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🌱 How a three-building hotel complex could reshape downtown Pottsville

Pottsville, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a three-building hotel complex could reshape downtown Pottsville
  • Pottsville students shine on Kutztown University’s Spring 2026 Dean’s List
  • What forgotten Pottsville Civil War letters reveal 165 years later

Also on today's calendar: Minersville, Mummers and the Origins of the Molly Maguires.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 60. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Miners 1928 Hotel expands as Metz Properties buys two more buildings (republicanherald.com) — A major expansion of the Miners 1928 Hotel is set to add a new sports bar, entertainment spaces, and 60 more rooms along South Centre Street, further transforming downtown Pottsville by year’s end. Metz Properties is renovating the former Ramada Inn as “Miners North,” connecting three buildings into one complex expected to create over 50 jobs and draw more visitors for weddings, conferences, and local business traffic.
   

2. Kutztown University Announces Spring 2026 Dean's List; Dozens of Schuylkill County Students Honored (skooknews.com) — Pottsville families can celebrate several local students who earned spots on Kutztown University’s Spring 2026 Dean’s List, recognizing GPAs of 3.60 or higher. The announcement highlights academic standouts from Pottsville and neighboring Schuylkill County communities across a wide range of majors.
   

3. Civil War Q&A: Historian Jake Wynn talks about blog on wartime letters by Coal Region soldiers (wvia.org) — A new “Letters from War: 1861” blog is sharing Civil War–era correspondence from Coal Region soldiers, including some writing home to Pottsville, in real time 165 years later. Historian Jake Wynn explains how these letters from towns like Pottsville, Hazleton, and Scranton reveal everyday soldiers’ views on the war, race, and immigrant service, and why their stories still matter today.
   

4. Schuylkill County Obituaries for June 2nd, 2026 (skooknews.com) — Pottsville-area readers are remembering several longtime Schuylkill County residents, including Walter Arthur Carey, a Pottsville-born veteran and Pottsville High graduate, and Ruth Diane Barbetta, also born in Pottsville. The obituary roundup shares their lives, families, service details, and suggested memorial contributions.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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