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Eighth-graders get money's worth out of class that teaches number of life skills

A supportive community came together to honor the memory of a loved one lost and the family he left behind.Hundreds of people involved with Berks County Catholic Youth Organizations competed Sunday in the first Leon C. Gibbs Jr. Memorial Basketball T...

TV highlightsSan Francisco plays Washington on “Monday Night Football” at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.Susan Sarandon guest stars on “Mike & Molly” at 9 p.m. on CBS.Around townChristmas on the Mountain Holiday Lights display, 6 to 9 p.m., Hillside Playgroun...

Reading EagleThat arctic front that swept into Berks County has set one record and is shooting for a second.The temperature at Reading Regional Airport, the official site in Berks, only reached 30 degrees Sunday, setting a low maximum mark, bettering...

The history of bingo Bingo began as a lottery game in Italy in the 16th century. New Yorker salesman Edwin S. Lowe first helped bingo as we know it in the U.S. today to flourish in the early 1930s. Lowe started the E.S. Lowe Co. and began producing b...

Bingo lovers line up their cards and get ready to holler that magic word when they win.If you love bingo, Berks County is the place for you.Bring your marker or chips, line up your cards - how many is up to you - and get ready to play.The lure of the...

DEAR BRUCE: I have just inherited $300,000 from my brother who recently passed away. I am 72. I don't have any use for the money.Where should I put this money? How do I avoid paying taxes on this amount? What do you suggest I do with it?- S.W., via e...

Founder: Karen Feeney Founded: 1983 Where: Muhlenberg Township; now at Cross Keys Shopping Center, Ontelaunee Township. Company's principal leaders: Feeney Company description: A retail store selling educational toys, books, games, puzzles, music ite...

Address: 13 E. Main St., KutztownPhone: 610-217-8352Owner: Joe GrassoEmail: whatsthismedia@gmail.comVideo samples: Vimeo.com/WhatsThisMediaServices: Video production, photography services, venue rental Started: Oct. 25

Ever since Joe Grasso, 25, graduated from Kutztown University with a degree in electronic media, he has worked from his Kutztown home producing videos for clients.Recently he took his work to the next level by opening What's This Media on East Main ...