Dr. Maria Asteriadou, professor of piano and chamber music at Kutztown University, has been inducted into the Steinway and Sons Teacher Hall of Fame. Asteriadou…
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The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance recently presented the Building Berks Award to the Kutztown Community Partnership and Kutztown University in recognition of the Keith Haring…
Berks County Public Libraries unveiled a new variation of library StoryWalks during a grand opening event this fall at Berks Heim. The new display, labeled…
There are many among us who feel it’s Christmas season. Not me. It’s football season. Yep, the ol’ pigskin is spiraling across the nation as…
Fleetwood Community Theatre will stage the Don Zolidis play, “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” that loosely incorporates 14 of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales for two…
Our Town Foundation is encouraging holiday shoppers to support small and local businesses by coming to downtown Hamburg for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25.…
Berks Ballet Theater will presents its 48th rendition of “The Nutcracker,” with accompaniment by the Reading Pops Orchestra, on Dec. 16 at 1 and 6…
READING — A benefit concert featuring acclaimed violinist Christophoros Petridis and award-winning pianist Dr. Louis Dalaveris will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7:30…
The Hamburg Grange #2103 handed out the book “Dragons Love Tacos” by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri to 140 kindergarten students at the…
Spectators crowded along the streets to cheer on the more than 50 entries and scramble for candy during the Orwigsburg Lions Club Halloween Parade on…
Carly Karnish The daughter of Matthew and Jennifer Karnish of Blandon, Carly has been involved in the following clubs/activities at Fleetwood Area High School or…
The Hamburg King Frost Parade returns for its 59th year thanks to an outpouring of community support. “Expect a good time! We have a lot…
Longswamp Township Historical Society celebrated the groundbreaking of its museum and library at its future site, Longswamp Township Park in Mertztown on Sunday, Oct. 8.…
Members of the Kutztown Rotary Club honored October Students of the Month during a ceremony held during the club’s Oct. 4 meeting. School administrators select…
The Fleetwood Council of Community Organizations and Fleetwood Fire Company organized a parade on Saturday, Sept. 30, to celebrate Fleetwood Borough’s 150th anniversary. Fleetwood Borough…
A three-day mini-carnival and a two-hour parade wrapped up a year of events celebrating Fleetwood borough’s 150th anniversary. “It has been an exciting, community-building year…