Evan Brandt

Pennsylvania, Pottstown

Reporter at The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Reporter for @MercuryX covering Pottstown, surrounding towns, surrounding environment, surrounding issues etc... you get the idea. Re-tweets R not endorsements

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$215 million Spring-Ford school budget raises taxes by 5%

5 days ago | pottsmerc.com | Evan Brandt

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$215 million Spring-Ford school budget raises taxes by 5%

5 days ago | dailylocal.com | Evan Brandt

ROYERSFORD — With a 6-3 vote, the Spring-Ford Area School Board has adopted a $215 million budget for the 2025-2026 school year that will raise property taxes by 5.14 percent. Voting against the budget were members Margaret Wright, Heidi Goldsmith and Sagar Sharma. The budget, which was adopted on May 27, will increase millage by 1.6724 mills, increasing the district’s total millage to 34.1855. For homeowners, this means an increase of $167.24 per $100,000 of assessed value.
Pottstown salutes the fallen on Memorial Day

1 week ago | pottsmerc.com | Evan Brandt

POTTSTOWN — The Pottstown area’s honored war dead were remembered and memorialized Monday with a parade and solemn service on Veterans Island. The parade kicked off at 10 a.m. in front of the Goodwill firehouse in the 700 block of High Street.
Pottstown settles on $92.7 million schools budget with 5.8% tax hike

2 weeks ago | centredaily.com | Evan Brandt

By May 23-"I don't think anyone foresaw this was going to get this bad, this fast, this way."Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here. Originally Published: May 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM EDTCopyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers. This story was originally published May 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM.
Pottstown settles on $92.7 million schools budget with 5.8% tax hike

2 weeks ago | pottsmerc.com | Evan Brandt

POTTSTOWN — After months of whittling, supposing, discussion and even more discussion, the Pottstown School Board adopted a $92.7 million preliminary budget Thursday that will increase taxes by 5.8 percent with a 6-3 vote. Given that the median property assessment in Pottstown is $78,995, a 5.8 percent tax hike, the maximum allowed by the state, would increase the median property tax bill by $192, from $3,314 to $3,506, according to Business Manager Maureen Oakley.
Pottstown Memorial Day parade, ceremony set for Monday

2 weeks ago | pottsmerc.com | Evan Brandt

POTTSTOWN — The Pottstown Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday, May 26, beginning at the Goodwill Firehouse, 714 E. High St., at 10 a.m.The parade will proceed to Manatawny Street, then down to Veterans Island in Memorial Park, where a remembrance ceremony will begin at 11 a.m.The parade and ceremony, which are sponsored by the Joint Veterans Council and Veterans Island, will mark the fallen from all branches of the U.S. military service.
In Pottstown, Shapiro makes 'full court press' for education funding

2 weeks ago | readingeagle.com | Evan Brandt

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In Pottstown, Shapiro makes 'full court press' for education funding

2 weeks ago | pottsmerc.com | Evan Brandt

POTTSTOWN — Gov. Josh Shapiro made Pottstown High School one of his stops Thursday on a multi-day push across the eastern part of the state to push for the increased education funding he has called for in the next year’s budget. Shaprio, who was in Scranton on Wednesday and was scheduled to be in Philadelphia on Friday, is making the case that the increased funding provided to under-funded schools in the past two years is making an impact and improving outcomes.
Incumbent Marianne Scott ousted in Boyertown School Board primary

2 weeks ago | pottsmerc.com | Evan Brandt

Incumbent Boyertown Area School Board member Marianne Scott was ousted by voters in Tuesday’s primary, according to the unofficial election results. The Boyertown Area School District straddles Berks and Montgomery counties and has three geographic regions from which candidates are elected, there was a crowded race with at least one contest in each region.
All 7 Upper Perkiomen School Board candidates move on to general election

2 weeks ago | thereporteronline.com | Evan Brandt

Only one, Paige Konopelsky, won a line on both ballots