Some people in Berks County will not be receiving mail Saturday due to the wintry weather.

Topton, West Reading, Shillington, Wernersville and Kutztown have declared snow emergencies, which ban on-street parking along snow routes.

Editor: While reading the editorial regarding teachers , I was appalled at the willingness of our community to shortchange the education of our youth.

A fast-moving fire destroyed a Brecknock Township home on Saturday night and displaced a family of eight.

The Berks County Sheriff's Department is reaching out to parents, providing them with an additional line of defense in protecting their kids.

Anna Hehn read "The Black Stallion" as a youngster in Reading but was unaware its author had strong ties to Berks County.

Question: What effect, if any, do you think the results of Tuesday's special election in Massachusetts will have locally or nationally? Talk of the Town features your comments on a current issue in the news.

Retired automobile salesman and manager Frederic Hammes, 89, Shillington, named his trusty cane Harry.

Question: With the economic problems here in the United States and increased military spending on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, how large a share of the disaster aid for Haiti should the U.S. government shoulder? Talk of the Town features your comments on a current issue in the news.

Allison L. Blair stepped into the shoes of Rosaria, a fictitious woman from Guatemala who fell in love with a man named Juan.

The clock is ticking we've almost run out of 2009. And taxpayers have just one day left to make donations that will equal tax deductions.

A fire damaged a 11/2 story house Tuesday in Wyomissing and temporarily displaced the woman who lives there, fire officials said.

Students graduating from college now are meeting a difficult job market head on with creative alternatives and more realistic expectations.

Question: What is your favorite holiday tradition? Talk of the Town features your comments on a current issue in the news.

Berks County postal workers made Christmas a little nicer for a Shillington family facing hard times at a party in the Knights of Columbus Hall in Reading.

The Christmas tree in George Milton Hasker's Temple home is loaded with chunks of wood.

Kenhorst recently decided to contract with Reading instead of Cumru Township for police coverage to save money, but now Cumru is demanding payment if township police have to go into the borough for any reason after the contract expires Dec.

Talk of the Town features your comments on a current issue in the news and reader comments that were posted at readingeagle.com. This week we went to BARTA transportation center at Eighth and Cherry streets.

Governor Mifflin Foreclosure Home Finder $190,000 Here is a foreclosure finder for Governor Mifflin School District in Shillington Pa.

A 44-year-old city man has been sentenced to state prison for fleeing from a police officer investigating a hit-and-run accident.