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Neil Armstrong · Berks CountyOn July 20, the Care Center at The Heritage of Green Hills in Cumru Township, Berks County, celebrated Man on the Moon Day by reminiscing about the iconic 1969 moon landing. From left, Maryellen Crawford, Claire Eberwein and June Hagstrom were among the residents who enjoyed fun moon trivia and space news updates, and even made some out-of-this-world photo props to mark the occasion.See the Story
Heritage of Green Hills celebrates 1969 moon landing
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Berks County · Berks CountyWhen Jed Smith, 95, of Gilbertsville, Montgomery County, retired at the age of 65, he took advantage of his good physical condition to do work for himself or others that was engaging physically, but also utilized his handiness. “I liked to work at things such as maintenance, where a small amount of work saves a large expense,” Smith said. “I worked on a horse farm for a newly made widow, doing repairs on the buildings and fences, and some machin…See the Story
Purposeful work in retirement
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Reading, Pennsylvania · ReadingShortly after 10 p.m. on March 4, Reading police were dispatched to 11th and Chestnut streets for a multivehicle crash in which one of the vehicles, moments earlier, was believed to have fled a traffic stop in Mount Penn. The two occupants of the striking car, a black BMW with a Mississippi license plate, ran down the railroad tracks. Witnesses told police that the fast-moving car broadsided another moving car, causing that sedan to roll onto th…See the Story
Uninsured driver charged in 5-vehicle Reading crash that followed police chase
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