Barto News

It has shuffled vehicles across the West Branch of Perkiomen Creek since horse-and-buggy days.

They want to help because it's the right thing to do. Yet this year, students at Washington Elementary School in Berks County have another reason to run Alex's lemonade stand.

A north-central Pennsylvania businessman already facing child-porn charges is now accused of forcing a 17-year-old girl to have sex.

Reading Eagle Several candidates nights are being held this month around Berks County.

BY RUTHRICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM No matter what their denomination, Christians are drawn together by a common faith as they celebrate Palm Sunday and Holy Week.

Burglars are using an unusual tactic to get into homes in Berks County - children.

Weekend activities for Sanatogans , March 27-29, 2009: Friday, March 27 Club Revive , the popular under-age-21 dance that recently relocated to Academy Hall, 1700 Industrial Hwy.

Do you ever fantasize about what it might be like to add a new dimension to your nursing career? You're content with your full-time position, but an "adventure" one weekend a month and a few weeks in the summer each year could add some diversity--keep you professionally challenged.

Two men who stole an 8-foot-tall, 1,200-pound bronze angel statue from the National Centre for Padre Pio in eastern Pennsylvania have been sentenced to state prison.

A Boyertown banker who received the Hawk Mountain Council's Good Scout Award emphasized the importance of values taught by the Boy Scouts of America.

A six-year-old Berks County boy took a small knife to school and threatened several classmates this morning, according to state police.

When police detectives investigate homicides, they usually have to stitch together what happened from a variety of sources and witnesses.

A PUJA CELEBRATION for the Goddess of Learning, Swaraswati, will be held at the Hindu Temple, 4200 N. Airport Road, Hanover Township, today.

A SOUP LUNCHEON and congregational meeting will be held immediately after the 10:15 a.m. service today in the social hall of Christ Lutheran Church, 222 Niantic Road, Barto.

Opening arguments in the trial of alleged murderer Donald O'Grady are set to begin 9 a.m. Monday in state Superior Court.

From our news staff A Barto man was injured when his pickup truck crashed into a tree early Wednesday while state police were chasing him in eastern Berks County, officials said.

Pennsylvania State Police say one of the men accused of stealing a 1,200-pound brass angel statue from a Roman Catholic shrine is facing additional charges in a similar case.

Berks County artist Julie Longacre's new cookbook, "The Dirty Old Ladies' Cookbook," is much like the author herself - funny, a bit eccentric, reminiscent, full of surprises and incredibly joyful.

The "quiet car" lived up to its name yesterday afternoon on the first day of SEPTA's trial run at required silence and civility.

People who long for the return of an opera company based in Berks County can pin their hopes on Berks Opera Workshop, a Barto-based troupe of talented singers under the direction of Francine Black and her ...