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Saluting those who serve on Armed Forces Day in Berks
12+ hour, 57+ min ago (9+ words) Parade marches through parts of Wyomissing and West Reading....
Winter rains turn Death Valley National Park into fields of golden blooms – The Mercury
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (95+ words) This is the "best bloom year" since 2016, according to the National Park Service....
Christian Leinbach Obituary - Pottstown, PA
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (35+ words) In Loving Memory of Christian N. Leinbach who passed away on May 18, 2025. In memory of Christian Events to honor Christian N. Leinbach Sponsored by The Mercury No events reported for Christian N. Leinbach....
Bryce Harper hits a home run off Paul Skenes as Phillies sweep the Pirates
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (284+ words) Wheeler (3-0) gave up four hits while striking out eight and walking one. His ERA is 1. 99 in six starts since beginning the season on the injured list while recovering from surgery to have a blood clot removed from his upper right…...
Jerry Shenk: Oh, Canada, glorious and " woke "?
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (666+ words) Eight years ago, the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, Canada, proposed a special training program for its members that, at the time, took sexual preference awareness to new illogical extremes. The Federation speculated that, although fewer than one percent of…...
PLANNING AHEAD: Why the Pennsylvania primary election matters
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (182+ words) Here are some reasons to vote. " You indicate your choices. This is obvious. What might not be so obvious is that you also choose the members of your state committee for the political party to which you belong. The state…...
The Mercury's Sound Off for Sunday, May 17
21+ hour, 3+ min ago (652+ words) Remember when Republicans were carrying signs or wearing T-shirts calling for the assassination of Joe Biden or Obama? Remember when Republican FBI Directors were calling for the assassination of Joe Biden or Obama? No? Neither do I, but I see…...
Arlene Melcher Obituary - Pottstown, PA
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (212+ words) Arlene E. Melcher, 94, of Boyertown, died May 10, 2026 at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon. She was the widow of Robert F. Melcher who died in 2008. Born December 9, 1931, in Old Zionsville, she was a daughter of the late Horace J. Beitler and Anna M. (Miller) Beitler....
TRACK AND FIELD: Pioneer Athletic Conference produces four more wins during day two of District 1 Championship
23+ hour, 12+ min ago (564+ words) After producing four individual winners on Friday's first day of the District 1-3 A Track & Field Championship at Coatesville High School, the Pioneer Athletic Conference delivered another four victors at Saturday's conclusion of the 2026 iteration of the event. On the boys…...
Business Agenda for May 17
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (455+ words) pottsmerc. com The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) hosts "W2 W " Food As Medicine," 8 to 9: 30 a. m. , Thun Janssen Auditorium at Reading Hospital, 6th Ave. and Spruce St. , Reading. Two leading medical organizations in Berks County will come together to share practical, evidence-based insights…...