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updated: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:29 am

Mount Penn News

Local news for Mount Penn, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Sunday Jun 15 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Police arrest 2 sisters after 2 brothers robbed

Two Muhlenberg Township brothers were robbed by two men after they were duped by two sisters they knew into driving with them to the William Penn Memorial Fire Tower, police said Monday.

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Related Topix: Reading, PA, Reading Metro, Berks County, PA

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Bike-Zone

Full results, report & photos

Stage 1 - June 10: Lac-Etchemin / Lac-Etchemin, 167km Colex dances away with Beauce opener Bernardo Colex showed last week that he could climb, ascending Mt.

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Thu Jun 12, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Violent storms end Berks County heat wave; lightning starts house fire in Exeter Township

The season's first heat wave came to a violent end as torrential rains accompanied by lightning swept across Berks County on Tuesday evening.

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Related Topix: Lancaster Metro, Lancaster, PA, Allentown, PA, Berks County, PA, Reading, PA

Tue Jun 10, 2008

WFMZ

Spilled Substance Spreads in Mount Penn

Crews spent about two hours cleaning up some type of spilled substance in Mount Penn on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Reading, PA, Reading Metro

Sun Jun 08, 2008

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Thousands of spectators cheered on the cyclists today in the Commerce Bank Reading Classic.

Thousands of cycling fans lined the streets of Reading to see the Reading Classic, a 10 lap 74 mile race.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Birdsboro, PA

Fri Jun 06, 2008

WFMZ

Rock Racing's Sevilla Wins Reading Classic

Rock Racing's Oscar Sevilla was the first to cross the finish line to win the Reading Classic's pro men's race, seen live on 69-WFMZ and WFMZ.com this afternoon, finishing 10 laps around the streets of Reading.

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Related Topix: Reading, PA, Penn, PA

Wed Jun 04, 2008

WFMZ

Mt. Penn Again the Challenge for Cyclists on Race Day

Mt. Penn Again the Challenge for Cyclists on Race Day While the pro men cyclists will be competing against each other in the second leg of the Triple Crown of Cycling tomorrow, they'll also have to do battle ...

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Related Topix: Reading, PA, Reading Metro

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Work is continuing for pro bicycle race in Reading

Reading Eagle: Jeremy Drey Riders in the 2007 Commerce Bank Reading Classic bike race.

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Related Topix: Berks County, PA, Allentown, PA, Philadelphia, PA

Mon May 19, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Exeter boy is third generation to race in Soap Box Derby

“So I thought I might like to do it.”

With help from his father and grandfather, Ryan Wentzel is set to compete in the Mohnton race on Saturday. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

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Related Topix: Reading, PA, Reading Metro, Mohnton, PA

Thu May 15, 2008

Pedal

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“What sets these races apart is that they are circuit races held in the heart of big cities, not long point-to-point tours where you may only see the riders once all day”

Organizers of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling have announced the 25 professional men's teams that will wage a three-race battle on the hardscrabble streets of southeastern Pennsylvania in early June. via Pedal

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Related Topix: Allentown, PA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Sun May 04, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Cycling race to bypass Reading in change of cross-state route

“I did take the time to go to Harrisburg and be in the rotunda with them when they announced it last year.”

Reading Eagle: Jeremy Drey Women racers at Fifth and Penn streets in the Reading Classic in June. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

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Related Topix: Allentown Metro, Allentown, PA, Penn, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

Sat Apr 26, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Berks County judge defends child-rapist's sentence

“This court weighed the dan ger presented by the defendant against the possibility of a future breakthrough in rehabilitation for sexual offend ers”

A former day care worker who admitted sexually assaulting six young girls deserves the long prison sentence he was given, a Berks County judge has told the state Superior Court. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

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Related Topix: Berks County, PA, Reading, PA, Reading Metro

Wed Apr 23, 2008

hosted The Washington Post | The Washington Post

The Engine Of Change

“Everywhere in this city . . . structures speak of expended energy. . . . All this had been cast up in the last century by what now seem like giants.”

READING, Pa.

This election is about "change," they say. Change? This great old railroad and factory town can teach us a little something about change. Except here, they call it "repurposing."

The people are going to the polls today excited, scared, 'bitter' -- yes, Reading is one of those hard-luck, high-pride places Barack Obama must have had in mind -- and most of all hopeful and skeptical at the same time.

Do you blame them? First they took a ride on the Reading Railroad, which was good while it lasted, until coal was no longer king: End of the line, do not pass Go. But everyone still had jobs in the factories, foundries, knitting mills. Then most of those closed, or took permanent vacations in Mexico. Read more

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Duryea, PA, 2008 Presidential Election, Reading, PA

Mon Apr 21, 2008

WFMZ

New Central Berks Regional Police Chief Sworn in

The new chief of the Central Berks Regional police department is officially in place. via WFMZ

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Sat Apr 19, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Berks DA donates $10,000 in drug-case funds to crime fighters

“We've been doing this for almost 10 years, and we may have started out slow, but for the past three years we have been the number one crime alert organization in the state”

District Attorney John T. Adams on Tuesday donated $10,000 seized from drug dealers to Crime Alert Berks County. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

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Related Topix: Berks County, PA

Thu Apr 17, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

All eyes on Clinton, Obama

“That's important. Without education, this country has to go down. She's going to bring it back. "This great nation is ready for a female president.”

Local Clinton supporters find confirmation in debate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is ready to return the country to prosperity, her supporters concluded Wednesday after watching her and her Democrat opponent ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

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Related Topix: West Reading, PA, Wyomissing, PA, Penn, PA, Pennsylvania, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Tue Apr 15, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Celebrating our Reading landmark

“I am very ecstatic about the progress that has been made”

The great-grandchildren of the man behind the 100-year-old Pagoda atop Mount Penn were more than proud Saturday of the community for an all-out effort to preserve the city landmark. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

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Related Topix: Sinking Spring, PA, Reading, PA, Reading Metro, Fleetwood, PA

Sun Apr 13, 2008

hosted CBS 3 | CBS 3

Restoration Planned For Century Old Area Landmark

A landmark in Reading is turning 100, and plans are taking shape to restore it.

Dozens of volunteers have been sprucing up the Pagoda in anticipation of a $15 million renovation project expected to start this year.

A century ago, William Witman Sr. was inspired to build the Pagoda atop Mount Penn in Reading after receiving a photograph of a similar structure from a friend who had traveled abroad.

The Pagoda was intended to beautify a quarry. The city of Reading now owns the property. Read more

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Related Topix: Reading, PA, Reading Metro

Thu Apr 03, 2008

WFMZ

Heartwarming Homecoming for Exeter Township Troop

It's a heartwarming homecoming for a Exeter Township Marine who spent his last four years in Iraq. via WFMZ

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Fri Mar 28, 2008

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Reading's RiverView developer undaunted by economic downturn

“Planning early on is absolutely critical”

As Edward V. Giannasca II walked through his firm's offices under construction on Canal Street, he talked about how he and his wife, Alicia, are looking to buy a home in Reading or Mount Penn. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

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Related Topix: Marketing, Reading, PA, Reading Metro

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