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Candlelight vigil marks one-year anniversary of Reading barber's murder
The sign hanging in the corner of the window said it all. Printed in black ink on a small piece of white paper was a simple phrase, "We need a barber." April Halligan, right, former fiancee of the late Scott Bitler, is joined by friend Ashley Armstrong of Birdsboro, left, and others during a Sunday evening vigil in memory of the slain barber ...
Monday | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
40 Berks youngsters get a taste of homelessness
Forty youngsters from southern Berks County will go to church today, cold, hungry and with a story to tell.
With Luck, These Kids Will Feel Lousy Tomorrow
When groups of youths arrive today in Douglassville , for what the Rev. Joe Motz hopes will be an exercise that changes their lives, they probably will have come from warm beds, washed in hot showers, dressed comfortably, and filled their stomachs with breakfast.
Student designs winning logos for two largest student-run events
For the second time this academic year, Penn Staters will sport a Lindsay Stork original.
Talk of the Town: 'Christmas in Birdsboro'
Question: Birdsboro Borough Council recently refused to change the name of its "Christmas in Birdsboro" holiday celebration after a resident complained that it's an endorsement of Christianity to the exclusion of other religions that have holidays around the same time.
14 traffic citations issued at checkpoint in Union
Pennsylvania State Police stopped 198 vehicles and issued 14 traffic citations and 17 warnings during a weekend sobriety checkpoint on Route 724 in Union Township near Birdsboro.
Steven White's chilly watercolors are on displa...
The autumn leaves may still be on the trees, but with this weekend's exhibit at Living Light Gallery, it will be a White Christmas, with snowy woods and haunting winter tree branches.
Sutton wins fourth 4-year term as prothonotary
Prothonotary Marianne R. Sutton will return for another four-year term, according to complete but unofficial results in Tuesday's general election.
'Christmas' to stay in name of event in Birdsboro
Not everyone has warm feelings about "Christmas in Birdsboro." The event, scheduled for Dec.
Yankees/Phillies Rivalries Heat Up Households
Phillies / Yankee rivalries are heating up in some homes across Berks County. This entire family in Birdsboro supports the Fightin's...except 23 year old Danielle.
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Plenty of hand sanitizer available in Berks, retailers say
Flu changes blood center policy Miller-Keystone Blood Center is refraining from using volunteers under age 18 at its blood drives and centers because of the high rate of flu cases among young people.
Y Safehouse, Halloween Events This Weekend
It's the weekend that dentists dread , that mothers obsess over , and that kids revel in .
Birdsboro Borough Council candidates focus on water and sewer rates
Candidates for Birdsboro Borough Council say reducing high water and sewer rates is among the top issues in the Nov.
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Talk of the Town: Halloween costumes
Question: Who or what would you like to be for Halloween this year and why did you pick that person or thing? Talk of the Town features your comments on a current issue in the news and reader comments that were posted at readingeagle.com. This week we talked to pedestrians in the Millmont section of Reading as well as youngsters at the Millmont ...
Repairs to East First Street Bridge in Birdsboro could start next week
Long-awaited repairs to the East First Street Bridge in Birdsboro could begin as early as next week.
Firefighters on scene of structure fire inside Birdsboro laundromat
Firefighters are on the scene of a structure fire inside the Birdsboro Speedwash at 125 N. Mill St., county officials said.
Road projects Interstate 176 between Exit 2 and Exit 10 : lane restrictions around the clock.
Funding approved for design of sewer collection system in Geigertown
The Robeson and Union Township municipal authorities have approved $100,000 in design costs for a sewer collection system in Geigertown.
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