Archive | July, 2009

RBC Troupe Stages ‘Oliver! The Musical’

Royersford Baptist Church stages a production of Oliver! The Musical during mid-August at its Fellowship Hall, 452 S. Lewis Rd., Royersford PA.

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Framed by trees lining Sanatoga Station Road, Steam bellows from the cooling tower of LGS Unit 1.

Exelon Tests Its Sirens Next Week

LIMERICK PA – Exelon Nuclear will conduct its routine test Monday (Aug. 3, 2009) at 2 p.m. of emergency siren systems surrounding the Limerick Generating Station, the company said. Residents near the plant may hear a steady tone for a period of 3 minutes. The test is performed on the first Monday of each month [...]

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Trappe VFW Fund-Raiser Shows Off Cars

TRAPPE PA – An annual car, truck and bike show sponsored by Trappe Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7155, which will benefit a victim of cystic fibrosis, is scheduled for Sept. 12 (2009; Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 201 W. Third Ave. (Route 113 South). This event has been added to [...]

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The CDC worries about school children the flu.

Swine Flu Advice Headed To Schools Soon

Pennsylvania health officials, preparing to advise Spring-Ford and other school districts on dealing with swine flu this fall, are awaiting last-minute advisories from the national Centers for Disease Control.

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Stuff To Do This Weekend

Jazz it up with a full schedule of musical performances and free family activities during the monthly First Saturday Celebration in downtown Pottstown. Also, walk through the park in Knauertown, and enjoy some jazz at Limerick Township’s concert series.

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The Sanatoga interchange at U.S. Route 422, as seen from overhead in a Google Maps satellite image.

Township OKs Interchange Mapping Costs

Lower Pottsgrove will pay $10,000 for its share of expenses to officially map acreage in the Sanatoga Interchange District.

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Garage Sales, Anywhere You Look, For 50 Miles

HOMER NY – The central New York village of Homer is one of those sleepy little places in rural America often described in books about the countryside. There are a few thousand more dairy cows at pasture in its green, open spaces than there are residents in its homes. For one weekend every year during [...]

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24 Hours In Limerick For July 29, 2009

The Limerick Post scanned available news feeds during recent days and found these stories of local interest. Each appears with a headline and short description. Click on any headline and its related story will open in a separate browser window at the website where it is located. None of the articles below have been written [...]

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An electronic sign Monday on the eastbound side of U.S. Route 422 warns of lane closures due to construction work.

Rafferty Highway Bill Prompts Truckers’ Alert

HARRISBURG PA – Limerick (PA) Township‘s state Sen. John Rafferty, the Pennsylvania legislator whose proposed bill might someday make it feasible to impose vehicle tolls on U.S. Route 422, has raised the ire of a Missouri-based truckers’ lobbying group. The Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), representing 160,000 independent truck owner-operators and professional drivers in the [...]

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Harleysville Bank Sold To New Yorkers

POTTSTOWN PA – Harleysville National Corp., the corporate parent of Harleysville National Bank – with four branch offices in Pottstown, and one each in Limerick and Royersford – said Monday (July 27, 2009) it had agreed to be bought by Buffalo NY-based First Niagara Financial Group for $237 million, or about $5.50 per share. A [...]

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