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Norman Shillington stood up in Chatham court Wednesday and apologized to the people he admitted stealing more than half a million dollars but his victims didn't buy it.
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Daily thought "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!" Romans 10:15 How we long for good news.
Reading Hospital's Garden Party returning home
Brooke Mengel of Shillington watches hospital employee Faith Davis paint a butterfly on Brooke's mother, Christen Mengel, at the 2011 Reading Hospital Garden Party.
Company co-founder Mary Spayd takes a pizza from an outdoor brick oven recently installed at Spayd's Greenhouses, Nursery and Floral Inc., Alsace Township.
La Salle students have fun with phonics
K is for kindergarten. E is for eighth-graders. And L is for Letter People, which is how students in both grades dressed as part of La Salle Academy's annual day of phonics fun last week.
New process makes photo IDs for nondrivers easier to get
Pennsylvania voters born in the state who don't drive and don't have the photo identification required to participate in the Nov.
Investigators search home of man missing for more than a month
The search of Jonathan Elwell's home in Shillington, Berks Co., was done Monday, said county law enforcement officials, who wouldn't elaborate on what they were looking for.
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Search Continues for Easton Judge's Brother
Police in Iowa are continuing their search for Jonathan Elwell , the younger brother of Easton District Judge Gay Elwell .
ArtsBeat: John Updike Society Buys Author's Boyhood Home for $200,000
The John Updike Society has signed an agreement to buy the celebrated author's childhood home in Shillington, Pa., for $200,000 and preserve it as a historic property.
Local religion digest 5/12/12: West Berks Mission District sets Ascension Day service
Reading Eagle The Rev. Steven Claycomb, pastor of Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Exeter Township, will preside at the West Berks Mission District's Ascension Day service Thursday at 7 p.m. at Reformation Church.
What: Kutztown University commencement for 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students.
Cancer won't keep her from 5K fundraiser
Breast cancer patient Kathy Graul of Exeter Township plans to participate in Sunday's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure cancer research fundraiser in Philadelphia.
Daily thought "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." Luke 12:32. God delights to bless us with salvation.
Who said: A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half ...
Harvard, 1954. His novels and stories, written in a well-modulated prose of extraordinary beauty and dazzling fluidity, usually treat the tensions and frustrations of middle-class life, often mingling the joys and sorrows of suburban life with a current of existential dread.
Faces in the News: Jeffrey L. Squibb, acting city fire chief
Where did you grow up and how did you get interested in firefighting? "I grew up in Shillington, following in my father Edward Squibb's footsteps.
Ady Abreu celebrates tasty victory on 'Cupcake Wars'
Ady Abreu was hard at work in her West Reading bakery Monday morning, just hours after celebrating her "Cupcake Wars" victory at a party held in her honor at Viva Bistro & Tapas Lounge in Wyomissing.
Bikers show their faith at Blessing of the Wheels
The Rev. Dale Davis, center, blesses Clayton and Patricia Brown of Leesport during the Blessing of the Wheels in Shillington.
Local religion digest 5/5/12: Blessing of the wheels service to be held in Shillington
Reading Eagle A brief blessing of the wheels service will be held outdoors Sunday, rain or shine, at 11:15 a.m. at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 99 S. Waverly St., Shillington.
Cinco de Mayo open house at Full Throttle Fitness Factory
Join Lisa Houck and her team of talented instructors on Saturday May 5, 2012 for a fitness open house.A Full Throttle Fitness Factory in Shillington, Pennsylvania, will be hosting a Cinco de Mayo party from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm this Saturday.A Houck and her team will be demonstrating the various classes offered at the studio including zumba, ... (more)