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Berks cancer survivor holds stem cell donor registration drive (opens the original)
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The first time Tom Hoch was diagnosed with cancer he was devastated and terrified. The second time, it was worse. The 65-year-old Alsace Township man didn’t have any sense he was sick back in 2004. He was asymptomatic, other than a dull ache in his lower back. At the urging of his wife, Cathy, he went to the doctor and ultimately underwent an ultrasound. The test detected testicular cancer. “It’s like a punch in the gut when you hear that word — cancer,” Hoch said. The good news was that the sta
Kutztown University Foundation breaks ground on solar array project (opens the original)
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Just behind the line of trees that wrap around the edge of parking lot C-3 at the southern end of Kutztown University’s campus sits a nearly 20-acre field. On Thursday morning, most of the expansive tract was covered with green, foot-tall stalks of corn. Next summer, it will look much different. The Kutztown University Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony for a project that will fill that space — which is owned by the foundation — with more than 7,000 solar panels, each pointed to the sky t
Berks jury awards $4.35 million in wrongful death trial (opens the original)
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The children of a 52-year-old Berks County woman who died after her bleeding ulcer was misdiagnosed have been awarded $4.35 million in a wrongful death verdict. The civil suit was brought by Evan and Hayley Jones, the adult children of Kelly Lynn Jones, against Dr. Robert Cooper and Digestive Disease Associates. Kelly Lynn Jones went to an urgent care center on Oct. 13, 2021, complaining of severe abdominal pain. She was sent to an emergency room where a doctor recognized that she needed to be s
Birdsboro man convicted of homicide in 2024 fatal crash in southern Berks (opens the original)
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A Birdsboro man has been convicted of homicide for a fatal 2024 crash in Caernarvon Township. Matthew Slauch, 25, was found guilty of homicide by vehicle, recklessly endangering another person and traffic violations following a two-day bench trial in front of Berks County Judge Thomas Parisi last week. Slauch was convicted of causing the crash that killed 64-year-old Scott Wagner of Spring Township. At about 8 a.m. on June 6, 2024, police were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash at Morgan
Oley Fair agricultural building gets much-needed upgrade (opens the original)
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When the 2026 Oley Valley Community Fair kicks off, visitors will be treated to a new-and-improved spot to view exhibits. The agricultural building, where produce and other items are put on display, has undergone a more-than $57,000 renovation. The building features steps where exhibits are displayed. “There are different levels in there so we can stage as many exhibits as we can and people can see them,” Alan Roman, property committee chair, said, adding that people also sit on the stairs durin
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