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🌱 Patch AM: Which Pottstown athletes delivered standout performances in holiday tournaments?
And check out Big Talent, Small Works 9th Annual Sales Exhibition on the Pottstown Patch calendar
Hi Pottstown! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Pottstown athletes delivered standout performances in holiday tournaments?
- What haunted the Lehigh Valley dream house with ties to Pottstown?
Also on today's calendar: Big Talent, Small Works 9th Annual Sales Exhibition and 2 more events.
Find out what's happening in Pottstownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Pottstownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: A morning flurry; breezy, with a high of 34 and low of 24 degrees.
- Thursday: Cold; a stray morning flurry, temps: high: 29, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Breezy with periods of sun, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mercury Roundup (Dec. 29): Green's 15 points leads five players in double figures as PJP earns sixth straight win (pottsmerc.com subscription) — Pottstown athletes were busy Monday, with the boys basketball team falling to Upper Moreland despite 19 points from Elias Butler, while the girls edged Saucon Valley behind 21 from Jayanna Hill. Pottstown wrestlers also competed at Marple Newtown’s Memorial Jingle Brawl, where Caden Nihart led the Trojans with a third-place finish at 145 pounds. 
• They Thought They Were Doing a Home Renovation, Not an Exorcism. The House Had Other Ideas. (popularmechanics.com) — A Pennsylvania family’s years-long struggle to renovate a quirky midcentury house in the Lehigh Valley becomes entwined with the dark history of its original owner, famed bowhunter Bob Swinehart, whose later life and family ties led him back to Pottstown. The story explores financial strain, marital tension, and mental health, contrasting the couple’s renovation battles with Swinehart’s troubled legacy and tragic end.
📸 Around Pottstown
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pottstown
- Big Talent, Small Works 9th Annual Sales Exhibition
Black Moth Tattoo and Gallery , 2209 E High St , Pottstown
10:00 am - Council Reorganization - 5:30 PM
Pottstown, PA Calendar Pottstown, PA 19464 - Committee of the Whole - 7:00 PM
Pottstown, PA Calendar Pottstown, PA 19464 - Blood Drive
Sanatoga Ridge Community , 2461 E High St , Pottstown
2:00 pm - Dementia education and support group
Keystone Villa at Douglassville , 1152 Benjamin Franklin Hwy , Douglassville
6:30 pm
Friday January 2
Monday January 5
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
📣 Pottstown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- New Year's Eve - Early Office Closure
Chester County, PA Calendar
8:30 am - WIC Clinic - Toughkenamon
Chester County, PA Calendar
10:00 am - WIC Clinic - West Chester
Chester County, PA Calendar
10:00 am - WIC Clinic - Coatesville
Chester County, PA Calendar
10:00 am - Immunization Clinic - West Chester
Chester County, PA Calendar
10:30 am - Building Closes at 1:00 PM - New Year's Eve
Township Building , 101 Commerce Drive , Exton
1:00 pm - New Year's Eve Matinee inside The SunnyBrook Ballroom
SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook , 50 Sunnybrook Rd , Pottstown
1:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Pottstown. Apply here.
- Adidas America, Inc. posted a job opening for P/T Retail Store Associate - Philadelphia Premium, 6183, Pottstown, PA in Pottstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pottstown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gilbertsville
- MCCC nursing graduates ready to join healthcare workforce (pottsmerc.com)
Royersford
- Royersford Museum Pavilion Gets New Look, Usability (travelswiththepost.com)
- Third annual holiday giving drive is smashing success (pottsmerc.com)
Phoenixville
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