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Oprah Winfrey · Reading

Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto Rico

50% Center coverage: 20 sources

READING, Pa. (AP) — The day before Election Day, 17-year-old girl Carmen Hernandez held a cardboard sign with the Puerto Rican flag outside Trump’s rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, a city that is two-thirds Hispanic. “What you call trash is our treasure,” the sign read. While Trump’s campaign had quickly distanced itself from a comic’s slam on Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” Kamala Harris’ campaign and other Democrats spent the la…See the Story

Berks County · Berks County

District 3 football: Four Berks teams still in championship contention

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

This week’s semifinal round for four Berks County teams will either end in an eruption of jubilation or absolute heartbreak with little emotion in between. Exeter, Wilson, Twin Valley and Wyomissing are on the verge of advancing to the championship game in their respective classes this Friday and Saturday. In District 3 Class 5A, No. 8 Exeter travels to take on No. 4 Conestoga Valley in a Week 9 rematch. Exeter is coming off a 24-21 upset over N…See the Story

Reading, Pennsylvania · Reading

Alvernia gets $3 million state grant for CollegeTowne initiatives

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Alvernia University has received a $3 million state grant to support renovation projects at its Reading and Pottsville CollegeTowne campuses. The money is being provided through the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program and was one of several grants announced earlier this month by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office. In Reading, the grant will aid in the conversion of the former American House at Fourth and Penn streets into a state-of-th…See the Story

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