Barto News

Weekend activities for Sanatogans , Nov. 14-16, 2008: Friday, Nov. 14 A back-door used book sale, conducted by the Friends of the Pottstown Public Library , will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the back ...

Major improvement projects have changed the face of Clymer Borough this year, but they stand for more than just an aesthetic makeover; they serve as a community effort to bring sustainability and growth to the ...

Opposition to a 300-unit apartment complex in Washington Township was nearly 60 voices strong Thursday night at a hearing on a zoning change that would allow the development.

Washington Township supervisors will hold a public hearing Thursday on a proposed zoning change that could clear the way for a 300-unit apartment complex off Route 100.

A 60-mile three-day walk doesn't sound like the most appealing of activities for an entire weekend, but for a small group in Berks County, it will be a deeply meaningful experience.

Harry H. Buchert, 68, of Oley, passed away Monday in the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

Flag holders are used to mark the grave sites of veterans at local cemeteries. The markers are being stolen, which can be resold for the value value of the metal.

BARTO, Pa. - September 25, 2008 - -- Catholics around the region are outraged over the loss of a beloved statue in Berks County.

The 'Angel of the Roses' statue was stolen sometime Tuesday night, state police say.

Pennsylvania state police are trying to figure out who stole a large bronze statue from a Berks County shrine.

Police are looking for the person or persons who stole the 1,200-pound Angel of the Roses bronze statue from the National Centre for Padre Pio, 111 Barto Road, off Route 100, Barto.

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For more than a decade, The Angel of Roses watched over pilgrims who visited the National Padre Pio Centre in Berks County.

Previously rained out, The West Chester Swing Kings concert at Schwenckfeld Manor, 1290 Allentown Road, Towamencin, will be at 7:30 tonight.

Several unlocked vehicles had items stolen from them between Sept. 5 and Sept. 7. On Pinehurst Drive a Nextel cell phone and an IBM Thinkpad laptop computer and personal checks were taken from two unlocked ...

We have 1753 guests online A number of defendants have been named on criminal charges filed in the Blairsville district court before Magisterial District Judge Jennifer Rega.

Kutztown University conferred 1,061 degrees at its spring commencement ceremonies May 9 and 10 at three separate ceremonies for the undergraduate and graduate classes.

If you think there's a new movie being filmed in the Pittsburgh region every month or so, you'd be right.

Editor's note: Honors graduates are signified as follows: ***with highest distinction; **with high distinction; *with distinction.

Jane Bassler was walking her Siberian husky-Alaskan malamute mix, Loki, along Guernsey Avenue in Abington the evening of Nov.