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Many in the Antietam Valley spent Friday clearing snow.

Crews worked busily, clearing roads and parking lots so people could get back to business as usual as quickly as possible.

A grand opening in Reading and more in this week's Bulletin Board.

Nearly two dozen Berks water and sewer projects received state funding in an effort to ensure communities have access to reliable and clean drinking water.

About 30 attendees learned the scope of the plan and offered input.

The guardrails would extend on Skyline Drive from the Pagoda to the intersection of Bingaman Road.

The event will include a presentation on the project, interactive informational stations and opportunities for area residents to offer comments and suggestions about how the trails and forest could be maintained and improved.

The sixth annual Reading Blues Fest is right around the corner, and some bands are hitting all the right notes in preparation for the weekends events.

Investigators say the cord was powering a space heater and a buildup of heat ignited the floorboards..

The fire in the 1300 block of Spruce Street, near Perkiomen Avenue, was quickly elevated to a second alarm.