For information on submitting an obituary, please contact Reading Eagle by phone at 610-371-5018, or email at or fax at 610-371-5193. Most obituaries published in the Reading Eagle are submitted through funeral homes and cremation services, but we will accept submissions from families. Obituaries can be emailed to . In addition to the text of the obituary, any photographs that you wish to include can be attached to this email. Please put the text of the obituary in a Word document, a Google document or in the body of the email. The Reading Eagle also requires a way to verify the death, so please include either the phone number of the funeral home or cremation service that is in charge of the deceased's care or a photo of his/her death certificate. We also request that your full name, phone number and address are all included in this email. All payments by families must be made with a credit card. We will send a proof of the completed obituary before we require payment. The obituary cannot run, however, until we receive payment in full. Obituaries can be submitted for any future date, but they must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. the day prior to its running for it to be published. Please call the obituary desk, at 610-371-5018, for information on pricing.
Schuylkill Haven is asking borough water customers to voluntarily conserve water. The plea came at the Nov. 6 borough council meeting. The ideal target conservation range is 10% to 15% as dry conditions continue.
In other business, council approved:
Selling a borough highway truck for $16,900.
Deploying fire police for the Children's Christmas Stroll on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon.
Allowing use of parking spaces on St. John Street near Hess Catering to allow the business to park a refrigerated truck for the holidays.
Granting a fire police request for a boot drive to be held on Parkway Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The borough Christmas tree lighting is scheduled for Dec. 5.
Officials said the borough Halloween parade went well as it returned to a route used years ago but temporarily changed in recent years.
The parade, which was held on Oct. 29, was back on Main Street after being held on side roads the past two years, causing some residents to express discontent, arguing the parade should pass downtown businesses.
The parade was on a different route primarily due to PennDOT permitting and the now complete bridge construction project.
