The Freedom Valley YMCA at Pottstown, 724 North Adams Street, is inviting members of our community, ages 60 and older, to participate in the 2012 Y Senior Health and Fitness Week, May 21-27. This free event offers older adults the opportunity to try scheduled classes in aquatics, weight training, yoga, Nordic Walking, aerobics and arthritis swim. Guests can tour the Y facilities, join in a community swim, enter our raffle and visit with guest vendors. For a listing of times and daily happenings, contact the Y at 610.323.7300 or visit our website at www.fvymca.org – What’s Happening in the Branches. … Continue reading →

WHAT: TriCounty Community Network (TCN) will be hosting Rep. Tom Quigley (146th District, Montgomery County) at its May 15 meeting. Rep. Quigley will be focusing on his jobs platform, discussing job creation initiatives, such as Employ PA, which is aimed at improving legal, regulatory, and tax areas for large and small companies to help them prosper and move forward, and ultimately create jobs and boost the economy. This event comes one day before the 2nd Annual TriCounty Community Career Fair, sponsored by the TCN Exelon Nuclear Workforce Development Program, where more than 70 employers will be exhibiting and more than … Continue reading →

Pottstown, Pennsylvania – Celebrate spring at the Annual Colonial May Fair held at historic Pottsgrove Manor on Saturday, May 5th from 11:00am to 5:00pm. This yearly event is a fun-filled day with activities for all ages—games, music, dancing, and crafts. New to the fair this year is colonial conjurer Levram the Great, who will perform colonial magic shows and entertain visitors with pocket magic tricks throughout the day. Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theatre returns again this year to perform the puppet shows St. George and the Dragon and their brand-new adaptation of the classic Cinderella. They will also provide festive historic … Continue reading →

WHAT: TriCounty Community Network (TCN) will be hosting the 2nd Annual TriCounty Community Career Fair, sponsored by the TCN Exelon Nuclear Workforce Development Program on May 16.  After a highly successful event last year, Don Stewart, program chair, said they will be expanding space, hours, anticipated exhibitors and attendees, and the number of pre-fair workshops aimed at equipping the unemployed and underemployed to maximize participation in the fair. The 2011 event drew 60 employers and nearly 500 job seekers.  The organization is seeking additional participating employers for this event.  We know there are employers, even in this economy, who are … Continue reading →

Freedom Valley YMCA at Pottstown Healthy Family Event & Healthy Kids Day The Freedom Valley YMCA at Pottstown, 724 North Adams Street is celebrating Healthy Family Week by asking families to come in and try the Y at no charge for the time period April 23-28. Healthy Family week will culminate on April 28 with the Healthy Kids Day Mini Triathlon from 9 am-noon for ages 8-13 years old.  There is no cost to participate, but must register by April 22.  Those registered will be challenged to run 1 mile on our indoor track, bike 3 miles in our cycling … Continue reading →