http://news.yahoo.com/local/Philadelphia/25503 Yahoo! Local News - Reading Eagle and Reading Times en-us WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11ta4jk0p/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164660 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164660 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:52 +0000 The AARP WorkSearch program is free for those 55 or older, who have limited incomes, are unemployed and residents of Berks or Lancaster counties. You must be logged in to comment on articles. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tel76u2/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164656 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164656 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:43 +0000 Unemployment benefits vary greatly based on individual circumstances. At this point, the unemployed in Pennsylvania may qualify for up to 99 weeks of benefits, though some might not qualify to receive benefits for that long. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tdb766l/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164657 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164657 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:32 +0000 It's one thing for fourth-graders to read about Conrad Weiser in class. But when Lisa Litzenberger's students discovered they were going to visit the homestead and burial place of one of Berks County's most historical figures, they counted down the days. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tsiqqp8/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164690 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164690 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:22 +0000 The death of a 26-year-old Topton man who was struck by a falling tree branch in Allentown was ruled an accident, Lehigh County Coroner Scott M. Grim said Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t7a904l/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164684 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164684 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:13 +0000 A second death in Berks County has been linked to swine flu, according to the state Department of Health. The department reported the death on its Web site on Nov. 3, but did not disclose exactly when it occurred or any details about the victim, as is its policy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t48p4cm/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164689 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164689 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:02 +0000 The state has fined Rolling Hills Landfill $160,000 for mishandling water runoff, environmental officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t8bvdd5/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164691 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164691 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:01 +0000 Students and staff at Tulpehocken Junior-Senior High School were dismissed early Friday after a bomb hoax message was discovered in a school lavatory, officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t5fqiol/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164687 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164687 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:15:21 +0000 "What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?" (Psalms 8: 4) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tqasb7d/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164682 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164682 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:15:10 +0000 It was taking those 65 and older an average of just over 35 weeks to find a job and those age 55 to 64 about 33 weeks to find a job in October. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11ti7qnp6/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164655 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164655 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:15:11 +0000 Womelsdorf Councilman Vince Balistrieri is going to ask the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to change the timing of the traffic signals at Routes 422 and 419. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t5s9sbs/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164617 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164617 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:23 +0000 The Muhlenberg School Board has directed the principal at C.E. Cole Intermediate School to come up with a plan to better incorporate band into the school day. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11t694uut/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164616 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164616 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:11 +0000 © 2009 Reading Eagle Company, All Rights Reserved - Serving the Berks County community and surrounding areas for over 140 years! These links are not endorsements of any products or services in such sites, and no information in such site has been endorsed or approved by this site. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11ti6t2uq/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2FArticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164614 http://readingeagle.com/Article.aspx?id=164614 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:30:21 +0000 Now that's a game of musical chairs. About 50 Alvernia University students and 50 children from the Olivet Boys and Girls Club took part in a giant game of musical chairs Thursday night. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tqce9g2/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164589 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164589 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:31:01 +0000 The Berks County commissioners agreed Thursday to allow a city developer to use nearly $7 million of $11.5 million in loan capacity allocated to the county under the federal economic stimulus package. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tl71et9/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164581 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164581 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:30:51 +0000 Construction bids for the Route 143 bridge project in Perry and Richmond townships will be solicited in January, a state official said Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tq0qclb/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164598 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164598 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:30:41 +0000 Kenhorst residents complained to borough council Thursday night that events on a new sports field at Alvernia University is making their lives miserable. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tvm316b/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164596 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164596 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:30:31 +0000 A two-alarm fire Thursday displaced a family of three and caused at least $100,000 in damage to a Washington Township house, a fire official said. No one was injured in the fire, which was reported on Weinsteiger Road shortly after 2:30 p.m., said Chief Matthew L. Bakes of Barto Fire Company. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tmibu31/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164595 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164595 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:30:21 +0000 The sisters could simply raise the money and donate it. Instead, they raise the money and rock. Members of an Albright College sorority are taking turns rocking in rocking chairs continuously for three days to raise money and awareness for the Ronald McDonald House of Hershey. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tgq9h65/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164594 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164594 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:30:14 +0000 Rainfall across Berks County was above normal in October - the fifth monthly surplus in the past six. And, mild and chilly days nearly evened out, making the average monthly temperature finish near normal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Philadelphia/Reading_Eagle_and_Reading_Times/SIG=11tuebnsh/**http%3A%2F%2Freadingeagle.com%2Farticle.aspx%3Fid%3D164537 http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=164537 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:18:02 +0000 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:52 +0000