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Tuesday Jul 7 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Birthday milestone: Oscar M. Haag

Reading Eagle Name: Oscar M. Haag. Age: 100. Address: Shoemakersville. Birthday: July 17, 1909.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

MergeDigital

Stockertown teen advances to Pokemon nationals

A 16-year-old Stockertown boy proved he was the top Pokemon video game player in the Philadelphia area, when he won first place in the senior division of the Pokemon Video Game Regional Championship earlier this month at Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

MergeDigital

Valley residents win Galapagos cruise with Alex Trebek

Two Lehigh Valley residents are among 25 winners of a cruise to the Galapagos Islands with ''Jeopardy!'' game show host Alex Trebek.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Body of man who jumped from bridge recovered in Bern Township

Reading Eagle The body of an Ontelaunee Township man who jumped into the Schuylkill River last week was recovered Saturday morning, officials said.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Ontelaunee Township man still missing as river search is called off

The search for the body of an Ontelaunee Township man who jumped from a bridge into the Schuylkill River was suspended Monday after recovery crews and a state police helicopter scanned a 10-mile stretch of the river.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Man jumps into Schuylkill River in Leesport; dozens respond to search river, banks

Emergency crews searched the Schuylkill River from Leesport to south of the Cross Keys bridge in Ontelaunee Township on Sunday night after a report that a man had jumped into the river from a borough bridge.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Water from Shoemakersville system may be discolored after lightning knocks out pump controls

Shoemakersville Borough Council met in an emergency session Tuesday night after a lightning strike during a severe thunderstorm damaged the automated control system at the borough's water treatment plant.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Customers upset after only bank in Shoemakersville closes

Robert J. Elliott's favorite bank teller doesn't call him by his given name. Instead, she uses "Natch" , a nickname the 55-year-old Elliott earned as a teenager for his good-natured disposition.

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Sat Apr 04, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Berks area digest: Reading strip club cited for letting patrons smoke

Reading Eagle A Reading strip bar has been cited for allowing patrons to smoke, state police said.

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Thu Apr 02, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Talk of the Town: Take down the cross?

Question: Two groups have threatened to sue the city for allowing an illuminated cross at Easter on the city-owned fire tower on Mount Penn.

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Thu Mar 26, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Court log

Sentences Senior Judge Thomas J. Eshelman presided over the following case: Gary Botwright, 57, of the 600 block of Main Street, Shoemakersville, was sentenced to six to 23 months in Berks County Prison after pleading guilty to possessing illegal prescription drugs in Muhlenberg Township.

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Tue Mar 24, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Police log

Buckle up and live! Berks traffic toll 2009 2008 Total killed to date 14 11 Crime State police at Hamburg are investigating a rash of vehicle break-ins in Shoemakersville.

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Sun Mar 22, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

More vehicles hit in rash of break-ins in Shoemakersville

Reading Eagle Three more cars were struck in a rash of recent vehicle break-ins in Shoemakersville, state police said Saturday.

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Sat Mar 21, 2009

WFMZ

Daffodil Days Bring Sunshine to Cancer Patients

Are you getting antsy for warmer weather? Looking for more ways to start feeling that spring fever? The American Cancer Society is kicking off its annual Daffodil Days fundraiser.

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Thu Mar 19, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Berks drivers enjoy success at Hagerstown

Saturday's 358-modified event at Maryland's Hagerstown Speedway was a strong start to the 2009 season for several Berks-area drivers.

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Tue Mar 17, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Father, son from Tilden Township help lift crashed car off trapped passenger

When William Lynn Readinger Sr. went outside to warm up his wife's vehicle Thursday night, he had no idea that minutes later he would be helping to lift another vehicle off a young woman trapped beneath it.

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Sun Mar 15, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Police, passers-by lift car off victim of Tilden Township crash

Reading Eagle A half-dozen good Samaritans helped police lift a Volkswagen Passat off an 18-year-old woman after it crashed Thursday night on Hex Highway in Tilden Township, police said.

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Sun Mar 08, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Talk of the town: Safety on Interstate 78

Question: Considering the weather-related closure of Interstate 78 in Berks County on Monday, what can be done to make the interstate safer? Talk of the town features your comments on a current issue in the ...

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Fri Mar 06, 2009

NetworkWorld

On Your Side: Lynda.com Steps Up to the Plate, More

I recently purchased Paint Shop Pro X2 Ultimate from Corel and tried to use the Lynda.com video tutorials that are included with the software, but was unable to find the images used in the tutorials.

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Wed Mar 04, 2009

WFMZ-TV Allentown

Turnout Low for Election to Fill PA Senate Seat

Voter turnout is said to be "very low" for the special election to fill the Pennsylvania Senate seat left open by the death of James Rhoades.

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