Captain Samuel Gearhart of the Pennsylvania State Police looked into the matter ... She works as a computer programmer for a Berks County corporation. Schultz deals in facts and data. She also happens ...

BERKS COUNTY, Pa. - Peterson Farms in Berks County is cutting 68 jobs, according to a WARN Notice from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The state notice characterizes the job ...

READING, Pa. – The Berks County commissioners used their weekly meeting on Thursday to each present their goals for 2024. These presentations have become an annual tradition for the ...

The Mercer County Underground Railroad Tour offers a unique opportunity to explore two significant settlements in the county, ...

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the date on which slavery came to an end in the ... Kickoff reception — Will be held at the Berks History Center, 940 Centre Avenue, starting ...

In 1957, Fred Eichelman began teaching seventh-grade history in Roanoke County. He was using a shiny ... The textbook said slaves were happy, often referring to them as servants.

Together with six counties in southeastern Pa., Philadelphia Works ... The farm was home to one of the last freed slaves in Chester County, and Hessian troops fired on Americans at the Battle ...

When the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment formed in 1863, 82 recruits from County joined the nation's first all-Black ...