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Early Pike Township folk healer remembered
Mountain Mary, reclusive practitioner of spiritualism and folk medicine from the days of the Revolutionary War, lived until 1819 She died 190 years ago, but the spirit of Mountain Mary lives in the Pike Township countryside.
Car owners Bob Greene, Don Schaeffer will sit out 2010
The region's 358-modified version of "silly season" is underway. In the last week two car owners have made public their plans to sit out the 2010 season, leaving a trio of winning drivers from the 2009 season scrambling to secure a ride for next year.
Equine community pulls together to help rescued horses
It's been said that the wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.
Area digest: Part of Route 662 in Oley Township closed after tractor-trailer jackknifes
A slippery section of Route 662 between Route 562 and Covered Bridge Road in Oley Township was closed more than five hours Tuesday after a tractor-trailer jackknifed, police said.
Route 662 reopens in Oley Township after tractor-trailer jackknifes
Officials have reopened northbound Route 662 at Route 562 in Oley Township. The road had been closed for a few hours this afternoon after a tractor-trailer jackknifed, according to reports from the Berks County Communications Center.
Jackknifed Tractor Trailer Closes Road in Berks
An accident involving a jackknifed tractor trailer has closed a stretch of Route 662 in Oley Township, Berks County.
Berks man charged with threatening Oley judge after verdict
OLEY TOWNSHIP Berks County Man charged with threatening judge after guilty verdict A Topton man was charged Monday with threatening the family of District Judge Victor Frederick of Oley Township, who had just found him guilty of defiant trespass.
Berks Career and Technology Center attracts adults who lost jobs
BCTC adult education The Berks Career and Technology Center offers a variety of options for adults looking to further their education: Day student programs are full time and typically run for 18 months.
Police Investigate Stabbing, Beating Outside Reading Nightclub
Police are investigating after two men were beaten and one was stabbed, early Saturday near a Reading nightclub.
Revolution has its place in Reading's City Park
Reading Eagle: Jeremy Drey Floyd Turner II, president of the Gov. Joseph Hiester Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, speaks at the unveiling of the Revolutionary War Monument in Veterans Grove in City Park on Saturday.
Some Berks County school officials worry that funding increases tied...
Education funding Berks County's 18 school districts will receive more than $208 million in basic education funding under the state budget adopted late Friday.
Option of forming 10 regional police departments first choice among Berks Countians in study
By Oct. 21, the Berks County commissioners should have the results of five public meetings held to gather input on the countywide study of police operations.
101-day budget impasse ends; Berks lawmakers still divided
What local lawmakers are saying State lawmakers from Berks County react to passage of the long-awaited state budget: "We are all just relieved that it is over.
Daily thought "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" I try to remember this verse every day, and I commend it to you.
Reading Eagle Gardens at: her home in Oley Township. Profession: Retired. When did you start gardening? I gardened all my life, but I moved to Potter County for three years, and we rented out our house.
Berks County police consolidation proposals outlined at meeting in Birdsboro
More meetings Other public meetings on the countywide study of police operations are scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. as follows: a Today, Oley Fairgrounds, 477 Main St., Oley.
Countywide police force debated at meeting in Oley
More meetings Other public meetings on the countywide study of police operations are scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. as follows: a Today, Hamburg Municipal Building Senior Center, 61 N. Third St.
Pinwheels for Peace whirl in Oley Valley
Reading Eagle: Ryan McFadden On the International Day of Peace at Oley Valley Elementary School on Monday, Darius Sabau, 10, a student in Deb Tulone 's fifth-grade class, aligns his pinwheel to capture the faint breeze.