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🌱 Patch AM: How over $190,000 in new grants will reshape Pottstown neighborhoods

Also check out GOOD TIDINGS: Winter Concert in Hill School Chapel on the Pottstown Patch calendar

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Cheers Pottstown! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How over $190,000 in new grants will reshape Pottstown neighborhoods
  • Which new police academy grad is representing Pottstown in this class?

Also on today's calendar: GOOD TIDINGS: Winter Concert in Hill School Chapel and 4 more events.

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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Pottstown? Post it to Pottstown photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 45 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 44, low: 39.
  • Friday: Windy; morning rain, with a high of 55 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tax credits fund $500,000 to 8 Montco agencies aiding low-income families (delcotimes.com) — More than $190,000 in new state-backed tax-credit funding is headed directly to Pottstown nonprofits for home repairs, housing revitalization, safety upgrades, and student support. Additional grants will fund summer camp access for local youth with disabilities and broader housing and social services across Montgomery County, all aimed at stabilizing low-income families and improving neighborhood conditions.
   

• Montgomery County Community College police academy celebrates 37 graduates (pottsmerc.com subscription) — A Montgomery County Community College police academy class of 37 new cadets has graduated, including one graduate from Pottstown among honorees from across the region. The intensive 919‑hour program prepares future officers for local departments and the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office, emphasizing professionalism, community service, and leadership. Several cadets earned special awards and scholarships recognizing marksmanship, fitness, and teamwork.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
    FOUND on December 13, 2025 in Pottstown, PA 19465 near South Hanover Street Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor Central Pottstown)
  • Another thing I love to do with the broccoli sprouts is add them to my homemade ranch dressing.
    What I love even more is dipping my sourdough into it. I have a pound available for pick up today or tomorrow. “Let food be thy medicine” (Nextdoor Lower Pottsgrove)
  • Pottsgrove School District posted a job opening for High School JV Baseball Coach in Pottstown. Apply here.
  • Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: Guest Advocate (Cashier), General Merchandise, Fulfillment, Food and Beverage, Front of Store Attendant (Cart Attendant), Style, Tech, Inbound (Stocking) (T2548) in Pottstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pottstown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Gilbertsville

  • Township building issues loom for incoming Upper Pottsgrove commissioners (pottsmerc.com)
  • Berks woman charged with child endangerment after son found in unheated car (readingeagle.com)

Royersford

  • Beacon of Life Chiropractic Shares Fitness Tips to Prevent Common Injuries (jsonline.com)

Norristown

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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