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The Pottstown Mercury newspaper was founded in 1931 by Shandy Hill and William Hiester. Today it serves readers in parts of Montgomery, Chester and Berks counties in Pennsylvania.
Elsewhere on Friday, Boyertown, Phoenixville and Upper Merion girls' basketball all won their second games of the season. trib.al/oZcuqaL
Mercury Roundup (Dec. 5): Pottsgrove, Spring-Ford, PJP boys hoops all improve to 2-0, as does Upper Perk girls basketball
Elsewhere on Friday, Boyertown, Phoenixville and Upper Merion girls’ basketball all won their second games of the season.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Elsewhere on Friday, Boyertown, Phoenixville and Upper Merion girls' basketball all won their second games of the season. trib.al/oZcuqaL
7 Pagans held for trial in shooting at West Norriton Wawa trib.al/kUiKkv6
7 Pagans held for trial in shooting at West Norriton Wawa
After a contentious preliminary hearing, seven members of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang were ordered to stand trial in Montgomery County Court on charges related to a shooting involving a rival…
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December 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
7 Pagans held for trial in shooting at West Norriton Wawa trib.al/kUiKkv6
Operation Holiday: Mom of 3 faces financial woes after spinal surgery trib.al/x83EZS4
Operation Holiday: Mom of 3 faces financial woes after spinal surgery
The single mother of three has struggled to balance everyday bills and the financial impact of emergency medical care.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Operation Holiday: Mom of 3 faces financial woes after spinal surgery trib.al/x83EZS4
Penn Entertainment completes theScore Bet rebrand trib.al/6I4WtuJ
Penn Entertainment completes theScore Bet rebrand
The platform is now live in 21 jurisdictions.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Penn Entertainment completes theScore Bet rebrand trib.al/6I4WtuJ
Berks school district employee honored by state trib.al/UnU3tRr
Berks school district employee honored by state
An Antietam School District employee has been named a winner of the 2026 RISE Award.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Berks school district employee honored by state trib.al/UnU3tRr
High school basketball scores from around the Keystone State trib.al/2HPXt8Z
Pennsylvania high school basketball scores from Friday, Dec. 5
High school basketball scores from around the Keystone State
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December 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
High school basketball scores from around the Keystone State trib.al/2HPXt8Z
The West Chester East girls’ basketball team dropped a 60-44 non-league decision to Archbishop Ryan on Thursday evening. trib.al/f030IW2
DLN Roundup: W.C. East, Unionville drop non-league games
The West Chester East girls’ basketball team dropped a 60-44 non-league decision to Archbishop Ryan on Thursday evening.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The West Chester East girls’ basketball team dropped a 60-44 non-league decision to Archbishop Ryan on Thursday evening. trib.al/f030IW2
Operation Holiday: Mom of 3 ‘still grateful for what I have’ trib.al/of6q7KI
Operation Holiday: Mom of 3 ‘still grateful for what I have’
“I know what struggling is like, but I know I don’t have it as bad as some other people do.”
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December 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Operation Holiday: Mom of 3 ‘still grateful for what I have’ trib.al/of6q7KI
Trump coming to Mount Airy Casino Resort on Tuesday trib.al/zQSqjKm
Trump coming to Mount Airy Casino Resort on Tuesday
President Donald Trump will visit Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mt. Pocono Twp. on Tuesday evening.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Trump coming to Mount Airy Casino Resort on Tuesday trib.al/zQSqjKm
Lancaster man charged in $11,000 home improvement fraud in southern Berks trib.al/BCXHB9j
Lancaster man charged in $11,000 home improvement fraud in southern Berks
A Lancaster County man is accused of taking $11,000 from a Caernarvon Township homeowner for driveway work he never started, police said.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Lancaster man charged in $11,000 home improvement fraud in southern Berks trib.al/BCXHB9j
Boyertown is off to a 1-1 start to its season, with a 50-30 win over Kennett in the season opener serving as a particular example of the team’s overall potential. trib.al/G3lgnh1
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Boyertown eager to end the streak of eight straight losing seasons with talented core back in the fold
Boyertown is off to a 1-1 start to its season, with a 50-30 win over Kennett in the season opener serving as a particular example of the team’s overall potential.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Boyertown is off to a 1-1 start to its season, with a 50-30 win over Kennett in the season opener serving as a particular example of the team’s overall potential. trib.al/G3lgnh1
Elsewhere on Thursday, the Upper Merion and Upper Perkiomen girls hoops teams each picked up their first victory of the season. trib.al/gqAwsxZ
Mercury Roundup (Dec. 4): Perk Valley girls swimming, Pottstown girls basketball both improve to 2-0
Elsewhere on Thursday, the Upper Merion and Upper Perkiomen girls hoops teams each picked up their first victory of the season.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Elsewhere on Thursday, the Upper Merion and Upper Perkiomen girls hoops teams each picked up their first victory of the season. trib.al/gqAwsxZ
Berks coroner seeking help finding relatives of Montgomery County man trib.al/Mjd56Jg
Berks coroner seeking help finding relatives of Montgomery County man
Next of kin sought for Upper Frederick Township man who died Nov. 25 in Reading Hospital.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Berks coroner seeking help finding relatives of Montgomery County man trib.al/Mjd56Jg
Temple University Ambler hiring consultant to determine future trib.al/KcRdDzy
Temple University Ambler hiring consultant to determine future
Following years of declining enrollment and damage from a tornado, the university is determining the future of its Ambler campus.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Temple University Ambler hiring consultant to determine future trib.al/KcRdDzy
The Great Valley boys’ basketball team found a way to win Thursday night’s non-league matchup with West Chester Henderson at Reichert Gymnasium. But it sure was not easy. trib.al/THF6ea9
Woodard, Great Valley slip past West Chester Henderson
The Great Valley boys’ basketball team found a way to win Thursday night’s non-league matchup with West Chester Henderson at Reichert Gymnasium. But it sure was not easy.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Great Valley boys’ basketball team found a way to win Thursday night’s non-league matchup with West Chester Henderson at Reichert Gymnasium. But it sure was not easy. trib.al/THF6ea9
The Trojans went 10-11 overall last year and missed the playoffs, but the group improved enough as the season progressed to give them something to shoot for heading into this new basketball campaign. trib.al/biSQ3RF
BOYS BASKETBALL: With nine seniors and an experienced varsity nucleus, Pottstown looks to end one-year playoff hiatus
The Trojans went 10-11 overall last year and missed the playoffs, but the group improved enough as the season progressed to give them something to shoot for heading into this new basketball campaig…
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December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Trojans went 10-11 overall last year and missed the playoffs, but the group improved enough as the season progressed to give them something to shoot for heading into this new basketball campaign. trib.al/biSQ3RF
Crime Alert Berks: Information sought on Robeson Twp. hit-and-run trib.al/dPHMkcf
Crime Alert Berks: Information sought on Robeson Twp. hit-and-run
Police are seeking information on a vehicle that may have been involved in the crash.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Crime Alert Berks: Information sought on Robeson Twp. hit-and-run trib.al/dPHMkcf
Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports redefines ability trib.al/AGrippL
Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports redefines ability
PCAS’s mission is to, ‘improve the health and well-being of people with disabilities through inclusive sport, wellness and recreation programs’, such as their adaptive cycling program.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports redefines ability trib.al/AGrippL
MCCC and Variety celebrate new collaboration supporting young adults with disabilities trib.al/1wTe56V
MCCC and Variety celebrate new collaboration supporting young adults with disabilities
“They are training sites, empowering individuals with disabilities,” said Dr. Vicki Bastecki-Perez, MCCC President.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
MCCC and Variety celebrate new collaboration supporting young adults with disabilities trib.al/1wTe56V
Exeter residents frustrated with annual water rate hikes trib.al/nSPG6M7
Exeter residents frustrated with annual water rate hikes
Exeter Township Supervisor Amanda Johnsen held a town hall on rate increases in wake of the takeover of township wastewater services by Pennsylvania American Water.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Exeter residents frustrated with annual water rate hikes trib.al/nSPG6M7
Montco immigration advocates continue calls for ‘Welcoming Policy’ trib.al/JdhFEq2
Montco immigration advocates continue calls for ‘Welcoming Policy’
‘We cannot afford silence, mixed signals or leadership that only reacts once harm has already happened,” said Stephanie Vincent, Community for Change Montgomery County lead organizer an…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Montco immigration advocates continue calls for ‘Welcoming Policy’ trib.al/JdhFEq2
Fleetwood Bank donates over $14K to nonprofits trib.al/9umFb5T
Fleetwood Bank donates over $14K to nonprofits
Community Gift Basket Bingo, a fundraiser by Fleetwood Bank employees, raised $14,240 that was donated to Hannah’s Hope Ministries, Pawsitive Hearts, Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance and VOiC…
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December 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Fleetwood Bank donates over $14K to nonprofits trib.al/9umFb5T
Scores from the PIAA football championship games this weekend at Cumberland Valley trib.al/JMkAZxU
PIAA football championship game scores
Scores from the PIAA football championship games this weekend at Cumberland Valley
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December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Scores from the PIAA football championship games this weekend at Cumberland Valley trib.al/JMkAZxU
SCI Phoenix inmate, 56, dies in his cell trib.al/C1UWG5e
SCI Phoenix inmate, 56, dies in his cell
The official cause of death will be determined by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
SCI Phoenix inmate, 56, dies in his cell trib.al/C1UWG5e
Unhoused man held for trial in fatal beating of another man in Norristown trib.al/Qt6LmGK
Unhoused man held for trial in fatal beating of another man in Norristown
An unhoused man must answer to charges in Montgomery County Court that he fatally beat another unhoused man whose body was found in a trash bin off the Schuylkill River Trail in Norristown.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Unhoused man held for trial in fatal beating of another man in Norristown trib.al/Qt6LmGK