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Bridge inspections, drainage work: PennDOT upcoming roadwork July 15, 2024
PennDOT maintenance forces and private contractors have scheduled several construction projects in Berks County this week. To help our readers avoid travel delays, here are a few of the most notable projects. In Ruscombmanor Township, there will be utility work at the intersection of PA 12 and PA 73 from...
Berks Breast Cancer Support Services announces 2024 recipients of the Dorothy Klausing Bentley Scholarship
Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Dorothy Klausing Bentley Scholarship. Dorothy was a resident of Berks County and an active member and supporter of Breast Cancer Support Services. Each year three scholarships are awarded to a direct relative of a breast cancer survivor to attend a two-year, four-year, or graduate school program. The students must reside in Berks County.
2 alarm fire destroys Bally barn
BALLY, Pa. -- A large barn burned in an early morning fire in eastern Berks County. Eastern Berks Fire Company and surrounding fire departments were called to the scene just after 2 a.m. Monday. Paul Bartlett, Eastern Berks Fire PIO, says the barn is located off of S. 7th Street...
Berks woman learned she was a lottery scam victim in call from Montgomery detective investigating the accused
Bern Township police have charged a New Jersey man with perpetrating a lottery scam that cost a 68-year-old township woman nearly $1,000. The victim was tricked by Eugene C. Luke, 63, into sending a cashier’s check for $950 to his home in Wayne, N.J., in mid-December, investigators said. She thought she was prepaying taxes on a purported $450,000 lottery prize after receiving a phone call from Luke informing her that she had won the lottery, investigators said.
Kutztown beats Reading in dramatic fashion for Berks Legion title
Monday night was surreal for coach Mike Bergstrom and the Kutztown Cougars Senior Legion baseball team. Facing the Reading Groundhogs in Game 14 of the Berks County Legion playoffs, Bergstrom’s son, Chris Bergstrom, came up with an extraordinary moment to help Kutztown claim the Berks Legion Championship. With two...
Kutztown, Reading open play Saturday in Region 2 American Legion baseball playoffs
Kutztown, the Berks County American Legion baseball champion, will play North Parkland in the opening round of the Region 2 Legion playoffs after the field was set Tuesday night. Kutztown, which beat Reading 1-0 for the Berks title, will play Lehigh Valley League winner North Parkland at 11 a.m. Saturday...
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