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Good morning Pottstown! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Pottstown spend its new $800,000 in state grants?
  • What evidence sent this Pottstown shooting case on to trial?
  • When will A Killer's Confession bring their new songs to Pottstown?

Also on today's calendar: Estate of Terry Mayer Taxidermy | Online Auction in East Greenville and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Rain, a thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Monday: Cloudy with a stray shower, temps: high: 70, low: 55.
  • Tuesday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 64 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Santa Arrived: Grants for Lower Pottsgrove, Pottstown, 16 Others (travelswiththepost.com) — Pottstown is set to receive $800,000 in state gambling-revenue grants, including money for a new fire engine and stormwater repairs on Beech Street at Grant Street. Lower Pottsgrove and several nearby towns also landed sizable awards for parks, police vehicles, sewer work, and historic preservation, bringing millions of dollars in infrastructure and quality-of-life improvements to the wider region.
   

• Pottstown woman to face trial for fatally shooting man during gunplay (readingeagle.com) — A Pottstown woman has been ordered to stand trial in county court after a man from Pottstown was fatally shot during what investigators describe as reckless gunplay in her West Street home. Testimony from Pottstown detectives and details about the stolen handgun, bail conditions, and upcoming October arraignments outline what's next in this closely watched local homicide case.
   

• A Killer's Confession Premiere 'Roses' Music Video (themosh.net) — A Killer's Confession are rolling out their new single and video "Roses" ahead of their next album, and they'll be bringing the music to Pottstown with a November 7 show at Cosmic Arts. The tour runs nationwide through late fall, but local metal fans can mark their calendars now to hear the new material live when the band's headline run hits town.
   

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  • Went to The Collective on Hanover Street yesterday to switch some of my art work.
    I took the small painting of the chicken out (named Worth Crowing For) and also my larger painting Epiphany. I dropped off a colored pencil piece … (Nextdoor West Pottstown)
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🗞 Nearby News

Pottsgrove

  • H.S. Football: Del Val League looks deeper than it has in years (centredaily.com)

Boyertown

  • St. John's Lutheran Church in Robeson Township names new pastor [Religion Digest] (readingeagle.com)
  • High School Roundup (Sept. 18): Spring-Ford field hockey notches third straight shutout, runs unbeaten streak to seven games (pottsmerc.com)
  • The Mercury's Sound Off for Saturday, Sept. 19 (pottsmerc.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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