Topton News

Fire crews are fighting a two-alarm fire at a home in Maxatawny Township , emergency dispatchers said.

Reading Eagle: Ryan McFadden Robert Green of Blandon works on one of his antique washing machines, a Maytag 1922 Gyrafoam Model 80, in a work space he rents in Oley.

Pennsylvania's newest Democratic Senator, Arlen Specter, covered some major issues over coffee this morning in Berks County.

Berks County Democrats welcomed U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter like a lost son when he visited them Saturday for the first time since becoming a Democrat.

A Rockland Township man was killed Saturday when he lost control of his car and was thrown from the vehicle after it rolled on State Street near Topton, state police said.

We are losing the things that make communities special The Issue: After 99 years in business, a small hardware store in Topton closes.

It pained me to read that Schappell Hardware in Topton will close Saturday after faithfully serving customers for nearly 100 years.

Since age 15, Troy Fairchild has worked at Schappell Hardware in Topton. What started as a summer job in 1973 turned into a career, and Fairchild bought the store in 1997.

As an artist, Helene Zucco knows art can be inspiring and serve as a primary creative outlet for young and old.

Memorial Day events Get in the true spirit of the holiday at a memorial service at 2 p.m. at Aulenbach Cemetery, 2100 Perkiomen Ave., Mount Penn.

Just a year shy of its 100th Anniversary, Schappell Hardware in Topton, Pa., is closing its doors, according to WFMZ-TV News, an Eastern Pennsylvania/Western New Jersey station.

All sales are final at a hardware store in Topton, Berks County because, after 99 years in business, Schappell Hardware on South Home Avenue is closing up shop.

Brett Arndt is living his dream. Arndt grew up glued to the television every Thursday night, watching midget races on ESPN.

Reading Eagle Reading Hospital will present the following classes and support groups: FLOW for Cancer Survivors, Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., Conference Center.

Reading Eagle: Susan L. Angstadt Evelyn Daniels and Jackie O'Neill, both of Topton, look Saturday at a display of quilts from the late 1800s in the Kutztown Area Historical Society headquarters.

Reading Eagle Reading Hospital will present the following classes and support groups: FLOW for Cancer Survivors, Wednesday, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Conference Center.

Reporter Darrin Youker provides answers to quirky curiosities of the Berks County area.

The Brandywine Heights School Board should postpone closing Rockland Elementary School in the fall and take a year to study the impact of the proposed move, residents said at a public hearing in Topton.

It's been a staple in Topton, Berks County for more than 100 years -- the barber shop near the railroad tracks.

Volunteer John Huber prepares a display for Saturday s 14th Annual Pennsylvania German Heritage Festival at Harrisburg Area Community College/Lebanon Campus.