Mertztown News

Reading must cut its ties with more than just bus agency The Issue: Reading cuts ties with BARTA, claiming it is not a core service.

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission says it opposes a quarry David Jaindl has proposed for Lower Macungie Township, citing its potential negative impact on farmland and neighboring residential areas.

Firefighters on the scene of a blaze at a sawmill in Longswamp Township have the flames under control.

Firefighters from Berks and Lehigh counties are battling a multi-alarm fire at a saw mill in Longswamp Township, Berks County.

A spectacular four-alarm fire destroyed part of a sawmill Tuesday night in Longswamp Township.

Police in Berks County are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man. Michael Melnyk III, of Mertztown, was a passenger who fell out of a vehicle on Timothy Drive in Rockland Township early Monday morning, police said.

I look forward to the hot co-co with marshmallows after our family decides together which Christmas tree to cut and buy.

Teachers have wrestled with ways to get kids excited about learning for as long as there have been schools.

Every Saturday Barry White makes the 21/2-hour trek from Berks County to Kirkwood, N.Y., to compete at Five Mile Point Speedway.

Rescue crews and police responded to a head-on crash in Longswamp Township. According to initial reports, a female driver was trapped and reported injured in the wreckage of her vehicle, The driver of the other vehicle was able to get out on his own.

Valley Preferred Cycling Center Hosting 2009 Collegiate Track Nationals The USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships will be held this weekend at Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown.

By Mike Urban After Hurricane Katrina filled her day care facility with seven feet of flood water, Kathryn White couldn't find much help.

BLUE ORCHID OFFERS CLAMBAKE Didn't get to Maine for lobster and steamers this summer? Head for the Blue Orchid Inn in Mertztown at 5 p.m. Saturday for its annual outdoor clambake and you'll still enjoy the pleasures of a seacoast meal.

Reading Eagle State police Tuesday released details of an accident in which a 54-year-old Mertztown woman was killed when she was struck by a car while riding a bicycle on West State Street in Longswamp Township.

Reading Eagle State police Tuesday released details of an accident in which a 54-year-old Mertztown woman was killed when she was struck by a car while riding a bicycle on West State Street in Longswamp Township.

Reading Eagle State police Tuesday released details of an accident in which a 54-year-old Mertztown woman was killed when she was struck by a car while riding a bicycle on West State Street in Longswamp Township.

The current exhibition at Aisle Gallery, Rendered Obsolete: Printmaking by Rachel E. Heberling and Katherine Rogers , focuses on the centuries-old practice of printmaking.

Powerful thunderstorms rolled through Berks County on Sunday night, dumping rain and hail and knocking out power in some areas.

The current exhibition at Aisle Gallery, Rendered Obsolete: Printmaking by Rachel E. Heberling and Katherine Rogers , focuses on a centuries-old practice - printmaking.

Reading Eagle: Lauren A. Little Near the spot in Muhlenberg Township where he was fatally stabbed last July, friends and family of Kristoffer "Toffer" Schildt release balloons Sunday to mark the first anniversary of his death.