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Greetings Pottstown! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Upper Pottsgrove mourns student-athlete killed after wrong-door police shooting
  • Two Pottstown students earn in‑demand health degrees from Penn College
  • How many Pottstown-area kids get free books from Dolly Parton's program?

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Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Heartbreak 'Unimaginable' As Montco Mourns Student-Athlete Killed By Police (patch.com) — Residents in the Pottstown area are grieving the death of 23-year-old Glen "Bubba" Pysher, a former Upper Pottsgrove High School baseball standout who was fatally shot by police after reportedly ringing the wrong doorbell. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is investigating, while hundreds of community members have rallied behind the Pysher family, donating tens of thousands of dollars through an online fundraiser.
   

• Penn College announces its Summer 2026 graduates (pct.edu) — Two Pottstown residents, Kylie L. Crowell and Patrick D. Moore, are among Pennsylvania College of Technology's Summer 2026 graduates, earning associate degrees in surgical technology and radiography. They join dozens of students from across Pennsylvania and beyond who completed programs in health care, trades, and technical fields. Their new credentials could soon translate into in‑demand skills at local hospitals and clinics.
   

• Dolly Parton's program provides free books for children in Philly region (inquirer.com) — Families in the Pottstown and Norristown areas are among roughly 3,500 Montgomery County children receiving free monthly books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library since 2023. Local literacy leaders say they hope to keep expanding the beloved program in Pennsylvania, even after Parton's death, so more young readers here can grow up with books arriving right to their homes.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Pottsgrove

  • Investigation underway after Upper Pottsgrove police shoot and kill a man outside Montco home (whyy.org)
  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: New head coach Choi has Upper Merion eyeing postseason amid culture 're-establish' (pottsmerc.com)

Boyertown

  • HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Norris takes over as Norristown head coach as Eagles chase first playoff berth since '09 (pottsmerc.com)

Royersford

  • Train Hits Vehicle In Royersford (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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