Wyomissing Hills News

There were plenty of the creepy-cralwers around at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills library Tuesday.

Days after angry parents called for the resignation of the Wyomissing School District superintendent, several school board members said she has their support.

As dark clouds gathered in the sky, another type of storm was brewing inside the Wyomissing High School auditorium Tuesday night.

The unexpected exit of a principal in the Wyomissing Area School District prompted parents to call for a resignation letter from the district's superintendent.

“Their writing skills have increased and they've developed creative ways to approach problems”

It didn't take much prodding for Brenda Torres to get into character. The Reading fourth-grader approached her role as a donkey with so much zeal that she was coaxed into several encores galloping around on her ... via Pennsylvania News

“I don't understand the push for June 3”

The Berks County Board of Elections on Monday refused to allow the Wyomissing School District to ask voters in a special election in June if they support a $37 million building project. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Dr. Timothy LaSalle, the chief executive officer of Rodale Institute, plans a talk called "Robbing Mother Earth Can Rob Mental Health" on April 23. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“If you get spaghetti at my place (in Robesonia) and spaghetti over here (Country Manor), you get the same”

Reading Eagle: Krissy Krummenacker The Giannotti brothers, from left, Andrea, Santo, Vincenzo, Nino and Francesco in their Alsace Township Giannotti Country Manor location. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Dellicker Strategies, Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County, announced that it helped arrange $24 million in telecommunications contracts. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“We are working with the borough to come up with amicable compromise”

Berks County President Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl asked Commonwealth Court to uphold an order for a Wyomissing couple to close a home-based organization that assists senior citizens. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“Any plan that involves taking homes is insulting to homeowners”

Twelve people express displeasure with three options that involve demolishing more than 20 homes to allow for expansion of the elementary school. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“Some mistakes had been made in splicing together the 5,400 individual wires”

It proved to be 12 days of telephone outages for some Verizon customers this holiday season. via PhillyBurbs.com

“We aren't all going to be meteorologists, but we can learn from what's around us.”

Reading Eagle: Ben Hasty Reading Eagle: Ben Hasty Berks stations By logging onto www.weatherbug.com and entering a ZIP code, you will see weather conditions from the closest WeatherBug station. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“The common link that all of these cases have is the school”

The widow of a cancer victim filed suit Friday against three local companies that operated in Muhlenberg Township, claiming their environmental practices caused the disease. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“We need to be more role models”

The men help teachers, boost security, serve as role models and provide bragging rights to their children. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“I don't like it, but there is no open space anywhere. "We are not happy about eminent domain. It stinks, actually.”

Reading Eagle: Tim Leedy Among the four generations who live in a house in the 400 block of Chestnut Street in West Reading are Richard Heiser and his daughter, Sandy Braley. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

“We are committed to doing something.”

The Wyomissing School District is turning to the community for help in figuring out what to do about the overcrowded and outdated West Reading Elementary School. via Reading Eagle/Reading Times