Recently added articles from Reading Eagle (Reading, PA):
Reading Eagle, Pa., Don Spatz column: Hey Joe, it just ain't so.(Column)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Don Spatz Oct. 10--It MUST BE A LOT OF FUN being a candidate for mayor. You can say just about anything, hoping enough people will believe you. Take Joe Eppihimer, the former mayor who wants the job again. His campaign is passing out fliers claiming the city had a $2 ...
City men jailed in 2 armed robberies: A police lieutenant credits patrolmen conducting surveillance after burglaries nearby and undercover detectives who also were in the area.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jason A. Kahl Oct. 10--Two men charged with robbing a pair of city grocery stores at gunpoint were committed to Berks County Prison early Tuesday. Christian Torres, 23, of the 1600 block of Cotton Street and Emanuel Lozada, 20, of the 1000 block of Buttonwood ...
County joins foes of quarry growth: The commissioners say they will vote to give funds to Richmond Township to support its battle against plans to enlarge the facility.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Mary E. Young Oct. 10--Richmond Township will get $50,000 for legal fees to fight a proposed expansion of a Lehigh Cement Co. quarry, the Berks County commissioners said Tuesday. Commissioners Judith L. Schwank, Thomas W. Gajewski Sr. and Mark C. Scott said ...
Reading Eagle, Pa., Community Bulletin Board Area Highlights column: Birdsboro fire company slates open house events.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Don't know how to use the fire extinguisher on the wall? Learn how at an Open House and Fire Safety Day between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday at the Friendship Fire Company of Birdsboro, 214 W. First St. Offered as part of Fire Prevention Week, the event will ...
Specially equipped trailer houses lessons to live by: Teaching children about fire safety and emergency preparedness may be a little bit easier, thanks to real-life scenarios that play out right before their eyes.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Erin Negley Oct. 10--If people learn by doing, filling a trailer with fake smoke and asking children to crawl to safety could save lives. That's the goal of the three fire companies that cover the Wilson School District. Lower Heidelberg, Liberty (Sinking ...
Spartans, Blue Jays to meet for championship: Wyomissing will go for its second straight Berks League tennis title and its eighth in nine years.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Wyomissing won't have to beat Fleetwood in the Berks championship as it did last season in one of the closest finals on record. Holy Name did it for the Spartans Tuesday in the Berks League semifinals. The Blue Jays (12-2) beat the Tigers (10-3) for the second time this season, ...
Scouts, Spartans upset winners: The Conrad Weiser boys stun Tulpehocken, and the Wyomissing girls do likewise to the host Trojans.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Don Stewart Oct. 10--Fittingly, the skies in New Schaefferstown began growing ominously darker late in the afternoon as storm clouds pushed their way into the area. Tuesday's quad-meet at Tulpehocken was supposed to help clarify the Berks cross country ...
KU Hall adds six members: Jim Bennett, Tim Clancy, Mike Kullman, Al Leonzi, Elizabeth Thoryk-Longenecker and John Rozich will be inducted Oct. 26.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Kutztown University will induct six members into its Athletics Hall of Fame at the 2007 banquet Friday, Oct. 26. The banquet will be held in the McFarland Student Union at 5:30 p.m. in conjunction with Homecoming Weekend. The new members increase hall ...
Paterno defends program's image: In the wake of several incidents recently, Joe Paterno insists that he has a "bunch of great kids" and blames the media for "trying to create a problem.".
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Rich Scarcella Oct. 10--During a sometimes contentious press conference Tuesday, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno acknowledged that "a couple" of his players might have been involved in a fight and defended the image of his program. According to Penn ...
The leaders of the pack: Vroom ... vroom ... vroom. Mildmannered school principals by day, these guys are geared up and looking for adventure come Saturday morning.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Felix Alfonso PeNa Oct. 10--Zooming around a dirt track at more than 100 mph is not where most people would expect to find a school principal, but the Hamburg School District has two principals who have been there and done that -- and one of them is still doing it. ...
Mall plans alternative Muhlenberg parade: Fairgrounds Square will welcome elementary students whose Halloween school procession was canceled.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Darrin Youker Oct. 10--Kids at Muhlenberg Elementary School might get a Halloween parade after all -- just not at the school. Fairgrounds Square Mall has stepped in to host the annual Halloween parade that the school canceled because of construction and safety ...
Elementary options heard in Exeter: A resident urges parents to circulate petitions calling for rezoning to allow a new school on agricultural land.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Erin Negley Oct. 10--Exeter School District parents looking for answers about a new elementary school in limbo packed Tuesday's school board meeting. They heard Dr. Beverly A. Martin, superintendent, explain four options to deal with a growing school ...
PSU grades a mixed bag: QB Anthony Morelli, the running game and offensive line receive C's from the Ol' Perfesser; the defensive linemen, linebackers and secondary get A's and B's.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Rich Scarcella Oct. 10--It's been a difficult semester for Joe Paterno, the Ol' Perfesser's former teammate at Brown. Four of his Penn State players have been cited for underage drinking. One has violated team rules and has been suspended from the team ...
Exeter's win over Wilson worth wait: Since losing to the Bulldogs Sept. 13, the Eagles have been counting the days until the rematch. They got revenge Tuesday night.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jerry Reimenschneider Oct. 10--Eric Pepper and his Exeter teammates were already antsy. They had already waited four weeks for their Berks I boys soccer rematch with archrival Wilson, which handed the Eagles an early-season loss at West Lawn. They had already ...
Police: Woman in ditch beaten: The 85-year-old remains hospitalized after she wandered away from a personal care home in Exeter Township, authorities say.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Henshaw Oct. 2--An 85-year-old woman who walked away from a personal care home in Exeter Township was assaulted before she was found lying partially clothed in a ditch, police said Monday. Grace Williams was found Saturday afternoon about a half-mile ...
Reading Eagle, Pa., Health Digest column: Reading Hospital schedules classes and support groups.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--Reading Hospital will present the following classes and support groups: Breast-feeding Education, today, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Health Education Center. Registration is required; fee $10. "Ask The Nurse!" Wednesdays through October, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Find out ...
Flu, pneumonia vaccination schedule set.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--The Berks Visiting Nurse Association has announced its flu and pneumonia vaccine program for the fall. Medicare Part B insurance is the only coverage that will be accepted for billing through the association. Payment by cash or check also is accepted. ...
Ode to life and works of Wallace Stevens: The renowned poet and Reading son is honored during a ceremony that also marks the start of the city's annual literary festival.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ron Devlin Oct. 2--Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Wallace Stevens was reincarnated Monday -- through his own words -- at the unveiling of a historical marker in front of his Reading birthplace. Standing on the steps of 323 N. Fifth St., the three-story row house ...
Hirings, no tax hikes in planned budget: Mayor Tom McMahon's proposal, previewed at City Council's meeting, includes six new hires for Reading's push on codes and zoning enforcement.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Don Spatz Oct. 2--For now, Mayor Tom McMahon's proposed 2008 budget contains no tax increases but does call for hiring six more employees for the city's new push on codes and zoning enforcement. The mayor, who's seeking reelection in November, won't formally ...
Planning for stadium renovations to start in '09: Reading would spend $1.3 million on design work on FirstEnergy Stadium, according to the preliminary capital improvements budget.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Don Spatz Oct. 2--The city intends to start planning in 2009 for what may be a $26 million renovation of FirstEnergy Stadium, according to the city's capital improvements budget. The administration presented a preliminary budget for capital improvements over ...