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Posts From: October 2018

Halloween weekend in Berks County

By Lisa Haggerty on Oct. 26, 2018

As the sun sets and the full moon rises, folks across Berks County are preparing for Halloween hijinks. This year, the spookiest of holidays falls midweek, making this last weekend of October, (26 – 28) the best time for costumes, candy, and hocus-pocus. We’ve checked our calendar for spirited…

All Aboard in Berks County, Pennsylvania

By Lisa Haggerty on Oct. 19, 2018

All aboard! With that familiar command, we eagerly boarded the Allentown and Auburn Railroad, an impressive diesel-powered connection back to a time when the rails commanded the nation’s transportation network. With two vintage cabooses, two coaches, one dating from the 1920s that’s been restored…