No matter how good something is, there’s almost always room for improvement. That’s certainly true for health care. In communities across the country, including in…
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Berks County and other parts of Pennsylvania won’t be getting help from the federal government to cover the cost of efforts to recover from a…
Officials in Exeter Township are considering building a new, centralized fire station — again. The idea of constructing a new fire station in the township…
Daily thought “John’s clothes were made from camel’s hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food, he ate locusts and wild…
Thursday, Sept. 28 • Williams Valley School Board, high school, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2 • Tremont Township supervisors, Municipal Building, 166 Molleystown Road, 6…
Oct. 2-6 Monday: Chicken alfredo, broccoli, whole grain penne, whole grain bread (1 slice), diced peaches. Tuesday: Turkey sausage, diced red potatoes, whole grain pancake,…
Reading’s Oktoberfest celebration kicked off Wednesday when the German flag was raised outside City Hall. Members of the Reading Liederkranz German cultural club gathered for…
Daily thought John the Baptist is the one Isaiah the prophet was talking about when he said: “This is a voice of one who calls…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia in an apparently coordinated effort, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing,…
Reading crews will begin loose and bagged leaf collection on Oct. 16 Crews will make periodic trips through all city neighborhoods after the start date.…
For those with limited mobility, participating in activities with friends can be challenging. Ethan Pyles, 21, of St. Lawrence knows those challenges firsthand. Pyles was…
Discussions about changing Reading’s Responsible Contractor Ordinance are premature, City Council members say. The ordinance passed in December sets forth certification requirements for contractors bidding…
Daily thought About that time John the Baptist began preaching in the desert area of Judea. John said, “Change your hearts and lives because the…
By BOB THOMAS (Associated Press) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”…
NORRISTOWN — A Perkiomen Township man who reportedly told authorities he had been “living on the edge” is accused of fatally shooting his mother and…
The third suspect in the ambush shooting of a Reading man in the year’s first murder is in Berks County Prison following his extradition from…