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Admission to Hopewell Furnace to be free on Veterans Day
Reading Eagle Admission to Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Union Township will be free on Wednesday in honor of America's veterans on Veterans Day.
College Students Rock For 72 Hours For Charity
Some students at Albright College in Reading are rocking for the Ronald McDonald House.
14 at 9:45 a.m., The Red Oaks School at 21 Cutler St., Morristown, will hold the first of two admissions open houses for admission for the 2010-2011 school year.
An Egg Harbor, N.J., house is posted for foreclosure in March.
Foreclosures in Berks County hit their highest mark in October since the beginning of the recession in late 2007.
Democrats sweep 4 City Council seats
In an upset on City Council, Democratic challenger Francis Acosta ousted incumbent Republican Stephen P. Fuhs in Tuesday's election for the District 1 seat that Fuhs had held for four years.
Students from Berks area describe what appeals to them in a college
What appeals to you? High school students at the Berks County College Fair at Albright College were asked: "What are you looking for in a college?" "I'm looking for a place where I can get a good education and a good future.
Gossip in the workplace can be a weapon
Gossip in the workplace can be a weapon in reputational warfare or an opportunity to enhance someone's reputation, U.S. researchers suggest.
Stroudsburg grad promoted to chief prosecutor in Dayton, Ohio
Stephanie Cook has been appointed chief prosecutor in the city of Dayton, Ohio. Cook, who has been the acting chief prosecutor since February, 2009, is a 1985 graduate of Stroudsburg High School and the daughter of James and Bobbie Marsh of Stroudsburg.
Bulletin board: Jonathan Schanzer, expert on terror finances, to speak at Albright College
Jonathan Schanzer will be the featured speaker for the 30th annual Leo Camp Memorial Lecture at Albright College on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Schanzer's talk, "The Threat of Terror Finance in America," is free and will be in the Memorial Chapel.
Students, parents throng Berks County College Fair at Albright College
High school students and their families flocked to Albright College on Monday night, anxious to meet with college representatives and pick up brochures at the annual Berks County College Fair.
Shooting for a career goal while staying grounded in Berks County
They may not be thought of that way, but Berks County's academic institutions are, to a degree, businesses that provide products for specific markets.
Schuylkill Valley Middle School teacher finds several courses to stay current
Click on picture to enlarge. Reading Eagle: Tim Leedy Stephanie S. Jacobs, a seventh-grade geography teacher at Schuylkill Valley Middle School, with students Connor Sausser, center, and Keegan Fouse, right.
Judge candidates look to take next step
The first time Loreen Burkett and Charles Jones Jr. walked into a courtroom, they each knew they found their calling as lawyers.
Bulletin board: Artist Ellen Nelson to talk at Albright College about math concept
Artist Ellen Nelson will give a talk on the golden mean tonight in Albright College's Klein Lecture Hall.
Salsamba: Falling in love with the Latin beat
Eric Susoeff, founder and guitarist of the quintet Salsamba, performing Friday in the Albright College Chapel.
Famed crime-solving group hopes to help solve 2003 murder of Reading 3-year-old
Reading Eagle: Jeremy Drey Richard Walter sits Monday with other members of the Vidocq Society at Albright College, listening and asking questions about the facts in the 2003 death of William "Hoover" Spayd, a Reading 3-year-old. About Vidocq, the society Eugene Francois Vidocq was an 18th-century French crook-turned-cop, a confidant of at least ...
Bulletin Board: Global poverty forum set for Monday at Albright College
A panel of experts will lead a discussion on global poverty on Monday at Albright College.
Albright faculty, students learn how Google Earth can help advance environmental causes
New look at the world Google Inc. developed a mapping software in 2005 that allowed viewers to zoom into street-level scenes of places around the world.
RHS senior wins Berks County's Outstanding Young Woman title
Reading High School senior Diamante Chanee White, 17, was named Berks County's Outstanding Young Woman on Saturday night in Kutztown High School.
Albright College students raise money for Lance Armstrong Foundation
Reading Eagle: Ryan McFadden Members of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity at Albright College on Thursday during their fundraiser for the Lance Armstrong Foundation in the school's fountain/pool. From left, Jonathan Hong, 21, a business and marketing major; Sean Snyder, 19, a secondary education and history major; Andy Behler, 21, a marketing major; ...
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