Shoemakersville News

Police cited nine individuals for trespassing on the Pennhurst property during the late evening hours of July 10.

Youngsters gleefully blew bubbles and dashed quickly to pop them before the bubbles floated beyond their reach.

Doug Manmiller rolled the dice Tuesday night at Grandview Speedway. And he came out a winner.

In the market for a windmill? The Keystone Home Energy Loan Program provides low-interest loans of up to $10,000, and possibly more, for Pennsylvania homeowners to make their homes more energy efficient.

Four soccer goals owned by the Hamburg Area Soccer Association are missing, and some association officials blame a borough councilman.

Several projects - some small, some not - have quietly begun along the Schuylkill River, the result of several partnerships fitting little pieces into a larger plan.

Planning ahead. That was the key to Craig Von Dohren's NASCAR Whelen All-American Series 358-modified victory Saturday night at Grandview Speedway.

The price of diesel fuel rises daily and it's now the highest expense for local trucking companies, surpassing even personnel costs Pottsville,PA,USA - Republican Herald, by STEPHANIE LASOTA ... Nationally, the ...

“I was pleasantly pleased with the support that I received from the Berks County component of this district, and I look forward to continuing working with the people of Berks County”

Reading Eagle: Krissy Krummenacker Andrew R. Brenner, left, a Barack Obama campaign volunteer, and Max S. Blachman, campaign coordinator for Berks and Schuylkill counties, clear the windows of the local office ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“That doesn't seem to be the case no matter how you slice it.”

Action: Shoemakersville Borough Council has learned it is common for boroughs to sell water to other municipalities for less than they sell it to their own customers. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

The only incumbent challenged in Tuesday's primary election will have the opportunity to fight in November for a 13th term in the 124th Legislative District of the state House of Representatives. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

A former employee of an Ontelaunee Township furniture manufacturer has been charged with embezzling $143,290 from the company. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

A Shoemakersville woman is charged with stealing more than 140,000 dollars from a local furniture company. via WFMZ

Video by Charles J. Adams III WEEU celebrated Groundhog's Day on February 2 with a raucous remote broadcast in front of the Strand Theater in downtown Hamburg. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Reading and state police, Berks County detectives and federal agents raided a fortified drug house Thursday in the 300 block of Pearl Street and arrested two men and a teenager, authorities said. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“It would be a major waste of taxpayer money”

Some Windsor Township parents continue to battle the Hamburg School District, saying their children will not get the same opportunities as those attending the new Tilden Elementary Center. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“All these things make it difficult to get approval”

Reading Eagle: Ryan McFadden Rick Rothermel's auto repair business in Tilden Township has suffered since the Berne Station bridge closed in 2006, making it tougher for Perry Township residents to reach his ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

HAMBURG Criminal mischief -- Reported at Perry Golf Course, 220 Zion's Church Road, Shoemakersville; nine golf carts taken from storage garage and driven around golf course between Thursday and Friday ... via The Morning Call

“There was agitation in Palmerton to have a railroad station in the community”

Pennsylvania train buffs have something to celebrate. A new video, "Pennsylvania Train Stations &#8212 Restored and Revitalized," showcases train stations that have been preserved, restored and are being used ... via Pocono Record

“I feel like my kids at Perry are going to feel like second-class citizens to the kids at Tilden”

The school board expects the district to save $300,000 a year by shutting the Hamburg, Strausstown and Upper Bern buildings, and assigning the students to Perry Elementary and the new Tilden center. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times