Robesonia News

Some are getting their fill of tradition this New Year's. Dozens of folks enjoyed pork and sauerkraut at Saint Paul's United Church of Christ in Robesonia, Berks County this afternoon.

For all of Robeson Countya TMs problems, the spirit of generosity is alive and well, and never is it more evident or in great supply than during the Christmas season, when there is no black, white or American Indian; rich or poor; us or them; Pirate or Ram.

As we expected, donations to the Empty Stocking Fund surged on deadline day, with more than 40 gifts received.

Two Berks County police departments have been looking into a joint venture for most of the year... and tonight it could become a reality.

In July, the Stiles family sifted through the remains of their burned-out home, searching for mementos and photographs, anything that could be salvaged.

Reading Eagle Seven Robesonia homeowners opened their decorated houses to the public Sunday for the bi-annual Christmas Open House Tour.

Coble Wilson, the president of the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair, fulfills what has become a holiday tradition, making the first donation to the Empty Stocking Fund.

Whenever 86-year-old Pearl Webb mentions her grandson, Army Sgt. Benjamin Potteiger, her eyes well up and her voice cracks with emotion.

Calling a proposed sentence "an insult," a Lebanon County judge Wednesday rejected a plea agreement for a woman who was to be sentenced on charges related to the death of a man who fell off the back of her car as she sped down a road.

A Berks County man is facing a laundry list of charges for crashing into a sheriff's van at a DUI checkpoint last month.

Reading Eagle A Robesonia man has been charged with drunken driving and simple assault in an Oct.

Silver linings don't make the clouds disappear. It's part of a lesson learned at Luke's Coffee House & Eatery in Robesonia, which regularly hosts a happy gathering of women who were, not long ago, very unhappy.

The Berks County sheriff's department has provided this information about people wanted for failure to appear in family court.

Berks County has had three deaths linked to swine flu, according to the state Department of Health.

Students studying German in Berks County classrooms put aside their textbooks and got a real-life lesson in German culture Tuesday at the Reading Liederkranz.

They served during World War II, the Vietnam War, and in Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq.

North Heidelberg/Bernville-Robesonia Road is closed between Brownsville and Meadow roads in North Heidelberg Township after an accident involving a commercial truck.

A second death in Berks County has been linked to swine flu, according to the state Department of Health.

Incumbent District Judge Ann L. Young defeated challenger Dave Debiec for another six-year term on the bench.

Two candidates for Robesonia mayor have different ideas on the future of the borough's small police department.