Sinking Spring is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,639 at the 2000 census.

Geography

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Sinking Spring is located at (40.324725, -76.022386).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²), all land. Area gets its name from the large number of under ground streams. These streams carve out the limestone and form sinkholes, thus the name Sinking Spring.

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Phil Sheridan: Phils find their 'inner Manny'
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:01:00 -0000
It took just two swings last night for the Phillies to answer the riddle that stands between them and the World Series. In a National League Championship Series when Manny (Ramirez) would surely be Manny, could the Phillies find their inner Manny in time?
Citigroup drops pursuit of Wachovia
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:01:00 -0000
New York banking giant Citigroup Inc. angrily pulled out yesterday of the negotiations to acquire troubled Wachovia Corp. and said it would allow California's Wells Fargo & Co. to proceed with an $11.7 billion stock deal for the largest bank in the Philadelphia region.
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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:01:00 -0000
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Dow tumbles 678 points on news of GM troubles
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:01:00 -0000
NEW YORK - Stocks plunged in the final hour of trading yesterday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down 678 points - more than 7 percent - to its lowest level in five years after a credit-ratings agency said it might cut its rating on General Motors Corp.
Economic woes hurt those on fixed incomes most
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:01:00 -0000
After living through the Great Depression, Pary Wiley isn't too worried about the crumbling economy and her plunging IRAs. "You have to invest for the long haul," said the 78-year-old retired teacher, who lives in Media.
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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:01:00 -0000
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Pine-Richland knocks off NA
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400
Pine-Richland didn't wait for North Allegheny to welcome it to the Quad North neighborhood.
Few at hearing on windstorm power outages
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400
The five residents who spoke at a state Public Utility Commission hearing on the power outages from the Sept. 14 windstorm say the utilities did the best they could, but they need to communicate better.
Abandoned Hill District building fire battled for several hours
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400
City firefighters fought for more than two hours to extinguish a fire in a three-story building in the Hill District.
Former West Homestead police chief gets 12 years in sex case
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400
David Ausburn, the former police chief of West Homestead, was charged with using a telephone and computer between January and February 2003 to induce a minor to have sex.
European markets plunge again; Nikkei plummets
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:52:46 -0400
European stock markets slumped in early trading today following massive sell-offs on Wall Street and Asia as lending rates between banks continue to rise despite this week's efforts by central banks to break the logjam in credit markets.
Analysis: Rivals go head-to-head in state
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400
Although five independent statewide polls, show Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain by 12 to 15 points, both men and their running mates are crisscrossing the state this week including Gov. Sarah Palin's stop in Pittsburgh today.

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Road bears hero’s name
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:32:00 -0400
MARION TOWNSHIP — It’s going to be a little weird for him, the first few times he drives down ‘his road,’ Marine Sgt. David “D.J.” Emery Jr. said.
Effort aims to keep youth center open
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:32:00 -0400
The Centre County Youth Service Bureau kicked off an endowment campaign Thursday with the goal of sustaining the services of the Bellefonte Youth Center.
Inmate still missing
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:34:00 -0400
The inmate who walked away from a Willowbank Building work detail Wednesday afternoon is still missing, and Centre County authorities have released his photo.

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