When it was first announced in January that Major League Baseball had created a new set of standards for minor league stadiums in an effort…
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In most ways, this past election season was nothing like 2020. The glare of the national spotlight on Pennsylvania had disappeared. And election officials were…
Daily thought “Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day He carries us in His arms.” Psalm 68:19 Every day you are carried…
When Alneasa Jordan learned that no groups of volunteers had signed up to serve meals Saturday at Opportunity House in Reading, she rallied the troops…
Daily thought Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29…
Amid the continuing surge of CVOID cases, Reading Hospital will begin screening visitors for COVID before they enter the hospital next week. Beginning Tuesday, visitors…
Daily thought “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son,…
Sometimes, timing really is everything. As a worldwide pandemic increased economic and food insecurity, Operation Holiday was already in the midst of scaling up its…
Three big development projects designed to help those who need housing in Reading have received a boost from private grants. FHL Bank of Pittsburgh recently…
Penn Avenue is closed Thursday night between Wernersville and Robesonia after a rollover crash as emergency calls keep first responders busy in a holiday season…
A crash closed a portion of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing on Thursday night. The crash was reported just before 6 p.m. Thursday on Penn Avenue…
Pennsylvania is in the midst of having its legislative districts redrawn, and the proposed changes would have a big impact on Berks County. The Pennsylvania…
Reindeer are not the kind of livestock you would usually find on the LaFaver Family Farm near Hamburg, but they recently took center stage over…
Daily thought “And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.” Luke 6:31 This is the famous “Golden…
Jan. 4: Master Watershed Steward information session, 7 p.m., Berks County Extension, 1238 County Welfare Road, Bern Township. Register for the information sessions: https://extension.psu.edu/masterwatershed-steward-information-session-for-berks-andschuylkill-counties. Webinar…
Route 183 is closed just south of Bernville in the area of Blue Marsh Lake in Penn Township after a multi-vehicle crash, one of several…