Masks will be required in all Pennsylvania K-12 schools, reversing course amid a statewide COVID-19 resurgence that is filling hospital beds just as students return…
Posts published in August 2021
It’s back to school for students in Philadelphia, but the district is still in talks over teachers’ contracts and vaccine mandates. Source: ABC News 6
Nearly 50 education and health organizations are asking Pennsylvania officials to implement a mandate requiring the wearing of masks in schools. The group sent letters…
Berks County set a delta-variant surge record with 149 new COVID-19 cases in the Tuesday update of the Pennsylvania Department of Health dashboard. The pandemic…
Berks County’s unemployment rate went up one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.3% in July the state Department of Labor & Industry said Tuesday. However,…
This summer, nine New Hanover teens set out on a life changing adventure, backpacking through Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron,…
Editor: The rights of students with disabilities are being trampled by some Berks County school districts and by Pennsylvania’s Republican “leadership.” The Pennsylvania GOP fought…
Former congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II, the oldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, denounced the possible parole of Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of killing…
ARLINGTON, Texas — A.J. Alexy, a Twin Valley grad, won his major league debut by pitching one-hit ball through five shutout innings while DJ Peters,…
The start of the new school year is causing anxiety for parents, students, and staff. “We don’t know what to expect now and how to…
A New Jersey lifeguard has died and seven others were injured after a lightning strike on the beach Monday afternoon. Source: ABC News 6
Plumstead Township police say Charlotte Kleckner, 27, of Doylestown, was behind the wheel when she struck and killed a 61-year-old Pipersville man. Source: ABC News…
Rachel Etim was in seventh grade and playing volleyball in middle school when she first noticed Kassidy Means. Etim watched Means, then in fifth grade,…
The clock is ticking for Reading to find a solution to Bernhart Dam. The state Department of Environmental Protection designated it a high-risk dam and…
Reading officials have announced viewing and funeral plans for former Mayor Joseph P. Kuzminski, who died Thursday at the age of 94. Public viewing will…
The BARTA Transportation Center in downtown Reading will close this week due to construction. The transportation center at Eighth and Cherry streets will close on…