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Police briefs - May 15
Reading, Pa., man charged with rape is taken into custody WAYNESBORO, Pa. — A man charged with rape in Berks County, Pa., was taken into custody in Waynesboro on Tuesday morning, Waynesboro police said in a news release. Police said Keyen...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Prosecution, Theft
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Hochstetlers gather in July in Mifflin County
The sixth nationwide gathering of the descendants of Jacob Hochstetler will meet July 19 and 20 in Mifflin County. After American independence, members of this Swiss German colonial family left Berks County and came to central and southwest Pennsylvania...Tags: Christianity, Literature, Religion and Belief, Authors, Mennonite
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Road work May 13-17
Single-lane traffic scheduled from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday on I-476, the Turnpike's Northeast Extension, at Lehigh Tunnel 18 miles north of Lehigh Valley. Southbound tunnel closed; all traffic diverted to northbound tunnel. Lane restrictions...Tags: Wind Gap, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Pa. higher education officials put the brakes on new campus gun policies
A day after Kutztown University found itself in the eye of a national storm for adopting a policy to allow firearms on campus, the state told its universities Friday to sit tight until a task force can further study the matter. Kutztown President F....
Tags: Teachers, Interior Policy, Kutztown, The Pennsylvania State University, Lawyers
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Room for improvement
When I got this assignment to write about funny home improvement stories, I knew funny was tough, but then I thought about my own hundred-year- old house in Berks County's Dutch belt. A previous owner nursed a mania for drop ceilings, which my wife and I...Tags: Alburtis, Kutztown, Lehigh University, Real Estate Sellers, Longswamp
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Local professionals sanctioned by licensing boards
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThese disciplinary and licensing actions were announced recently by Pennsylvania's licensing boards against professionals who live and work in the Lehigh Valley area. The information is taken verbatim from the PA Department of State's website, where you... -
East Penn Manufacturing adding 400 jobs
With help from the state, East Penn Manufacturing is expanding its operations in Berks County and adding 400 jobs, Gov. Tom Corbett's office announced Thursday. The battery-maker, in Lyon Station, will construct a $50 million plant adjacent to its...Tags: Environmental Issues, Credit and Debt, Conservation, Tom Corbett
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Feds seek to stop misleading letters to businesses
Last month, I warned about misleading letters being sent to businesses from an outfit called Pennsylvania Corporate Compliance. The letters instructed businesses to fill out an "annual meeting disclosure statement" listing their corporate officers, and...Tags: Business, Aaron Williams and Hoodoo, Allentown, Media Industry, Financial and Business Services
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Modern-day gold rush
Special to The Morning CallIf a sharp-eyed antiques picker can find an original copy of the Declaration of Independence at a flea market – it did happen, not far from the Lehigh Valley either – then you should be able to come up with a decent coffee table. All it...Tags: Allentown, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Kutztown, Zionsville, Slatington
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Mom hopes to open Pennsylvania Autism Charter School
When Annette Hickey's son was diagnosed with autism, her family paid $160,000 over the next four years to help him learn how to speak and be prepared for elementary school. Now that he's 8 years old and doesn't even know he has autism, his mother wants...Tags: Students, Learning Disability, Teaching and Learning, Autism, Crime, Law and Justice
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UPJ bringing in jazz, swing bands
Our Town CorrespondentThe Ringgold Band and Messiah College Jazz Ensemble will be bringing their talents to the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center stage on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. The performance, scheduled for April 18 beginning at 4:30 p.m....Tags: Music, Education, Arts, Arts and Culture, Concerts
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Homemade Easter candy
For many children, Easter is all about the hunt. They love searching for hidden eggs and snooping for the ultimate Easter jackpot: a basket filled with jelly beans, marshmallow Peeps and chocolate rabbits so large that they make a child’s eyes go...
Tags: Martha Stewart, Butter, Peanut Butter, Mangos, Marshmallows
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