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  1. Boil Water Advisory Issued For Borough ResidentsRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | WFMZ-TV Allentown

    A boil water advisory is in effect for homes and businesses in the southern part of West Reading in Berks County.

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    Related Topix: Berks County, PA

  2. Boil water advisory in effect in southern West Reading following water main breakRead the original story

    Wednesday | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    Residents in southern West Reading are asked to boil water until at least Thursday afternoon after a water main break Wednesday caused low water pressure.

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    Related Topix: Reading, PA

  3. Fire damages house in WyomissingRead the original story

    Tuesday | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... system) probably saved a lot of damage." Fire companies from Cumru and Spring townships, and Shillington and West Reading also responded. As smoke poured from some windows in the house, small groups of onlookers watched firefighters work to ...

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    Related Topix: Fire, Wyomissing, PA, Shillington, PA

  4. Two-Time Olympic Skater Home For The HolidaysRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 24 | WFMZ

    ... and race for your country. It's a different meaning than any other event. >> REPORTER: Allison, who was born in West Reading, and is sponsored by locally-based Penske Truck Rental will compete in her third Olympic Games in Vancouver early next year. ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Allison Baver, Winter Sports

  5. Officials in Berks County show awareness of law on public recordsRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... file; she got the document within two hours. However, Gates was asked by a secretary why she wanted the West Reading police blotter and the secretary denied her the document until Gates gave her a reason. Finally, Gates was given access to the ...

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    Related Topix: Berks County, PA, Education Etc., Reading, PA

  6. Works of his handsRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... she outwardly friendly and chatty, the daughter of the late Clyde and Cora Pleam, owners of Pleam's Peanuts, West Reading, a popular Penn Avenue peanut and potato chip shop that old-timers may recall from the 1940s and earlier. "I still get people ...

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    Related Topix: Temple, PA, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Flying Hills, PA, Shillington, PA, Reading, PA

  7. Borough makes a fine example

    Sunday Dec 20 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    Borough makes a fine example Editor: I drove through West Reading on Penn Avenue and was so impressed with the beautiful white lights decorating the shops and streets.

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    Related Topix: Reading, PA, Mount Penn, PA

  8. Cumru's policing demand called unusual, but not unfairRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... without money changing hands. Demand for payment in a mutual-aid agreement or emergency is unheard of, said West Reading Detective Joseph M. Brown, who is president of the county Fraternal Order of Police. "I know of no place that has a mutual-aid ...

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    Related Topix: Kenhorst, PA, Berks County, PA, Birdsboro, PA, Reading, PA

  9. Zoners approve fitness center's plan to relocateRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    A West Reading personal training center has gotten approval from the borough zoning hearing board to move into a building at 511 Reading Ave.

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    Related Topix: Reading, PA

  10. West Reading's parking meter proposal on holdRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    The idea to install parking meters on Penn Avenue in West Reading is off the table - at least for now.

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    Related Topix: Reading, PA

  11. Little ones' care soon to get a big boost at Reading Hospital

    Monday Dec 14 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... Reading Eagle: Ryan McFadden Dr. Vincent J. Moffitt examines Rachel Negron, 5, during her annual checkup in his West Reading office. With Rachel are her parents, Joey and Naomi. His baby wasn't thriving, unable to keep any nourishment in her belly. ...

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    Related Topix: Reading, PA, Pediatrics, Wyomissing, PA

  12. Can Mount Penn rise again?Read the original story

    Sunday Dec 13 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    The borough's business district has seen better days, and leaders are looking to West Reading for inspiration as they plot a comeback.

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    Related Topix: Mount Penn, PA, Reading, PA

  13. Businesses hope for turnaround but have doubts

    Saturday Dec 12 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... Oswald doesn't think Mount Penn's main drag will ever be booming with businesses like Penn Avenue in West Reading, where Funtoysia used to have a store. That's in part because residences outnumber the businesses in downtown Mount Penn, she said. But ...

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    Related Topix: Mount Penn, PA, Reading, PA

  14. West Reading leaders say teamwork key to resurgence

    Saturday Dec 12 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    Teamwork played a big part in the success of West Reading's downtown, according to Kurt Bertges, who owns Kensington Tobacconist, a cigar store on Penn Avenue.

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    Related Topix: Reading, PA, Mount Penn, PA, Berks County, PA

  15. The problem varies from one retail district to another, officials report.

    Friday Dec 11 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... and Exeter township shopping areas, but there has not been a significant increase in the shopping areas of West Reading, Wyomissing and Spring Township, according to police and district judges who serve those areas. Muhlenberg shopping areas Arrests ...

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    Related Topix: Berks County, PA, Reading, PA, Wyomissing, PA

  16. Berks woman guilty in fatal 2007 hit-and-runRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Philly.com

    A Berks County woman faces prison time for her conviction in the fatal hit-and-run of a 78-year-old pedestrian in West Reading.

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    Related Topix: Berks County, PA, Reading, PA, Wyomissing, PA

  17. It's the thought that countsRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... in dark chocolate, orange peel in dark chocolatePrice: $4.75 per barWhere to buy: Haut Chocolate Caf, West Reading, www.hautecafe.net And you don't have to leave Berks County to purchase any of them. Contact Courtney H. Diener-Stokes: ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Chocolate

  18. Berks County driver found guilty in fatal hit-and-runRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | GoErie

    ... Kline, of Wyomissing, was speeding and had been out drinking when she struck the woman. The July 2007 crash in West Reading killed 78-year-old Polly Rassow, of West Reading. At trial, Kline and her lawyer said Kline had lent her silver Mercedes-Benz ...

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    Related Topix: Berks County, PA, Wyomissing, PA, Reading, PA

  19. Berks Driver Guilty In Fatal Hit-and-run Of WomanRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Kdka.com

    ... Kline of Wyomissing was speeding and had been out drinking when she struck the woman. The July 2007 crash in West Reading killed 78-year-old Polly Rassow of West Reading. Kline and her lawyer declined comment after Friday's verdict. At trial, they ...

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    Related Topix: Reading, PA, Berks County, PA, Wyomissing, PA

  20. DUI suspect leads Berks police to LititzRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | LancasterOnline

    ... and this guy came flying across the bridge and ran into some of the cones we had blocking one of the lanes," West Reading police Detective Joseph M. Brown said. "Then he threw it into reverse and ran over a median and took off onto the bypass." ...

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    Related Topix: Lititz, PA, Berks County, PA, Reading, PA

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