Although we just turned the calendar to a new year, possible changes to Berks County recycling for 2013 may impact Hereford.
The Hereford board of supervisors discussed correspondence received from the county recycling authority at their Feb. 22 workshop meeting.
Hereford presently receives recycling services from the county.
Chairman John Membrino reported that the supervisors had received a request from Jane Meeks, executive director of the authority, proposing that the township have one recycling container available full time at the municipal building for township residents rather than one-a-month recycling. The container would be emptied as...
Written by Kelly Chandler, Staff Writer
February 23, 2012
A 17-year-old Upper Milford boy was killed last Thursday after his vehicle crashed on Palm Road in Lower Milford.
According to PA State Police, Fogelsville, Benjamin Michael Albro, an Emmaus High School junior, was west on the roadway a little after 7 p.m. when his vehicle swerved off the road. Authorities said the 2000 BMW Z3 convertible he was driving went across the eastbound lane, over the shoulder where it began to rotate clockwise.
The BMW’s passenger side then struck a tree, causing the vehicle to roll onto its roof. Police said the vehicle skid on its roof for approximately 100 feet before coming to rest in a field.
According to authorities, Albro was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lehigh County Coroner. His death...