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Sinking Spring Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Sinking Spring, PA.

Results 1 - 20 of 110 in Sinking Spring, PA

  1. Charges in April fatal accidentRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 12 | LancasterOnline

    ... Ephrata police identified the 25-year-old motorcyclist killed in a Monday afternoon crash as Jordan Horst of Sinking Spring. Horst was riding east on Route 322 in Ephrata Township when his cycle collided with a dump truck turning left from the ...

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  2. 25-year tradition reaches conclusion with quilt selling more than $100,000Read the original story

    Sunday Aug 10 | Evening Sun

    ... The 75th anniversary quilt was bought eight times on Saturday afternoon, twice by Myers' son. Carl Myers, of Sinking Spring, was accompanied by his wife, Jean; their son Mark and his wife, Karen, and their children, Savannah and John, of Lititz. ...

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  3. Domestic relations fugitivesRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 10 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... ino, 3000 block of Pricetown Road, Ruscombmanor Township, $13,203 Brian L. Gross, 1000 block of James Street, Sinking Spring, $36,464 Donna L. Harris, 400 block of Spruce Street, $18,646

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  4. Sinking Spring disbands sewer authority

    Saturday Aug 9 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    Sinking Spring entered the sewer business Thursday when borough council voted to disband the municipal authority in what some officials said was a money-saving move.

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  5. Obituaries for August 7Read the original story

    Thursday Aug 7 | The Times Herald

    ... Todd David, husband of Christy (Guiney) Bosler of Devon, Pa.; Erica (Bosler), wife of Ryan Kairis, of Sinking Spring; and Randall Olsen, husband of Casey (Leyden) Bosler of Mt. Laurel, N.J.There is one brother, Jon Gruber, of Collegeville, and a ...

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  6. Boscov's files for bankruptcy; 10 stores to close

    Monday Aug 4 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... immigrant and peddler Solomon Boscov opens a store at 1401 N. Ninth St. November 1962: Boscov's West opens in Sinking Spring. August 1965 : Boscov's North opens at the Reading Fairgrounds in Muhlenberg Township. February 1967 : Fire destroys the ...

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  7. Serendipitous concert changeRead the original story

    Monday Aug 4 | LancasterOnline

    ... bad weather, this particular Sunday evening had a clear blue sky. "The weather is perfect," Suzanne Wool of Sinking Spring said. "It's not at all humid." Wool, along with three of her friends, was expecting to see The Waifs. However, she said she ...

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  8. Moral magic: Berks County pastor-illusionist spreads faith

    Friday Aug 1 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    LAL The Rev. Michael L. Reist, pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church, Stony Creek Mills, hands out million-dollar bills to, from left, Fadima N. Jum, 4, Sinking Spring; Miranda C. Miller, 6, Exeter Township; and ...

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  9. Books face stiff battle for Berks children's free time

    Friday Aug 1 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... Clark, who lives in New Jersey, was visiting the Mifflin library with her grandmother, Maria J. Tillery of Sinking Spring. Shunning the more flashy forms of entertainment saturating today's world, the soon-to-be first-grader seemed happy to pass her ...

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  10. Former Miss Reading Fair volunteers with her daughters

    Friday Aug 1 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... it's a good thing to give back to the community," said Nowotarski, 47, a divorced mother of two who lives in Sinking Spring. She and her daughters, Alyssa J. Kirkpatrick, 11, and Kaitlyn J. Kirkpatrick, 13, have signed on as volunteers at the 154th ...

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  11. Marathon man: Shillington dentist goes distance in all 50 statesRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 30 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... came home to visit, the two started running together on two country roads - Gelsinger and Wheatfield - in Sinking Spring near their home. Henschel was running everyday like his daughter when he signed up to run the 1999 Steamtown Marathon in ...

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  12. Storm downs trees, cuts power to thousands in Berks CountyRead the original story

    Monday Jul 28 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... fairly widespread, she said. PPL Electric Utilities reported more than 1,900 customers without service in the Sinking Spring area. Service also was expected back by early today. Contact reporter David Mekeel at 610-371-5014 or ...

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  13. Name change needed to get stimulus check

    Sunday Jul 27 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    Samuel and Elaine Vilardo of Sinking Spring were looking forward to spending the $1,200 tax stimulus check they were expecting.

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  14. Police: Citations issued for trucks on Glen Rock street

    Saturday Jul 26 | The York Daily Record

    ... a complaint July 3 about a Garda Armored Truck driving on Church Street. The driver, Jarron Davidheiser of Sinking Spring, was cited, and the company was notified about the violation and told to advise all employees not to use Church Street, police ... 8 comments

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  15. Wanted: Rackets for Reading youthRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... ennis, Spring Township; Hillcrest Racquet Club, Exeter Township; and Spring Valley Fitness and Tennis Center, Sinking Spring.

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  16. Children find classics at giant used-book sale at Leesport Farmers Market

    Jul 18, 2008 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times

    ... and didn't even give J.R.R. Tolkien's "Fellowship of the Ring" a second look. Instead, the 11-year-old Sinking Spring boy went straight for The Hardy Boys collection. "I love The Hardy Boys," declared Andrew, who's home-schooled. "I like ...

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  17. Copper thieves caught in high-wire act

    Jul 17, 2008 | LancasterOnline

    ... had cut off the poles was worth more than $1,500, Officer Douglas Ober reported. Justin M. Shade, 18, of Sinking Spring, and two 17-year-olds from Reading and Mohnton face charges of theft and criminal mischief, police said. Their vehicle was ...

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  18. Cops: Teens took wire from power poles

    Jul 17, 2008 | LancasterOnline

    ... power poles along a railroad line that runs through Chickies Rock Park, police said. Justin M. Shade, 18, of Sinking Spring, and two 17-year-old males from Reading and Mohnton will be charged with theft and criminal mischief, police said. Police ...

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  19. 9 placed in special probation program

    Jul 11, 2008 | The Lebanon Daily News

    ... School House Road, South Londonderry Township, six months for possession of marijuana. Carl R. Fiedler, 39, Sinking Spring, six months for drug-paraphernalia possession. Michael S. Hoffa, 22, Palmyra, nine months for drunken driving. He was fined ...

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  20. Ruptured Gas Main in Sinking Spring

    Jul 8, 2008 | WFMZ

    A repair man's mistake makes a big mess. Tuesday morning a contractor working in the 3800 block of Penn Avenue cut through a gas line.

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