Berks county news

• Why some fats don't make you fat
  Strength in Plants By Kate Murray […]
• Scouts help Legion post place flags at vets' graves
  Reading EagleA group of Cub Scouts from Pack 333 in Exeter Township recently assisted members of American Legion Post 878 of Oley Township in placing flags on veterans' graves at a cemetery in Spangsville.William Lutz, historian of the Legion post, s... […]
• Corbett created 110,000 jobs (5/22/13)
  Editor:Despite a disastrous national economy, Gov. Tom Corbett is putting Pennsylvania citizens back to work.The $16 trillion in national debt, high unemployment and slow job growth are all hallmarks of the Obama administration. But despite all of th... […]
• Schuylkill Valley OKs $407,420 purchase of computers
  Reading EagleThe Schuylkill Valley School Board has voted 6-2 to purchase 217 desktop computers, 270 laptops and 150 iPad Mini tablets.Board members Kevin Raudenbush and Bryan Feeney voted against the proposal, saying they preferred leasing the equip... […]
• 2 die in separate Berks crashes
  Separate crashes in Berks County on Tuesday left two men dead, officials said.A Reading man was fatally injured Tuesday morning when his car collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 222 just north of Route 73 in Maidencreek Township, officials said.L... […]