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Garden of the week: Bruce Dingeldein and Eddie Daniels

West Reading, PA - Tucked behind the Curious Antiques and Consignments shop at 605 Penn Ave.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

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Borough Celebrates 4th By Installing Flags For Residents

As we prepare to celebrate the birth of our nation, one local community is celebrating the rebirth of a neighborhood.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

RiverPlace Development announces plans for walking paths along, across Schuylkill

When RiverPlace Development Corp. announced plans to revitalize the Reading riverfront, one goal was to link the downtown to West Reading with a walking path.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Crime alert: West Reading man sought in insurance fraud case

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

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Logic lacking in West Reading

Logic lacking in West Reading Editor: Medicare and Social Security are running out of money.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

A young twist on yoga, an ancient art

Courtesy of Courtney H. Diener-Stokes Ryan Laubach, 4, Aidan Sharkey, 4, and Kaya Laubach, 3, are instructed by Amy Sharkey to do a downward facing dog pose.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Court Log

Sentences Judge Linda K.M. Ludgate presided over the following cases: Sheila Ringgold, 33, of the 900 block of Franklin Street was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to receiving stolen property in Reading.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

West Reading council backs single-payer health care system

Faced with the prospects of rising health care costs, West Reading Borough Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to support a single-payer system.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Motorcycle riders leave West Reading for fundraising ride through 49 states

Reading Eagle: Tim Leedy Victor M. Frederick III, Pottstown, leaves Thursday from the Scottish Rite Cathedral in West Reading on a cross-continent trip to raise money for the 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Centers.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Berks County Scout earns Eagle Scout award

Reading Eagle Robert A. Stricek, 15, son of Arthur F. and Leslie M. Stricek, Spring Township, has received the rank of Eagle Scout.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Charges against Berks County constable reduced

Half the charges against a Berks County constable accused of theft were dismissed at a preliminary hearing Monday.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Talk of the town: GM's bankruptcy

Question: How would General Motor Corp.'s bankruptcy influence your decision to buy one of their vehicles? Talk of the Town features your comments on a current issue in the news and reader comments that were posted at readingeagle.com. This week we went to Broadcasting Square shopping center in Spring Township.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Homeless woman leads police on chase, injuring officer, West Reading investigators say

A West Reading policeman was injured and a homeless woman led police on a brief car chase after she was stopped for a traffic violation, police said Friday.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

West Reading program gets revitalization grant

West Reading's Elm Street program announced Wednesday that it has received a $375,000 state grant for revitalization work in the program area.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Sinking Spring officials see retail project planned for ex-Boscov's site as key to revitalization

Reading Eagle The Sinking Spring Planning Commission is looking at the planned demolition of the former Boscov's West store at Penn Avenue and Shillington Road to kick-start the borough's revitalization.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

West Reading considers installing parking meters on Penn Avenue

West Reading is considering installing parking meters along Penn Avenue to raise revenue in the face of increasing municipal costs.

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Fri May 29, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Slices of life: Fundraiser at West Reading salon aids Tilden Township widow, infant

By Courtney H. Diener-Stokes Reading Eagle correspondent Berks County, PA - The sound of blow dryers in high gear indicated a busy day at Tina's Salon and Spa in West Reading.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Ron Devlin's Kitchen Table: Berks County Shriner raises thousands of dollars by recycling pull tabs

Reading Eagle: Ryan McFadden Walter R. Bortz of Lower Heidelberg Township collects tabs from aluminum cans and recycles them for money to donate to the Shriners Hospital For Children in Philadelphia.

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Mon May 25, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Three men charged in holdup at West Reading gas station

Three men were arrested Monday morning after they robbed a West Reading gas station and led Reading police on a brief vehicle chase through the city, police said.

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Sun May 24, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Three from Wyomissing earn Eagle Scout awards

Reading Eagle Michael C. Izzo, 16, son of Domenic C. Izzo Jr. and Linda L. Izzo, Wyomissing, has been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout.

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