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Sesame Street Live! returns to Reading this fall
READING, Pa. - Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and all your favorite friends are making the trip from Sesame Street to Reading this fall. Sesame Street Live! Say Hello is coming to Santander Performing Arts Center for two shows on November 23, 2024. Attendees are invited to sing, dance and...
Recognized as an HGTV Smart Home, this New Hanover house is on the market
A Castle Hayne home recognized by HGTV in 2022 is on the market. According to a Realtor.com listing, the home at 3744 White Cliffs Drive in the River Bluffs community is currently listed for just over $1.4 million. The home was featured as the HGTV Smart Home 2022. The annual...
Berks County Duck Operation Expands Into Mexico, Rocky Mountains
From his home farm in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Joey Jurgielewicz has watched his business span the globe. Now, the family operation is venturing south of the border into Mexico’s tourist industry. Joe Jurgielewicz & Son Ltd. processes approximately 6 million Pekin ducks at its plant in Hamburg. The ducks are...
USAC Eastern Storm Sprint Car Results From Grandview Speedway
For Briggs Danner, a first career victory on the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship tour seemed closer than ever before. On a part-time basis in eight series starts this year, he’d finished inside the top-10 in seven of them, and less than a month ago, he was standing in victory lane with the USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series at Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania’s Grandview Speedway, host of Tuesday night’s USAC Eastern Storm opener and the venue in which he had earned his best USAC national performance to date with a runner-up finish in 2022.
Schlegel Park Pool opens for 2024 Season with upgraded water circulation system
The City of Reading and the Reading Recreation Commission have announced that the Schlegel Park Pool, one of the largest public pools in Berks County, is now open for the 2024 season. Now open, residents and visitors can enjoy a variety of amenities and upgraded facilities throughout the summer. Schlegel...
Juneteenth celebrations start Saturday in Reading
Reading kicks off its Juneteenth celebrations Saturday with a parade. It's the second annual parade followed by a festival at the 3rd and Spruce Rec Center. The parade starts at 11 a.m. with the festival starting at Noon. And Reading will hold more Juneteenth events next weekend, including a Flag...
Jump doesn't go as planned for WWII Weekend paratrooper
BERN TWP., Pa - It's a concerning call to get. “We soon got a 911 call that the paratrooper went missing,” said Detective Joshua Santos with Bern Township Police. A Sunday afternoon jump didn't go exactly as planned for one paratrooper at World War II Weekend. "A little before...
Fundraiser held for Berks boy with brain tumor
In Berks County, the Forever 6 Foundation held a special fundraiser for a young boy suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. Camp for Hope at Mountain Springs Campground in Hamburg held the fundraiser for Luis. There were vendors, wrestlers, carnival games and food trucks, and all of the money goes...
Mansion in Montco can be yours for free. But there's a catch
A nearly 200-year-old piece of history in Montgomery County can be yours, for free. But there's a catch. The Eastern Pennsylvania Preservation Society posted photos of the Hood Mansion near Pottstown. If you want to fix it up, it's all yours, as long as you're willing to literally pick it...
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