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Pottstown Hotel Shelter Gets Zoning OK; Conditions Added
Funding, a service provider, and local political support are all in place for a hotel in Pottstown to operate year-round. Only one thing...
Michael Hays
Mar 312 min read
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Rental Round & Round
Standing outside Pottstown Library on a recent Saturday afternoon, I talked to a handful of landlords over the phone about apartments for...
Michael Hays
Feb 92 min read
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Pottstown Partners with County to Provide Year-Round Hotel Rooms
Tucked away next to the Manatawny Creek and Montgomery County Community College Pottstown campus, a self-contained “tent city” came into...
Michael Hays
Jan 252 min read
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We Are in a Housing Crisis
We take a look at options in Pottstown for those making less than $25/hr.
Doug Slick
Dec 26, 20243 min read
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ChesCo, MontCo Look to Add 1,400 Affordable Homes by 2030
While preferences and household sizes have evolved in recent decades, the types of homes constructed in the suburbs have been slow to...
Michael Hays
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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Berks Non-Profit to House Those in Need in Pottstown Hotels
The following press release went out to the community today: POTTSTOWN, PA., Nov. 27, 2024 – Several organizations have joined together...
Michael Hays
Nov 27, 20242 min read
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Two Mayors Take the Lead on Local Solutions
Politics can’t solve all our problems, Pres. Barack Obama said at Temple University on Monday night. Yet it can make our lives – and the...
Michael Hays
Oct 30, 20242 min read
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Volunteers Fill Seven Dumpsters from Pottstown Encampment
I might be guilty of naivete in believing that our two major political parties can work together to solve major problems. Call me...
Michael Hays
Mar 31, 20242 min read
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In Pottstown: Public Comment Restricted, Mixed Message on Homeless Sweep Plans
“Another outsider.” Pottstown Borough Manager Justin Keller – eyebrows furrowed – could be heard with a muffled sigh from the public...
Michael Hays
Jan 5, 20242 min read
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Thoughts from Code Blue Forum
“Get close to the issue.” ~ Sunanda Charles, panelist More than 60 community members filled the room during this week’s Code Blue...
Michael Hays
Dec 8, 20232 min read
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No Arrests or Citations, Judge Tells Pottstown
In the middle of a county-declared “Code Blue,” a federal judge told Pottstown Borough this week that police may not arrest or issue a...
Michael Hays
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Pottstown Borough Sued in Court
Two homeless individuals and a non-profit are suing Pottstown Borough in court. Stating that their clients will suffer “cruel and unusual...
Michael Hays
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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Pottstown Sweeps Loom Dec. 1
When I introduced myself to my first class as a new teacher in Reading a few years ago, I showed them an illustration of the Schuylkill...
Michael Hays
Nov 4, 20233 min read
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Homelessness Task Force Debates ‘Fair Share’ of Services Between Norristown, Pottstown & Others
Since the spring, a large panel of elected officials and other stakeholders have met virtually to delineate “actionable” projects to...
Michael Hays
Jul 21, 20233 min read
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