Under my hat: Living through lunar lunacy By Donald Serfass The moon landing on July 20, 1969, was the culmination of a wild decade. It’s almost as if someone had... Under my hat: A word about ‘ghost towns’ By Donald R. Serfass dserfass@tnonline.com Shenandoah is getting a bad rap. According to a recent news story, the street... Under my hat: A tombstone tale It’s an oddity. Sad and peculiar. Deep in a massive burial ground nicknamed the City of the Dead is the grave of a 7-mon... Under my hat: Losing touch with the past We’re living in a time of transition. The old guard is dying off, and with it our connection to the past. For the first ... Under my hat: The road to nowhere I remember the road to nowhere in Berks County. For many years I routinely passed through the Reading area on my way to ... Under my hat: Marking Anthracite's 250th anniversary It was special and necessary to set aside a full year, 2018, to celebrate something older than America. The birth of the... Under my hat: It just won’t be the same Everyone deserves to retire at some point. But it just won’t be the same without Kathy. Kathy Kleinhagen Kunkel is retir... Under my hat: The man in the next booth I’m learning that one of the joys of retirement is having almost unlimited time to meet people and develop friendships. ... Under my hat: An apple for an anniversary At Thanksgiving it’ll be two years since I retired. Time flies. To celebrate, I treated myself to a few apple dumplings,... Under my hat: A local presence of the ACLU It was easy to miss. But I’m glad I saw it. I strolled along the food vendors and specialty stands of the Orwigsburg Her... Latest Photo GalleriesOutdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Photo Gallery: Polar plunge to benefit Marian2026-03-17Opinion How our area legislators voted During recent legislative action in the PA House of Representatives, the following votes were approved with the bills having been passed ont... Short-term rentals need long-term enforcementOpinion: The PIAA can’t ignore the public-private divide any longerWhy I Support Carol Obando-DerstineLetter to the editor: Proposal for school fundingOn This Date - News APRIL 4, 1966 Sister M. Regina Alma, I.H.M., a faculty member at Marian Catholic High School, Hometown, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the se... APRIL 3, 1961APRIL 2, 1964ON THIS DATE APRIL 1, 1962ON THIS DATE MARCH 31, 1959AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 6 7 8 » Next One killed at Hometown factoryThird generation takes over Central LunchLansford discusses pit bull attacksMore details released about missing Nesquehoning teenFire starts in house that collapsed in Mahoning
Under my hat: A word about ‘ghost towns’ By Donald R. Serfass dserfass@tnonline.com Shenandoah is getting a bad rap. According to a recent news story, the street... Under my hat: A tombstone tale It’s an oddity. Sad and peculiar. Deep in a massive burial ground nicknamed the City of the Dead is the grave of a 7-mon... Under my hat: Losing touch with the past We’re living in a time of transition. The old guard is dying off, and with it our connection to the past. For the first ... Under my hat: The road to nowhere I remember the road to nowhere in Berks County. For many years I routinely passed through the Reading area on my way to ... Under my hat: Marking Anthracite's 250th anniversary It was special and necessary to set aside a full year, 2018, to celebrate something older than America. The birth of the... Under my hat: It just won’t be the same Everyone deserves to retire at some point. But it just won’t be the same without Kathy. Kathy Kleinhagen Kunkel is retir... Under my hat: The man in the next booth I’m learning that one of the joys of retirement is having almost unlimited time to meet people and develop friendships. ... Under my hat: An apple for an anniversary At Thanksgiving it’ll be two years since I retired. Time flies. To celebrate, I treated myself to a few apple dumplings,... Under my hat: A local presence of the ACLU It was easy to miss. But I’m glad I saw it. I strolled along the food vendors and specialty stands of the Orwigsburg Her... Latest Photo GalleriesOutdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Photo Gallery: Polar plunge to benefit Marian2026-03-17Opinion How our area legislators voted During recent legislative action in the PA House of Representatives, the following votes were approved with the bills having been passed ont... Short-term rentals need long-term enforcementOpinion: The PIAA can’t ignore the public-private divide any longerWhy I Support Carol Obando-DerstineLetter to the editor: Proposal for school fundingOn This Date - News APRIL 4, 1966 Sister M. Regina Alma, I.H.M., a faculty member at Marian Catholic High School, Hometown, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the se... APRIL 3, 1961APRIL 2, 1964ON THIS DATE APRIL 1, 1962ON THIS DATE MARCH 31, 1959AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 6 7 8 » Next One killed at Hometown factoryThird generation takes over Central LunchLansford discusses pit bull attacksMore details released about missing Nesquehoning teenFire starts in house that collapsed in Mahoning
Under my hat: A tombstone tale It’s an oddity. Sad and peculiar. Deep in a massive burial ground nicknamed the City of the Dead is the grave of a 7-mon... Under my hat: Losing touch with the past We’re living in a time of transition. The old guard is dying off, and with it our connection to the past. For the first ... Under my hat: The road to nowhere I remember the road to nowhere in Berks County. For many years I routinely passed through the Reading area on my way to ... Under my hat: Marking Anthracite's 250th anniversary It was special and necessary to set aside a full year, 2018, to celebrate something older than America. The birth of the... Under my hat: It just won’t be the same Everyone deserves to retire at some point. But it just won’t be the same without Kathy. Kathy Kleinhagen Kunkel is retir... Under my hat: The man in the next booth I’m learning that one of the joys of retirement is having almost unlimited time to meet people and develop friendships. ... Under my hat: An apple for an anniversary At Thanksgiving it’ll be two years since I retired. Time flies. To celebrate, I treated myself to a few apple dumplings,... Under my hat: A local presence of the ACLU It was easy to miss. But I’m glad I saw it. I strolled along the food vendors and specialty stands of the Orwigsburg Her... Latest Photo GalleriesOutdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Photo Gallery: Polar plunge to benefit Marian2026-03-17Opinion How our area legislators voted During recent legislative action in the PA House of Representatives, the following votes were approved with the bills having been passed ont... Short-term rentals need long-term enforcementOpinion: The PIAA can’t ignore the public-private divide any longerWhy I Support Carol Obando-DerstineLetter to the editor: Proposal for school fundingOn This Date - News APRIL 4, 1966 Sister M. Regina Alma, I.H.M., a faculty member at Marian Catholic High School, Hometown, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the se... APRIL 3, 1961APRIL 2, 1964ON THIS DATE APRIL 1, 1962ON THIS DATE MARCH 31, 1959AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 6 7 8 » Next One killed at Hometown factoryThird generation takes over Central LunchLansford discusses pit bull attacksMore details released about missing Nesquehoning teenFire starts in house that collapsed in Mahoning
Under my hat: Losing touch with the past We’re living in a time of transition. The old guard is dying off, and with it our connection to the past. For the first ... Under my hat: The road to nowhere I remember the road to nowhere in Berks County. For many years I routinely passed through the Reading area on my way to ... Under my hat: Marking Anthracite's 250th anniversary It was special and necessary to set aside a full year, 2018, to celebrate something older than America. The birth of the... Under my hat: It just won’t be the same Everyone deserves to retire at some point. But it just won’t be the same without Kathy. Kathy Kleinhagen Kunkel is retir... Under my hat: The man in the next booth I’m learning that one of the joys of retirement is having almost unlimited time to meet people and develop friendships. ... Under my hat: An apple for an anniversary At Thanksgiving it’ll be two years since I retired. Time flies. To celebrate, I treated myself to a few apple dumplings,... Under my hat: A local presence of the ACLU It was easy to miss. But I’m glad I saw it. I strolled along the food vendors and specialty stands of the Orwigsburg Her... Latest Photo GalleriesOutdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Photo Gallery: Polar plunge to benefit Marian2026-03-17Opinion How our area legislators voted During recent legislative action in the PA House of Representatives, the following votes were approved with the bills having been passed ont... Short-term rentals need long-term enforcementOpinion: The PIAA can’t ignore the public-private divide any longerWhy I Support Carol Obando-DerstineLetter to the editor: Proposal for school fundingOn This Date - News APRIL 4, 1966 Sister M. Regina Alma, I.H.M., a faculty member at Marian Catholic High School, Hometown, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the se... APRIL 3, 1961APRIL 2, 1964ON THIS DATE APRIL 1, 1962ON THIS DATE MARCH 31, 1959AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 6 7 8 » Next One killed at Hometown factoryThird generation takes over Central LunchLansford discusses pit bull attacksMore details released about missing Nesquehoning teenFire starts in house that collapsed in Mahoning
Under my hat: The road to nowhere I remember the road to nowhere in Berks County. For many years I routinely passed through the Reading area on my way to ...
Under my hat: Marking Anthracite's 250th anniversary It was special and necessary to set aside a full year, 2018, to celebrate something older than America. The birth of the... Under my hat: It just won’t be the same Everyone deserves to retire at some point. But it just won’t be the same without Kathy. Kathy Kleinhagen Kunkel is retir... Under my hat: The man in the next booth I’m learning that one of the joys of retirement is having almost unlimited time to meet people and develop friendships. ... Under my hat: An apple for an anniversary At Thanksgiving it’ll be two years since I retired. Time flies. To celebrate, I treated myself to a few apple dumplings,... Under my hat: A local presence of the ACLU It was easy to miss. But I’m glad I saw it. I strolled along the food vendors and specialty stands of the Orwigsburg Her... Latest Photo GalleriesOutdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Photo Gallery: Polar plunge to benefit Marian2026-03-17Opinion How our area legislators voted During recent legislative action in the PA House of Representatives, the following votes were approved with the bills having been passed ont... Short-term rentals need long-term enforcementOpinion: The PIAA can’t ignore the public-private divide any longerWhy I Support Carol Obando-DerstineLetter to the editor: Proposal for school fundingOn This Date - News APRIL 4, 1966 Sister M. Regina Alma, I.H.M., a faculty member at Marian Catholic High School, Hometown, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the se... APRIL 3, 1961APRIL 2, 1964ON THIS DATE APRIL 1, 1962ON THIS DATE MARCH 31, 1959AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE « Previous 6 7 8 » Next
Under my hat: It just won’t be the same Everyone deserves to retire at some point. But it just won’t be the same without Kathy. Kathy Kleinhagen Kunkel is retir... Under my hat: The man in the next booth I’m learning that one of the joys of retirement is having almost unlimited time to meet people and develop friendships. ... Under my hat: An apple for an anniversary At Thanksgiving it’ll be two years since I retired. Time flies. To celebrate, I treated myself to a few apple dumplings,... Under my hat: A local presence of the ACLU It was easy to miss. But I’m glad I saw it. I strolled along the food vendors and specialty stands of the Orwigsburg Her... Latest Photo GalleriesOutdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Photo Gallery: Polar plunge to benefit Marian2026-03-17Opinion How our area legislators voted During recent legislative action in the PA House of Representatives, the following votes were approved with the bills having been passed ont... Short-term rentals need long-term enforcementOpinion: The PIAA can’t ignore the public-private divide any longerWhy I Support Carol Obando-DerstineLetter to the editor: Proposal for school fundingOn This Date - News APRIL 4, 1966 Sister M. Regina Alma, I.H.M., a faculty member at Marian Catholic High School, Hometown, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the se... APRIL 3, 1961APRIL 2, 1964ON THIS DATE APRIL 1, 1962ON THIS DATE MARCH 31, 1959AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE
Under my hat: The man in the next booth I’m learning that one of the joys of retirement is having almost unlimited time to meet people and develop friendships. ... Under my hat: An apple for an anniversary At Thanksgiving it’ll be two years since I retired. Time flies. To celebrate, I treated myself to a few apple dumplings,... Under my hat: A local presence of the ACLU It was easy to miss. But I’m glad I saw it. I strolled along the food vendors and specialty stands of the Orwigsburg Her... Latest Photo GalleriesOutdoor Expo2026-03-30Photo gallery: Cardboard Race at Blue Mountain2026-03-30Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe Softball 2026-03-30Photo Gallery: Polar plunge to benefit Marian2026-03-17Opinion How our area legislators voted During recent legislative action in the PA House of Representatives, the following votes were approved with the bills having been passed ont... Short-term rentals need long-term enforcementOpinion: The PIAA can’t ignore the public-private divide any longerWhy I Support Carol Obando-DerstineLetter to the editor: Proposal for school fundingOn This Date - News APRIL 4, 1966 Sister M. Regina Alma, I.H.M., a faculty member at Marian Catholic High School, Hometown, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the se... APRIL 3, 1961APRIL 2, 1964ON THIS DATE APRIL 1, 1962ON THIS DATE MARCH 31, 1959AP News Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moonSoaring cof fee prices rewrite some daily routinesEric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53The Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look backJames Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star has died at 48Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlashTop Justice Department official plays down chance for chargesSpeaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE
Under my hat: An apple for an anniversary At Thanksgiving it’ll be two years since I retired. Time flies. To celebrate, I treated myself to a few apple dumplings,... Under my hat: A local presence of the ACLU It was easy to miss. But I’m glad I saw it. I strolled along the food vendors and specialty stands of the Orwigsburg Her...
Under my hat: A local presence of the ACLU It was easy to miss. But I’m glad I saw it. I strolled along the food vendors and specialty stands of the Orwigsburg Her...
How our area legislators voted During recent legislative action in the PA House of Representatives, the following votes were approved with the bills having been passed ont...
APRIL 4, 1966 Sister M. Regina Alma, I.H.M., a faculty member at Marian Catholic High School, Hometown, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the se...