Mount Penn News

Lower Alsace Township is planning to hold the line on taxes next year. The supervisors Wednesday night approved a tentative 2010 budget of just over $2.28 million.

Many companies are continuing with plans for annual holiday festivities, but are scaling back due to the economy.

You ask Youker is a weekly feature providing answers to quirky curiosities of the Berks County area.

A quarter-slice at a time, customers at the Redner's Family Expo sampled 200 pounds of Lebanon bologna on Sunday.

Question: What effect do you think President Obama's approval or disapproval ratings had on Tuesday's election? Talk of the Town features your comments on a current issue in the news.

It was the perfect night for ghost stories. But a tough one for catching a view from the William Penn Memorial Fire Tower.

Have you heard ghost stories about Mt. Penn? This is the week to talk about ghosts and spirits.

What's on your iPod? Reading Eagle Name: Bob DeLong Local residence: Mount Penn Playlist summary: "Mountain of Shrink Wrap," Fifteen "Redemption Song," Bob Marley "Born To Die," Choking Victim "Everyday I Have the Blues," Joe Williams "Fly Me to the Moon," Skanatra "Bombshell," Operation Ivy "I Second That Emotion," Smokey Robinson "What Is Hip?," ...

Reading Eagle About two-dozen people from Berks and Lancaster counties took part Saturday in a "green-up" of the grounds around the Pagoda as part of a worldwide effort to draw attention to global warming.

Supporters of a single-payer health care system for Pennsylvania packed the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg on Tuesday to draw attention to the issue.

Conduct debate with good will Editor: Congratulations to Msgr. Edward R. Domin of St.

Of all the things sent to troops overseas, the latest items to leave Berks County will be blank.

Berks art on display Berks art on display What: Show and sale of 125 paintings by 19th- and early-20th-century Berks County artists.

Call it a hand-me-down from the down economy. An upward trend continues at second-hand shops and some say they're seeing some of their best business to date.

Right-wing media deals in lunacy Editor: I think I finally get it. The spate of recent letters to the editor parroting right wing news commentators was printed to show how far into the realm of lunacy this media has pushed our citizens.

Siren test Exelon Nuclear will conduct its monthly test of the emergency sirens surrounding the Limerick Nuclear Generating Station in Montgomery County today at 2 p.m. Residents may hear a steady three-minute alarm.

Candidates for City Council and Berks County row offices took part in a forum Tuesday night sponsored by the Berks County League of Women Voters and aired on Berks Community Television.

One badge, one brand. That's what Berks County officials are looking at for a new era of police protection in the county.

One badge, one brand. That's what Berks County officials are looking at for a new era of police protection in the County.

My morning rides begin and end in the dark. The seasons have changed. It's the inevitable fall.