Hendry Mendez went 3 for 5 with a homer and five RBI as the Reading Fightin Phils swept an Eastern League doubleheader Wednesday night against the Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field. Mendez hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run sixth inning in the opener as the Fightin Phils won 5-1.

McMahon appeared to be referencing National Assessment of Educational Progress proficiency scores, which do not indicate grade-level performance.

The Peninsula School District board voted to adopt a new elementary school language-arts curriculum called Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) at its May 6 meeting, passing over a second program,

Reading police made quick arrests in two separate gunfire incidents after witnesses reported shots were fired and provided timely, detailed information to responding officers.

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The release of TCAP reading scores sets off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

Reading will hope to score one of the top seeds in the Division 2 state tournament when the brackets are finalized next week.

The bill is Burlington voters’ second attempt in a decade at asking legislators to approve a ban on guns in bars. This year’s effort was prompted by a fatal shooting last summer outside a bar and nightclub in the city’s downtown that police said was preceded by a fight inside the venue.