Local News in Shillington, Pennsylvania
Pa. authorities seize 300 pounds of marijuana (The Mercury)
READING (AP) — Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania have seized about 300 pounds of marijuana disguised as a shipment of home improvement supplies.Police intercept $1.3 million marijuana shipment in Berks County (Pocono Record) Police in Berks County arrested a man in connection with the seizure of about 300 lbs. of marijuana that had been sent from Texas to Pennsylvania packed in a shipment of home improvement materials.
First sludge dryer in county now operating (Reading Eagle) The Joint Municipal Authority of the Wyomissing Valley is operating the first sludge dryer in Berks County, a move that is expected to reduce the amount of processed material requiring disposal.
Berks County Legion League disbands (The Mercury) MUHLENBERG — Cutbacks and change are a couple of buzzwords that have been all too familiar these days.
Bulletin board: Greater Reading Young Professionals Gala to be held in Gateway Building (Reading Eagle) The Greater Reading Young Professionals Gala will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. in The Gateway Building, 201 Penn St. An after-event party will be held at 11 p.m. in The Abraham Lincoln hotel, Fifth and Washington streets.
Berks set to be socked by another big storm; emergencies declared (Reading Eagle) UPDATED 7:15 p.m. - Berks County is on the dividing line between what meteorologists for AccuWeather.com are calling "significant snowfall" and a "paralyzing blizzard," expected to touch down starting late Wednesday night.
Some postal services switch from Sinking Spring to Shillington (Reading Eagle) About 900 people formerly served by the Sinking Spring Post Office must pick up certified mail and packages at the Shillington Post Office if they want same-day service, officials said Tuesday.
Supervisors conditionally OK plans for drugstore (Reading Eagle) The Spring Township supervisors have granted conditional approval to plans for a CVS drugstore at 3100 Shillington Road. Pennsylvania CVS Pharmacy plans a store with two drive-through lanes and 76 parking spaces on the former Savage Kia property at Iroquois Avenue.
Municipalities get grants for recycling, composting (Reading Eagle) Recycling and composting programs in 40 Pennsylvania counties, including 13 in Berks, received a total of $20 million in state grants Tuesday.
Bulletin board: Albright College lecture to feature husband of Virginia Tech victim (Reading Eagle) The husband of a victim of the Virginia Tech massacre in April 2007 will talk about the tragedy during a presentation at Albright College.