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Current FeatureNo. 008 · Oct 7, 2026

They Said Nothing at the Vote. Four Months Later, They Rented a Fire Hall to Demand His Firing

Both admit the concerns predate the vote. One says she didn’t want the fight then; the other calls it a conclusion of five years. Neither said a word when it counted.

String lights over the brick plaza of a small Pennsylvania downtown at dusk, with planters, benches, and storefronts.

Two Pottstown council members voted on the borough manager’s contract and raise in the spring. One voted yes. The other voted no, but said plainly it wasn’t about the manager’s performance. Barely four months later, the same two rented a fire hall and called for his firing. Both now admit the concerns predate the vote. Neither said a word when it counted. Continue reading →

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