Birdsboro News

The Union Township supervisors have learned that the moribund Union Green development could see new construction soon.

Michael Rado, CEO and founder of Hydrojet Services Inc., took advantage of the tax breaks in one of Reading's Keystone Opportunity Zones to finance the construction of a larger building for his manufacturing operations.

Editor's note: Some of the transactions do not include a transfer price because no money was exchanged for the property.

Crime Alert Berks County, a citizen crime-fighting group, is offering cash rewards of up to $5,000 to anyone supplying tips that lead to an arrest in this case or any other case or crime.

Art comes in many forms at Art on the Avenue. Here, Christina Fryling of West Lawn has her face painted by artist Laura Steiger of Birdsboro during last year's festival.

It was Harry O. Koller of Reading, left, not, as previously reported, his son Frederick, who is believed to have owned the first auto dealership in the U.S. In 1903 he became the nation's first Buick dealer.

When milk dealer Jacob Fussell pioneered the ice cream manufacturing process in 1851, he turned a treat for the elite into a highly accessible, seasonal sensation.

Birdsboro American Legion Post 626 Chaplain Stanley Giniewski throws several flags into the fire with help from Leatherneck motorcycle club members Ken Watts of Boyertown and John Santingelo of Perkiomenville during a flag retirement ceremony Saturday..

Talk of the Town features your comments on an issue in the news. This week we went to Sinking Spring YMCA in Lower Heidelberg Township.

Daily thought "I will praise you God with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders."

In retirement, Ray Shultz and his wife, Sandy, are living in On Top of the World in Ocala, Fla., a 55-plus community with golf courses, tennis and bocce courts and a pool.

Crime Alert Berks County, a citizen crime-fighting group, is offering cash rewards of up to $5,000 to anyone supplying tips that lead to an arrest in this case or any other case or crime.

Talk of the Town features your comments on an issue in the news. This week we went to downtown Reading.

Daily thought "Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling." Psalm 2:11 Serving God with fear and trembling means that we honor God in our worship.

Address: Birdsboro. Occupation: Student. Family: Parents Becky and Kevin Raneiri, brother Zackary Raneiri.

A Birdsboro man was sentenced Wednesday in Berks County Court to 27 to 70 years in state prison for attempting to kill the ex-husband of his then-girlfriend, sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and setting up a murder-for-hire plot to kill the man, his family and the girl.

A $1 million Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 jackpot from the May 25 drawing will be split by the holders of two winning tickets sold in Berks and Westmoreland counties.

Today's area Memorial Day ceremonies A number of parades and services commemorating Memorial Day will be held today: Kutztown Memorial Day parade, 8:30 a.m., at Kutztown Fairgrounds to Fairview Cemetery and Hope Cemetery for services.

Ava Darlington, 16, from left; Karena Cooley, 16; Brooke Moses, 17; Kierstin Moses, 15; Brittany Sankey, 15; and dance instructor Kristin Maddaloni of theTurning Pointe Dance Studio in Birdsboro with awards they received after they placed first in their division and earned gold for overall performance at the Beyond the Stars Dance Competition at ... (more)

Daily thought "I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end." Psalm 119:112 What the psalmist says here is deeply challenging, but it is fulfilled in the one who was always inclined to the word and will of God.