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  • Which Pottstown eateries just passed surprise health inspections?
  • How new HUD rules could threaten Pottstown’s planned 120-bed shelter

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📰 News we're reading

• Employee touching burrito with bare hands: Chester County restaurant inspections, Dec. 21, 2025 (lancasteronline.com) — Recent state health inspections found several issues at area restaurants, but both Wawa on South Hanover Street in Pottstown and Amore Pizza & Pasta on West Schuylkill Road passed, with only minor corrections required. The long list of Chester and Montgomery County checks highlights common problems like temperature control, labeling, and cleaning, giving Pottstown diners a snapshot of how nearby kitchens are performing.
   

• Housing, homeless advocates fear impacts of HUD funding rules (pottsmerc.com subscription) — Montgomery County’s fight against homelessness could be hit hard by new federal HUD funding rules, even as the county plans a major shelter expansion including up to 120 beds at a leased Pottstown hotel. Advocates warn that losing millions in Continuum of Care grants could jeopardize housing for more than 170 local households and strain planned projects in Pottstown, Norristown, and Lansdale.
   

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