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On this day in 1862, Mary Jane Patterson made history when she became the first black woman to receive a college degree when she graduated from Oberlin College. She was also the first black principal at America's first public high school for black students.

My Congresswoman has something she would like to tell you.

St. Louis' emergency management chief has been placed on administrative leave after sirens meant to sound during a tornado warning failed to be activated before a deadly tornado tore through the city on Friday. cbsn.ws/45irvgw

The fire that destroyed the Clayborn Temple, a historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaign in 1968, was intentionally set, investigators said Wednesday. cbsn.ws/43lkaKA

Incumbent Marianne Scott ousted in Boyertown School Board primary pottsmerc.com/2025/05/21/inc… Scott, who ran only on the Republican line in Region 1, which is entirely in Berks County, collected only 456 votes toward keeping one of the two seats up for grabs in that region.

All 7 Upper Perkiomen School Board candidates advance to general election pottsmerc.com/2025/05/21/all…

Kirkner ousted from Phoenixville council seat pottsmerc.com/2025/05/21/kir…

ICYMI: 📢President Donald J. Trump signed bipartisan legislation criminalizing the nonconsensual sharing of explicit images—including #AI deepfakes—and requiring platforms to remove them fast. I introduced a similar #PASenate bill (SB 568). First Lady Melania Trump #Deepfakes #TakeItDown whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/…

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Pottstown, proud of our state representative Rep. Joe Ciresi joined our Governor on a tour of PHS. Your continued support of our schools and community will pay off with a successful future for all. Pottstown Schools Evan Brandt Stephen Rodriguez Thomas Hylton

Shapiro Takes to the Court at Pottstown High School youtu.be/Ulow_1uIZAI?si… via YouTube Ever wonder how good the Governor Shapiro game is? Take a peek.

New: The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years. propub.li/3H8niBX

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Never learned about this in school.

Montgomery County Congressman torpedoes lies that it is mostly undocumented immigrants who will be losing healthcare in the "Big Beautiful Bill." "It is completely false and every independent source has verified that it is false."

In Pottstown, Governor Josh Shapiro makes ‘full court press’ for education funding pottsmerc.com/2025/05/23/in-… “This is what progress looks like when we fund our schools fairly and equitably."

UPDATE: Route 422 reopens following Friday morning crash pottsmerc.com/2025/05/23/upd…

Pottstown Memorial Day parade, ceremony set for Monday pottsmerc.com/2025/05/23/pot… If the parade is cancelled due to bad weather, the service will be held inside Goodwill Firehouse at 10 a.m.

Respect to all graduates this spring. Reminder that a Commencement is a beginning not an end. If your school did right by you, a lifetime of continued learning awaits, lest you ossify in place, forever clutching to how things were on graduation day, while the World passes you by.

Pottstown settles on $92.7 million schools budget with 5.8% tax hike pottsmerc.com/2025/05/23/pot… “It’s painful that we have to look at this and it’s painful to have to make this choice.”