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- Sculpture in Reading should mention black people
- ‘Extreme Makeover' highlights work ethic and volunteerism in Berks County
- Reading Community Players' ‘All My Sons' has lesson about facing evil
- ¿Estará abierta a tiempo la nueva Reading High School?
- Will new Reading high school open in time?
- We should levy school taxes on parents once their children enroll
- BP's communicating about the oil spill is also a disaster
- Decision on lead pollution bodes poorly for East Penn and Berks County
- Apertura de la Citadel de Reading ayudará a transformar la Escuela Secundaria de nuevo en un centro académico de alto rendimiento
- Opening of the Citadel will help transform Reading High School back into a high-performing academic center
- Tigers pitcher shows perfect class in a world that could use more
- Los padres deben participar más en Reading School District, y los educadores deben ayudar
- Parents must get more involved in Reading School District, and educators must help
- Smoke detectors, baking soda can prevent tragedy
- Democrats should vote to continue to make change happen
- Those who care for people with special needs deserve more money and respect
- Berks County no longer needs bilingual services
- Travel Log: Paris 2010
- Hometown heroes renew a Reading playground
- Atrocious behavior closes too many public restrooms
- Route 222 in Berks County riddled with road work
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Road work runs rampant on Route 222 in Berks County.
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He's not convinced hemp and driving should ever mix
Electric cars are so cutting-edge cool, aren't they? Now they're coming out with a new electric car that's like, wow, like totally hip and gro…
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BP's Photoshop fiasco an insult to the world
Boy, those folks at BP sure are a bunch of jokesters.
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Andi and Pete the degus need a home
Andi and Pete are adult male degus. They are social animals who will do best in a home together.
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Chester the cat needs a home
Chester is a 10-year-old neutered male long-haired feline. He is a sweet cat looking for a forever home. His front paws are declawed.
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What would these nuts think of the Peanut Bar?
Are they nuts? I mean, really, what are they thinking?!
Berks County lawns are suffering beyond normal dormancy
The weather we experienced this summer created stress conditions beyond what turf can withstand during normal dormancy. If you need to, now is the time to reseed.
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Roadwork continues in Reading
Street paving projects will continue over the next two weeks, including the following:
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GoggleWorks exchanges art with German sister city
Artists from GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading are participating in an art exchange with artists from Reutlingen, Reading's German si…
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Boyertown leaders seek online votes to get $25,000 grant for a spot in town
Vote for one of three spots in Boyertown and help the borough win $25,000 in a National Trust for Historic Preservation photo contest called "…
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Berks County lawns are suffering beyond normal dormancy
The weather we experienced this summer created stress conditions beyond what turf can withstand during normal dormancy. If you need to, now is…
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‘The Water Guy' celebrates 20 years in business
Started by two brothers in Reading, the Birdsboro spring-water company now has 36 trucks and 65 employees. -
The Dead End Cruisers
Ever been bewitched by an irresistible femme fatale and done something beyond crazy because you were intoxicated by murderous desire and whisk…
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Erik Rockhold, Clarence Curry to return to Reading Express football team
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New Reading Public Museum director to start soon
John Graydon Smith, head of a children's science museum in New York state since 2006, has been chosen as the new director and CEO of the Readi…
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State predicts unhealthy pollution levels for sensitive people in Berks County
From the state Department of Environmental Protection
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12 Tulpehocken High School students get scholarships
Berks County Community Foundation recently distributed scholarships worth a total of $55,300 to 12 Tulpehocken High School students.
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36 bald eagles tallied in one day at Hawk Mountain
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, reports that its annual autumn hawkwatch is shaping up to be an interesting season in the skies.
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Birdsboro woman charged in 2003 homicide
State police arrested a Birdsboro woman Tuesday, Aug. 31, and charged her with the shooting death in October 2003 of a man who lived with her.
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Health program in Reading is successful in fighting childhood obesity
A three-year program in a Reading boys-and-girls club to improve the health of children has been successful.
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Unemployment rate drops in Reading, rises in Berks County
The unemployment rate rose in Berks County from June to July but dropped in Reading, according to state statistics.
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Route 222 in Berks County riddled with road work
Road work runs rampant on Route 222 in Berks County.
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Two women arrested at previously closed massage business in Richmond Township
Berks County detectives have arrested two women on prostitution charges at a massage business in Richmond Township where two other women were…
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Hamburg artist plans to paint portraits for 48 straight hours
Eric Armusik has always had an affinity for art.
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St. Joseph CEO chosen to join state-wide hospital board
John R. Morahan, president and chief executive officer of St. Joseph Regional Health Network, has been appointed to serve a 3-year term on the…
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Hawk Mountain collaborates to study vultures
Some call them sinister, but Hawk Mountain biologists argue vultures are social, sanitary, and, above all, critically important to ecosystem health. -
Fat Joe: Hip hop is coming back to good music
The New York artists gives an interview after his show in the Silo. His advice to young people? Go to college!
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Berks County survey shows strong interest in regionalizing police forces
Many of the municipalities in Berks County not already in regional police departments are interested in discussing the concept, according to a…
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Hamburg artist plans to paint portraits for 48 straight hours
Eric Armusik has always had an affinity for art.
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Youthful offenders surprised to find they like writing poetry
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Berks County author publishes behind-the-scenes account of crazy Jon and Kate media coverage
What was it like in Wernersville last summer when a horde of international reporters and photographers descended to stalk Jon and Kate Gosseli…
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Reading High School junior wins 2nd place in statewide poetry recitation contest
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Another plan to improve Reading is in the works
How can Reading make the downtown more attractive to pedestrians?
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Parking garage with 929 spaces set to open in downtown Reading
The Reading Parking Authority is planning an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Aug. 31 for the parking garage in the 700 block of Penn Street in Rea…
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Money is available to help businesses open in Reading parking garage near GoggleWorks
Developers in Reading are offering money to help businesses open in the first floor of a parking garage in Reading.
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Consultante señala se hará público el progreso de los esfuerzos de desarrollo económico de Berks County
Un nuevo reporte sobre cómo atraer, retener y expandir la industria del comercio propone algunas nuevas ideas, pero se enfoca en los aspectos…
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Ridding Reading of blighted buildings is an uphill battle
Rosemary Mease has lived in the 300 block of Pear Street in Reading for 47 years. The block is nice.
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Site cleared in Reading for new Berks Women in Crisis building
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She says she talks to the animals, and they talk back
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The goal: One phone number to reach social services
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Revised charter-school proposal is submitted to Reading School Board
Board members rejected the first proposal in March. Supporters have chosen a location. They say they would concentrate on getting dropouts bac…
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New Reading high school expected to open on time, though major hurdles remain
With 26 days to go until the first day of classes, the Reading School District does not have an occupancy permit for the new Reading Intermedi…
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Reading mayor's ‘Wall of Shame' website goes viral
So many people have tried to look at Reading Mayor Tom McMahon's "Wall of Shame" website that it has been crashing the servers, city community…
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Berks County municipal property-tax rates are higher where incomes are lower
The poorest people in Berks County in general have the highest municipal property tax rates.
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Pa. Human Relations Commission to investigate Reading School District
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission plans to hold investigatory hearings about the Reading School District next month in response to …
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New BCTV program will highlight giving back to the community
Heidi Williamson hopes her new BCTV program, "Giving Back," will compel community members to do just that for Berks County.
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Lots of family trees have roots in Berks
People come to Berks County from all over to climb the heights of their family trees.
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Improvement plan for Reading's Centre Park district might cost residents
Supporters hope property owners will pay a yearly fee for extra cleaning and security services.
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Berks County moves closer to federal designation as not having safe lead levels
The federal government has moved closer to designating two areas in Berks County as not meeting lead air-pollution standards.
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Kutztown students write about tree-planting lessons
The group plants more than 400 trees to protect water resources.
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