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4 weeks ago | 
bucksfreepress.co.uk | Heather Adams
4 1/1 Marlow, together with many towns and villages in the Chilterns, holds a significant place in Britain’s lace-making history. The resources of a rural economy – including flax cultivation for thread, skilled bodgers crafting wooden bobbins, and a ready workforce of farm labourers’ families – combined with Marlow’s proximity to London, fostered a thriving lace-making craft that endured for over four centuries.
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1 month ago | 
bctv.org | Heather Adams
University partners with regional media outlets to enhance student learning and support local journalismImage from left: Spotlight PA Berks Bureau Editor Lisa Scheid, Alvernia Professor of Communication and Digital Media Jodi Radosh, Ph.D.; Treese Media Group CEO John Treese, Alvernia Senior Vice President and Provost Leamor Kahanov, Ed.D.; Alvernia President Glynis A.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
bctv.org | Heather Adams
From The City of ReadingReading, PA: The City of Reading and the Reading Police Traffic Office announce traffic and parking restrictions in anticipation of former President and presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally at Santander Arena on Wednesday, October 9th. Portions of Cherry Street and Penn Street will be closed starting at 8:00 AM on Wednesday and remain closed throughout the day. No parking will be permitted along these streets starting at 8:00 AM.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
msn.com | Heather Adams
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
bctv.org | Heather Adams
Reading, Pa. – The swim team of the YMCA of Reading & Berks County won the YMCA State Overall Team Championship in the 2024 Pennsylvania State Swimming Championships, which took place March 22–24, 2024 at the Mylan Park Aquatic Center in Morgantown, WV. “I love when all of their hard work and dedication pay off, especially when it’s achieving a State Championship win as a team,” said Kim Evans, head swim coach, YMCA of Reading & Berks County.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
bctv.org | Heather Adams
Kutztown, PA… In mid-January, the Outreach Committee of the Reading Musical Foundation announced a grant award of $3,000 to the Kutztown Folk Festival. Hosting student musicians on the Main Stage and the Hoedown Stage for the 2024 Festival, which will run from June 29-July 7, 2024, is the purpose of the award. Students who participate in the initiative known as Rising Stars of Tomorrow will engage with veteran musical artists like Dave Kline & The Mountain Folk Band.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
bctv.org | Heather Adams
State Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz announced that $447,818 has been awarded for projects in the 129th Legislative District. This grant funding will go toward pedestrian-accessibility safety projects and building improvements for fire and police departments. This state funding comes from the Multimodal Transportation Fund and Local Share Account programs under the Commonwealth Financing Authority.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
bctv.org | Heather Adams
Lilly Riddle for the News Lab at Penn State and Spotlight PA State CollegeThis story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
bctv.org | Heather Adams
by Penn State Berks Apr 08, 2024WYOMISSING, Pa. — Penn State Berks will present its spring mainstage theatre production of select one-act plays from “All in the Timing” by David Ives and “Love Kills” at 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, through Saturday, April 13, in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $10 for the general public and $5 for the campus community with a Penn State ID.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
bctv.org | Heather Adams
Student Video Contest’s Online Voting Winner Joins Eleven Other AwardsREADING PA. – The Manufacturers Resource Center(MRC) is proud to announce online voting for the 8th anniversary year of the Berks Schuylkill What’s So Cool About Manufacturing Student Video Contest commenced Monday April 8, 12:01 AM and will remain open until Wednesday April 10, 11:59 PM at www.whatssocool.org. Voting is open to contest participants and the public, who may vote for more than one video and as often as they wish.
