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Fleetwood mayor dies; his legacy seen as rich
When Fleetwood's only doctor in the 1970s announced his retirement, Gary D. Ebeling helped create the medical center that would keep a physician in the small community.
Saturday | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
George Hatza: As the theater season ends, no big contender
If there's one thing on which everyone involved with New York theater this past season can agree, it's that there's no consensus.
Saturday May 26 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
POW's relics of time at real-life Stalag 17
A makeshift radio crafted by Fleetwood native William Shade brought him encouraging news of World War II during the 13 months he was held in the notorious German POW camp Stalag 17.
Saturday May 26 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Farmers market vendors getting ready for West Reading opening
Erica Lavdanski, left, of B&H Organic Produce, Morgantown, and Becca Keller, manager of the West Reading Farmers' Market, with produce headed for the market.
Fleetwood school adviser up for national award
Fleetwood Middle School student council adviser Lisa Bernet poses with state and regional advisor of the year awards she recently won.
Quarterback ineligible to play at Wyomissing, PIAA board says
Reading Eagle The PIAA Board of Control voted unanimously Wednesday to uphold District 3's decision to make Corey Unger ineligible to play football at Wyomissing in the fall.
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Weaver Martin, 86, egg farmer, avid bird watcher
Weaver W. Martin, 86, of Reinholds, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster, after a lengthy illness.
Berks special-effects artists create zombies for 'Charlie'
Special-effects and makeup artists Matt Thomas, left, of Fleetwood and Ryan Padden of Wyomissing with some of the tools of their trade.
Dr. Steven Katzenmoyer, band instructor in the Fleetwood School District, recently received the District 10 Citation of Excellence from the Pennsylvania Music Educators' Association.
The Amity Township supervisors awarded a $58,190 contract to Barrasso Excavation of Fleetwood to install new flow meters at sewer pumping stations at Lake Drive and Hilti's Lane.
Tonia Hoover and her daughter, Dominique, work at an Alex's Lemonade Stand last week at St.
2 get honorary KU doctorates today
A retired Marine Corps general who served in Operation Desert Storm and a Tony Award-winning theater manager, both Berks County natives and Kutztown University graduates, will receive honorary doctorates at today's commencement at KU.
Proceeds from this art auction go to the dogs ... and cats
This painting by award-winning children's author Betsy Lewin will be auctioned at Saturday's Art for Art's Sake event to benefit the Humane Society of Berks County.
Local letter carriers holding annual food drive Saturday
The National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 258, Reading, will participate in the nationwide 20th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday.
At Ag Center, 4-H Robotics Club sprouting
Megan Vance, 9, of Brecknock Township works on building a marshmallow catapult at the Berks County Agricultural Center, where an open house was held for a planned 4-H Robotics Club.
Half-day kindergarten will hurt students
Editor: After reading the article about staff cuts in the Fleetwood School District , I was in agreement with the Richmond Elementary School Principal Michelle D. Jackson.
What's goin' on the week of May 8
TODAY The Maine plays at 6 p.m. at the Crocodile Rock Cafe, 520 W. Hamilton St., Allentown.
Berks baseball quarters are set
Reading Eagle The BCIAA baseball playoffs will begin with quarterfinal doubleheaders Thursday.
Turkish farmers visit Berks for advice and, maybe, cows
At Vista Grande Farm in Fleetwood are, from left, Mete Kucukdugenci, Yigit Bilgin, both from Turkey, David Bitler, owner of the Fleetwood farm, and Cetin Temel, who works at Horizon Live Stock in Edgewater, N.J. Kucukdugenci and Bilgin are visiting the United States to learn about dairy farm operations here.