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Burned Body Case, Possible Library Tax Repeal Top Salisbury Township News
Stolen statues recovered and help for keeping the lights on also made headlines.
Two Berks County brothers are charged with kidnapping, torturing and killing 26-year-old Jennifer Velez-Negron, whose burned body was found dumped in Salisbury Township two days after Christmas. The brothers also are charged with killing an Easton grad and another man in Reading on Dec 4. Velez-Negron's torture was recorded on a cellphone, according to court records.
Should Township Library Tax be Scrapped?
Salisbury Township commissioners may ask voters on referendum whether the library tax should be repealed. A commissioner asks, how many families really use the library?
PPL Upgrades Should Help Keep the Lights on in Salisbury
If you were one of the PPL Electric Utilities customers who lost electricity for an extended period after Hurricane Sandy, or the Halloween snowstorm of 2011, listen up. There’s some good news coming. PPL is about to undertake a $2.8 million project to rebuild and “storm harden” a main power-line that serves nearly 7,000 homes and businesses, including in the Salisbury area.
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A 19-year-old man has been charged with receiving two I-beam statues stolen April 2 from a home in the 700 block of Weil Street in Salisbury Township, police said.
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