Maxatawny News

Forget about baseball cards and football cards - the cool things for kids to have these days are law enforcement trading cards.

James Weaver is a trendsetter. Long before heirloom vegetables became popular, the Maxatawny Township farmer was growing tomatoes and peppers saved from seeds passed down for generations.

Two state lawmakers are trying to gauge public opinion on what should be done to reduce traffic congestion on Route 222 in northern Berks County.

People with late-night appetites might like it, but an offbeat way of selling pizza in Kutztown has caused the borough to re-examine its rules for vendors.

The Maxatawny Township Municipal Authority has extended a deadline for residents to agree to property easements for the estimated $9.5 million sewer project.

Economics will drive broader law-enforcement effort The Issue: Municipal officials say regional policing will be a hard sell.

Columbus Day What's open, what's closed for the holiday today: State offices: Closed Federal offices: Closed Liquor stores: Normal operations BARTA: Normal operations City Hall: Open Courthouse: Closed Postal Service: Offices closed, no mail delivery District judges: For emergencies Reading Parking Authority: Normal operations Banks: Optional ...

Project locations Maxatawny Township officials are seeking easements for a sewer project from all or some property owners on these roads: a Baldy Road a Constitution Boulevard a Curtis Avenue a Deishers Lane a Foch Street a Ivy League Drive a Koffee Lane a Kutztown Road a Lyons Road a Noble Street a Palmer Lane a Pershing Street a Rose Crest Road a ...

The list of adjectives kept flowing: Beautiful, stunning, incredible . Cory B. Nocera of Mohnton added inspirational after viewing a sitting room that had once been the kitchen of Seven Springs Farm in Maxatawny Township.

Two men charged with robbing three Allentown businesses in January were charged earlier this week with robbing a fourth, according to court papers.

Reading Eagle: Tim Leedy Patrick Donmoyer in the barn at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University.

According to PennDOT, there will be lane restriction on the following roads in Berks County: Main Street ramp to Route 222 North in Maxatawny Township , 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept.

A proposed sewage treatment plant that would serve about 250 Maxatawny Township customers is in jeopardy because of a decision by the Berks County commissioners, a township official said.

Road projects Route 422 eastbound between Shelbourne Road and Lincoln Road, Exeter Township: lane restriction, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Interstate 176 between Exit 2 and Exit 10 : lane restrictions around the clock.

After about a decade of planning, Maxatawny Township officials have submitted plans to the state for a sewage treatment system expected to cost $9 million.

Gov. Ed Rendell on Thursday signed an animal cruelty law prompted by the killing of 80 dogs at kennels in Maxatawny Township last year.

State police said Monday that they are investigating a burglary at Spayd's Nursery in Alsace Township, the second break-in at a nursery in the township in July.

Reading Eagle The Berks-Lehigh Regional Police Department will host its first junior police academy from Aug.

Grave rededication Members of the Berks County Association for Graveyard Preservation rededicated the Levan Family Cemetery on Eagle Point Road, Maxatawny Township, on Saturday after rebuilding the stone wall surrounding the graveyard.

Click on picture to enlarge. Reading Eagle: Ron Devlin Robert Webster Reynolds is director of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University.