18+ hour, 48+ min ago   (181+ words) Reading Eagle The following area residents graduated from Wilson College, Chambersburg: Brittany Benvenuto, Kassandra Dotterer and Alaina Nawa, Reading; Allison Clayton, Morgantown; Brianne Drexel, Myerstown; Rachel Moyer. Denver. Justin Small, Reading, received a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology from…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (405+ words) The fifth and final county has officially joined an effort initiated by Berks County officials to build a regional youth detention center. At a commissioners meeting Thursday, Berks Chief Operations Officer Kevin Barnhardt announced that Lehigh County officials this week…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (289+ words) A Shillington student got an opportunity to take part in a historic event Wednesday. Kuljeet Sangha, 17, a Gov. Mifflin High School senior, was selected by state Rep. Manny Guzman to serve as the 127th Legislative District’s youth delegate for a special…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (325+ words) Lang Restaurant served its final customers Aug. 30, bringing to a close four decades of Vietnamese cuisine and hospitality in the Reading area. Reading City Council President Donna Reed and Councilman O. Christopher Miller were among the many loyal customers who gathered…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (538+ words) More than a decade since Reading’s annual Labor Day parade went by the wayside, labor leaders and elected officials said Monday that it’s time to bring the tradition back. That call for revival echoed repeatedly through City Park during the…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (90+ words) The following area students graduated from the University of Rhode Island in the spring: Jocelyn Miller, Kempton, master of arts in marine affairs; Niamh Hyde, Mohnton, bachelor of arts in communication studies. Lebanon ValleyThe following area students graduated from Lebanon…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (720+ words) Even in a crowd of the thousands of people walking along Fourth Street in downtown Hamburg, the small group stood out from the rest. Donning matching hamburger Hawaiian shirts and hamburger hats, the six friends chatted and pointed to different…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (315+ words) The Reading School District is increasing security procedures for Thursday night’s varsity football game against Muhlenberg High School following a weapons scare at another recent Berks County high school football game. Spectators attending the 7 p.m. game at Albright College’s Shirk…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (556+ words) A proposed shopping center on the former Glidden paint factory site in north Reading moved another step forward when the city planning commission granted preliminary approval for the project. The commission voted Aug. 25 to approve preliminary plans for North Reading…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (305+ words) A Laureldale man was arrested after state police said errant gunfire from his target shooting Sunday evening struck an occupied Bernville‑area home. Justin A. Epler, 35, was free to await a hearing following arraignment before District Judge Tonya A. Butler…...