Blandon News

Traffic alert The ramp from southbound Route 222 to westbound Penn Avenue in Wyomissing will be closed today and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for sound barrier repair.

A fund has been established to help a mechanic replace thousands of dollars worth of tools he lost in a fire that destroyed the Reading auto repair business where he worked.

Preparing and serving plenty of delicious food is what Louisa Trumbore, 42, Blandon, and her dietary staff at Sacred Heart Villa Assisted Living, Muhlenberg Township, do.

The impact of swine flu and the economic downturn have prompted worries about getting sufficient blood supplies before the traditional winter donor downturn in December.

Berks County officials say the best hope for Route 222 is to expand the road to a four-lane highway between Blandon and Kutztown.

It would have taken Dean A. Shuman weeks to do the work. The Blandon resident and the carpenter helping to rebuild his fire-damaged home have only four hands, and the sheets of drywall numbered almost 200.

Road projects Fifth Street Highway between Reading and Blandon: lane restrictions, 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Interstate 78 between Allentown and New Jersey line: lane restrictions, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Interstate 176 between Exit 2 and Exit 10 : lane restrictions around the clock.

I look forward to the hot co-co with marshmallows after our family decides together which Christmas tree to cut and buy.

Road projects Route 222 between Business Route 222 in Ontelaunee Township and Berkshire Boulevard in Wyomissing: overnight lane restrictions, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Route 422 in Lower and South Heidelberg townships: single-lane conditions around the clock.

Traffic alert Lanes are shifting in the construction zone along Route 222 in northeast Lancaster County.

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY Berks County man injured in motorcycle crash near Hawk Mountain A Berks County man was hospitalized Sunday following a motorcycle crash earlier in the day near Hawk Mountain in Schuylkill County, state police said.

Reading Eagle: Lauren A. Little Teacher Jessica Bailey reads a book with Ava Giddens, 4, at the close of the school day at Touching the Future day care in Fleetwood.

Just call them bundles of boy. Weighing in at a combined 22 pounds and 11.5 ounces at birth, Jeffery, Gavyn and Blayk were born within three months of one another to the Focht sisters.

Police have released the names of a man who was fatally shot yesterday morning and another who died Saturday after being shot on Sept.

A 17-year-old passenger from Sunbury suffered minor injuries when a vehicle flipped and collided with a utility pole on Camp Road Sunday night, state police at Stonington reported.

By Dan Kelly Sallie Bice wrestled with her 3-year-old son, Owen. Her older son, Braiden, 5, was preparing to march in the 22nd Annual Labor Day Parade and Celebration on Monday with his father, Reading firefighter Jeremy Bice of Blandon.

Police have released the name of a man killed in a West Philadelphia house yesterday afternoon.

Screen grab from YouTube video featuring Greg Jarvis on Reading PA on the Rise. The Morning Call , September 9, 2009 A 34-year-old hip-hop recording artist who had lived Allentown and performed at Musikfest and other local venues was found shot to death in a West Philadelphia house Monday afternoon.

Daily thought "You shall worship the LORD your God and Him alone shall you serve." In a world struggling with worshipping its egos and impulses, it is good to remember the question: "Do we change the Gospel, or do we let it change us?" - Rev.

Daily thought "The Book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David" The genealogy is full of noted spiritual people who struggled through their lives.