bicycle.
Himself the beneficiary of a double hip replacement two years ago, Whittaker said he plans to bike 3,000 miles in the coming year to raise money and awareness for a variety of causes, not the least of which is the benefits of orthopedic surgery.
Pottstown Codes Deptartment Gets Reprimanded By State
Location of Pottstown in Montgomery County (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Editor’s note: This made the Mercury’s 2012 Top Stories list…always good to keep the shenanigans in Pottstown on our minds! Be vigilant!
POTTSTOWN, PA — The state agency which oversees code and inspection functions in Pennsylvania has issued a “formal warning” to the Pottstown Codes office for a number of violations, including allowing inspections to be conducted by personnel not certified to perform those inspections.
In a letter issued Oct. 2, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry informed the codes office manager, Maria E. Bleile, of the results of its complaint investigation.
The letter outlines eight complaints regarding inspections at both commercial and residential properties, ranging from Pottstown Memorial Hospital, to the Salvation Army to four residential properties.
Issues ranged from inspectors conducting “plan reviews” and inspections without the proper certification; to no records of reviews or certain inspections being conducted at all; to missing dates in inspection reports.
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Awarded Certification From The Joint Commission
POTTSTOWN, PA – Pottstown Memorial Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Joint Replacement – Hip and Knee by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care. The certification award recognizes PMMC’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s standards.
PMMC underwent a rigorous on-site survey in July. A team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated PMMC’s Joint Replacement program for hip and knee for compliance with standards of care specific to the needs of patients and families, including infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management.
“In achieving Joint Commission certification, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center has demonstrated its commitment to the highest level of care for joint replacement of hip and knee patients.” says Jean Range, M.S., R.N., C.P.H.Q. executive director, Disease-Specific Care Certification, The Joint Commission. “Certification is a voluntary process and I commend PMMC for successfully undertaking this challenge to elevate its standard of care and instill confidence in the community it serves.”
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