What's up Pottstown! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
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Also on today's calendar: Breast Intentions | Laughs, stories & life after cancer and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Montgomery County designates $24M in mental health contract renewals (northpennnow.com) — Montgomery County has renewed more than $24 million in mental health contracts, including several large agreements with Pottstown-based Creative Health Services to provide housing, therapy, case management, and crisis support. For Pottstown residents, these multi-million-dollar renewals mean continued access to local behavioral health care, residential support, and crisis services funded through the county for the 2026–27 term.
• High School Roundup (Oct. 5): Goals aplenty as Perk Valley's comeback bid falls just shy in 4-3 loss to North Penn (pottsmerc.com subscription) — Local high school teams were busy Monday, with Pottstown's boys soccer falling 8-3 to Alliance Christian Academy while nearby schools battled across soccer, golf, volleyball, field hockey, and tennis. If you follow PAC athletics, this roundup recaps key scores, standout individual performances, and which area golfers and tennis players advanced in District 1 championship play.
• Google, Constellation reach 11-unit uprate plan; Constellation to invest $4.3 billion (ans.org) — Google and Constellation have struck a major power deal that includes uprating the Limerick nuclear plant in Pottstown, potentially boosting local grid capacity and supporting union jobs. The $4.3 billion investment aims to increase output at 11 nuclear units nationwide, with work expected to start delivering results by 2028 while keeping customer costs in check.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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