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Also check out Major Office Furniture Warehouse Sale on the Pottstown Patch calendar

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Morning Pottstown! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Pottstown's new banner plan could change High Street's look
  • How did Pottstown restaurants fare in the latest health inspections?
  • What's next in the manslaughter case tied to a Pottstown night out?

Also on today's calendar: Major Office Furniture Warehouse Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Nice with high clouds, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain, temps: high: 62, low: 58.
  • Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pottstown council poised to vote on veteran banners fix (pottsmerc.com subscription) — Pottstown Borough Council is set to vote Tuesday on a one-time plan to add 44 veterans banners along East High Street and the Hanover Street bridge, specifically to better represent minority service members. Local partners, including the Pottstown YWCA, NAACP, and Montgomery Elks Lodge, would help families sponsor banners at about $200 each, with a goal of having them installed by Veterans Day.
   

• Montgomery food safety inspections found medication stored on food prep area, damaged floor tiles (readingeagle.com) — Montgomery County's latest food safety inspections include several Pottstown spots, such as Rocco's Italian Sausages and Cheesesteaks, Tropical Dominican Food, and Tropical Smoothie Cafe, with mostly fixable issues like cardboard shelf liners, raw food storage, and thawing practices. The report explains common violations, notes that many were corrected immediately, and reminds diners how to check full inspection histories or report foodborne illness concerns.
   

• Ex-Upper Pottsgrove officer accused of manslaughter waives initial court hearing (pottsmerc.com subscription) — A former Upper Pottsgrove police corporal has waived his preliminary hearing on a voluntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old college student Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher IV, moving the high-profile case toward trial in Montgomery County Court. Investigators say Pysher, who had been out at Pottstown and North Coventry bars before getting lost on foot, was unarmed with his hands raised when the officer fired.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I live in a townhouse in Lower Pottsgrove and have a tiny front yard area that I need mowed (maybe 8x10 feet?
    ). My mower stopped working a bit ago and so the grass is overgrown. It'd be a 15 minute job for anyone that can come out and do it. Any… (Nextdoor Lower Pottsgrove)
  • My friend's cat is missing.
    If you see her please let me know. Please share if your closer to that area! (Nextdoor North Coventry Township)
  • pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in DOUGLASSVILLE PA S18310 in Douglassville. Apply here.
  • Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Royersford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pottstown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pottsgrove

  • Case of former officer accused in shooting death of 22-year-old moves forward, man to face possible trial (erienewsnow.com)
  • Reporter/Times Herald Football Week 7: North Penn, undefeated Pennridge set for SOL National clash at Crawford Stadium (centredaily.com)

Boyertown

  • Richard A. Zuber Realty Prepares for Christmas Activities for the Community (town.news)
  • Cold storage had liquid pooled on floor believed to be animal byproduct: Restaurant Inspections, Oct. 8, 2026 (berksweekly.com)
  • Everybody in the Dak Prescott Video is Embarrassing (crossingbroad.com)

Norristown

  • Upper Merion Leaders, Activists Call For Funding To Fight Data Center Litigation (patch.com)

Ok Pottstown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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