http://news.yahoo.com/local/Philadelphia/25503 Yahoo! Local News - Reading Eagle and Reading Times en-us " City police officer candidates who pass the existing Civil Service exam will then be tested in Spanish. " Those who pass the Spanish test will get 10 extra points, moving them ahead on the hiring list in a way similar to the existing preference for military veterans. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11trqgufc/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171286 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171286 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:18:23 +0000 Money is being raised to help the Hogans with expenses associated with Sophia's care, particularly medical costs not covered by insurance. ⬢ "Sunshine for Sophie" bracelets, which are royal blue and pink, are for sale for $2 or a donation. To order, e-mail donate@sunshineforsophie.org. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tdj7vom/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171248 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171248 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:18:12 +0000 What is it? Aplastic anemia is a bone marrow disease that occurs when marrow fails to produce enough platelets and red and white blood cells. Victims become susceptible to severe anemia, infection and bleeding. Without treatment, they can become dependent on transfusions. The disorder can be fatal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tfi1amp/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171247 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171247 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:18:02 +0000 You ask Youker is a weekly feature providing answers to quirky curiosities of the Berks County area. Q: Is potato filling unique to Berks County? How did it become part of the holiday traditions here? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tpla6ul/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171291 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171291 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:17:52 +0000 Christmas comes but once a year. This year, a lot of people are in different financial circumstances than they were last year. There have been layoffs and plant closings. No one is hiring or lending money. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tlo248j/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171278 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171278 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:17:43 +0000 The Student Activities Board and Health Professions Club at Reading Area Community College are co-sponsoring events on campus to observe the World AIDS Day on Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t0t7qu0/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171279 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171279 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:17:32 +0000 The federal judge who ordered a proposed Reading police diversity settlement to remain confidential - causing a peeved City Council to vote it down Monday - has now made it public. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11ta4od73/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171285 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171285 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:17:22 +0000 Muhlenberg Township police were searching Wednesday for a man they said held up the Sovereign Bank branch at 3420 North Fifth Street Highway. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tk5mias/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171283 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171283 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:17:12 +0000 The Reading School Board has approved raises for administrators. The board voted during a special meeting to grant the raises, which average slightly more than 4 percent, board President John P. Santoro Jr. said Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t19slum/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171287 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171287 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:17:02 +0000 The bad news for Lower Heidelberg Township residents is that township supervisors are talking about raising the property tax rate. The good news is that the rate is just 0.68 mill and has not changed in 36 years. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tspdrbq/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171281 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171281 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:16:51 +0000 The North Heidelberg Township supervisors have proposed a $378,851 budget for 2010 that won't change the property tax. The budget is $19,000 less than this year's. Supervisors Chairman Jeff Schatz said revenues are down and expenses up. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11ti9v4rl/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171280 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171280 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:16:42 +0000 Certificates of accidental death were issued Wednesday for two teenagers in a Chester County crash. Michael Cantamaglia, 16, of Barto and Andrew Case, 17, of Pottstown both died of multiple injuries in the crash Monday at 8:45 p.m., according to the Chester County coroner's office. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t05mcmb/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171294 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171294 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:16:32 +0000 As Sophia Hogan, 3, battles a rare bone marrow disorder, she has a big-brother donor and a community that's helping her family through it all. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tl34lk7/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171174 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171174 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:16:22 +0000 A Florida man trying to use a fraudulent credit card at an Exeter Township store was chased from the building by store employees and eventually surrendered to police after he fled through a nearby wooded area, authorities said Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11th52i68/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171297 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171297 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:16:12 +0000 It was exactly the type of blaze that Reading Fire Chief William H. Rehr III worries about. A large vacant building, burning out of control, surrounded by houses - and the Reading Fire Department had just enough manpower to control the blaze. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tieb5t6/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171300 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171300 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:16:01 +0000 A woman was injured when she was struck by a car Wednesday night on Bellevue Avenue in Muhlenberg Township, according to township police. Police did not immediately know the woman's name. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t0e1ptk/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171311 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171311 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:15:51 +0000 Event: Pennsylvania's Outstanding Young Woman 2010 contest. When: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Gov. Mifflin High School. The program: Includes a group aerobic exercise routine. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tk3p2uj/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171284 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171284 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:15:41 +0000 You know the drill - catch the parade on TV, watch some football, eat too much turkey with family and friends, and take a nap. Route 222 between Business Route 222 in Ontelaunee Township and Berkshire Boulevard in Wyomissing: overnight lane restrictions, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tqodjvn/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171293 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171293 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:15:33 +0000 Reading fire crews spent much of Wednesday dousing flare-ups in the rubble of a three-alarm fire that ripped through a four-story vacant factory building at McKnight and Greenwich streets the night before. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tp1tl9l/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171295 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171295 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:15:22 +0000 Two women were injured Wednesday morning when the sport utility vehicle in which they were passengers was struck by a tractor-trailer on Route 100 in Colebrookdale Township, police said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t6iboh1/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D171310 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=171310 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:15:11 +0000 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:18:23 +0000