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Guidelines for addressing envelopes and packagesPrint complete address clearly.Complete address information:The recipient's name Post office box or street numberStreet nameSuffix (Ave., St., etc.) Directional (N, S, E, W) Secondary address (apartme...

Holiday deadlinesThe Postal Service recommends the following mail-by dates to ensure your gift arrives on time:Dec. 14: Parcel post, the most economical shipping serviceDec. 17: Military mail for most overseas basesDec. 18: Most international shippin...

Nationwide PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's national rank (out of 51)Ever breast-fed76.5% 70.2%37thBreast-feeding at 6 months49.0% 42.9%33rdBreast-feeding at 12 months27.0% 25.9%22ndExclusive breast-feeding at 3 months37.7% 31.9%35thExclusive breast-feedin...

Until recently, women who gave birth at St. Joseph Medical Center's Breidegam Family Birthing Center received free diaper bags filled with baby formula samples and coupons.But with research suggesting that these bags decrease the number of moms who b...

Some moms who can't breast-feed turn to donated breast milk for their babies. The practice is not without controversy.

Two recent court rulings have brightened prospects for the eventual construction of a new apartment complex in Maxatawny Township near the East Penn Manufacturing Co. Inc. plant, according to attorneys close to the situation.In separate decisions, Be...

A Reading man maintained his innocence Monday as he was sentenced to 131/2 to 30 years in state prison for killing a Maryland man in a city after-hours club.Jose Bonilla-Ortiz, 32, of the 500 block of Maple Street, was convicted Oct. 21 of third-degr...

Reading police released more details Monday about the shooting of two men a day earlier in the northwest part of the city.The two were shot in the lower extremities by a gunman at Pear and Greenwich streets, police said.The victims said they were wal...

As soon as you walk through the door, the aroma hits you.The smells of the turkey, potatoes, green beans and biscuits mingle together, triggering memories of family and tradition.And, of course, triggering your stomach to rumble and mouth to salivate...

The state has agreed to cover the cost of the management pact between BARTA and Lancaster's Red Rose Transit Authority, BARTA directors learned Monday.That means PennDOT will pick up the $60,000 tab BARTA agreed to pay Red Rose for a six-month manage...