William Binkley and his eclectic pen
By Albert Binkley Dickas, Ph.D. - For the Sidney Daily News
Editor’s note: in conjunction with the 200th celebration of the establishment of Sidney, the Sidney Daily News will be publishing a year long series about the city’s history.
SIDNEY Anyone intrigued by the history of mankind is well aware individual chapters are often punctuated by rivalries of one nature or another: In commerce Pepsi Cola vs Coca Cola; in sports University of Michigan vrs The Ohio State University, and in family relationships the Hatfield and McCoy conflict. And then, there was the 36 year-long rivalry conducted by William Binkley against anyone or anything attempting to interfere with his perceived responsibility to print the truth as editor of a weekly newspaper.
Faced with the spring dissolution of the Northern Berks Regional force, Maidencreek Township supervisors have decided forming a new township police department is the best option for ensuring local coverage.
The board will begin interviewing candidates for the position of police chief next week, Township Manager Diane Hollenbach said this week.
The advertisement for the chiefâs position states the township of about 10,000 residents will create a department in early May with a staff of seven officers.
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Maidencreek has a little more than three months to arrange local police coverage because Northern Berks Regional Police Department, headquartered at the Ontelaunee Township building, will cease to exist May 10.
HAMBURG, Pa. â Judy Henderson doubted her green thumb as she struggled to keep her potted indoor plants alive. That was until she grew her first batch of microgreens. After moving to Berks County three years ago and setting up her little farmette, Humming Hills Farm, her garden and small microgreen operation flourished. The short growing cycle suited her well, she said, as âI like quick results.â
Judy Henderson with her packaged microgreens. Photo by Courtney Love
As with many people, 2020 was a rough year for Henderson. At the start of the year, she was recovering from two hip surgeries and using her down time to research more about the microgreens that were growing in her basement.
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