Mourners gather Jan. 29, 2018 in Reading, Pa., where authorities say at least four people have been shot to death inside a home. (Photo: Matt Rourke, AP)

READING, Pa. — Authorities said Monday that they have no suspects in the shooting deaths of four men in a Pennsylvania home.

Police said 20-year-old Jarlyn Lantigua-Tejada, 23-year-old Juan Rodriguez and 20-year-old Joshua Santos were found dead after a wave of gunfire around 7 p.m. Sunday.

Deputy Chief James Marasco Jr. said the identity of the fourth man hasn’t been confirmed, but he’s believed to be in his early 20s. All of the victims had been shot several times.

Investigators haven’t released information about a possible motive, but Marasco says authorities “do not believe that this was a random act.”

Mourner left candles at the doorway of the home.

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READING — Authorities say four people have been shot to death inside a row home in Pennsylvania.

Reading police responded to the scene on South 3rd Street around 7 p.m. Sunday.

The Reading Eagle reports all of the victims were males. Three were pronounced dead at the scene and the fourth died at a hospital.

Their names have not been released.

Investigators have not released any information on possible suspects or motive.

People gathered in front of the house Sunday night, crying and embracing each other as police investigated.

Berks County District Attorney John Adams says more information will be available Monday.</s>It is World Read Aloud Day on Thursday February 1, with events marking the day starting this past weekend with a “read aloud” session held by Fogarty’s Bookshop in Walmer.

NGO Read Educational Trust national director Bertus Mathee believes that expecting your child to grow into being an avid reader is wishful thinking if they see no one reading at home.

While children whose parents frequently spend time conversing with them, already have a head start it’s only in books, newspapers and magazines that enriching vocabulary is seen, he says. A child who hears these types of words has a giant advantage. Reading aloud also increases a child’s attention span, and when you read aloud, you’re whetting a child’s appetite for reading.

“In an age where the average teen spends 90 minutes a day sending text messages, it is absolutely vital to keep the habit of reading aloud alive,” Mathee said.

“There is evidence that we don’t remember information as well when we read it on a screen, so parents and caregivers have a huge responsibility to encourage a love of books and be that priceless reading role model.”</s>The Reading Buddies programme is currently underway at St John the Baptist BNS with 5th and 1st class participating in the programme.

Reading buddies is a programme in which two or more individuals read together. For example, older students can read with younger students, and volunteers from the community can read with students of all ages.

A Reading Buddies program can help model good reading. As with any skill, reading needs to be practiced on a regular basis, and with this practice as well as modeling, students can improve their skills.

A reading buddies program allows older students the opportunity to develop fluency as well as a sense of pride in their accomplishments.

In addition, they often come to see the value of reading. Students can not only promote good practices but gain self-esteem.

Repeatedly reading easier books has been shown to improve reading abilities in poor readers, and this program provides students with a reason to read easier books.

Reading to younger students can help them develop a love of reading and a greater motivation to read. Younger students should also read to their older buddies each week, as this allows younger readers to feel a sense of accomplishment while they build fluency.

Because the programme provides success in literacy, students often become more positive about their ability to read and may also improve their reading skills. Ideally, buddy visits will be ongoing, and older and younger students will become familiar with one another and nurture a mutual interest in reading.

The boys are really enjoying the programme so thanks to all the teachers involved in facilitating the programme, Mrs Callinan, Mrs O’Dwyer, Mrs Bane and Miss Webster.</s>READING (AP) – Authorities say three people were killed and a fourth was injured in a shooting in Berks County. Reading Police responded to the scene on the 100 block of South 3rd Street around 7 p.m. Sunday where the bodies of three men were found inside a row home. Their names have not been released. The fourth person was taken to a hospital and no condition was available. Investigators have not released any information on possible suspects or motive. Berks County District Attorney John Adams says more information will be available today.</s>Text description provided by the architects. It seems that creating revenue by building a house becomes a trend. It can be seen that building a house with the maximum floor-area ratio and building coverage ratio within the legal limit is a wise way to build a house. A house irrelevant seemingly was placed at the Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do. Although the house is relatively smaller than other neighboring big multi-household houses, the shape of stably standing shoulder to shoulder with them is impressive. The architect hopes this house born by the desire of the client who wanted not to build a house with maximum values, but to build a house for life to become a fresh message to the gray city.

In the Barbarella house situated in the Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do, two households, who are a family, is living and sharing. The second floor where the parents and younger brother live has no difference with the layout of the first floor and features an impressive feeling of space by a pitched roof. There are full of rest and composure by a space for the father whose hobby is playing go, a small terrace for spending some quality time, and so on. Also, there are an attic space for future grandchildren and a triangle attic for the younger brother who needs an individual space. The house having an identical floor plan on each floor is easy to become a simple space like an apartment.

The main objective was to design a satisfying house with an equivalent feeling by considering two different life patterns of households. At the first floor for the daughter and her husband, there are a main room that can be divided by a fake wall for future baby, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and others. The kitchen and the living room, which have a level difference, are not only filtering the exposed appearance from an open garden, but also resolving crampedness by a low ceiling and becoming a space for a discussion or meditation with reading by setting a bookshelf at the place where the level difference exists. Considering the possibility that the daughter and her husband is sent to work abroad in 4 ~ 5 years, the exterior moving paths of two households were separated, and there was no shared interior moving path to be rented.

It is difficult to build a character at the house where two floors were stacked. Because the house was easy to become a multi-household house resembling an apartment, the important objective was to design a satisfying house with an equivalent feeling.</s>The Whoopie Pie is a part of the history of Pennsylvania's Americana Region

(Reading, PA) - T he Reading Fightin Phils will be celebrating a traditional dessert of their region this season in their 17th Annual Morning Game on Monday, June 4th at 9:35 a.m. by wearing custom-made uniforms that resemble Whoopie Pies. The team will effectively switch their name for one day, and play as the Reading Whoopies vs. the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The first 2,000 adults will receive Whoopie Pies. In addition, the first 2,000 adults will also receive a Reading Whoopies Coffee Mug. Plus - for the special morning game, all fans that enter the stadium before 8AM will receive a free hot dog and coffee.

While other regions may claim the Whoopie Pie as their own, the Whoopie Pie is believed to have originated in Pennsylvania's Americana Region. They were created by the area's Pennsylvania German communities and have been handed down from generation to generation. Whoopie pies are actually more like a sandwich, made of two cake-like cookies with a cream center.

The Reading Whoopies players will be wearing Whoopie Pie inspired uniforms for this special event. The hats are designed to look like a giant Whoopie Pie with chocolate brown panels and a stream of delicious white cream in the middle. A "Joyful Whoopie Pie" mascot is printed on the front wearing a red Fightin Phils baseball cap with the old-school "R" logo. The Whoopie Pie mascot is also carrying a flag that states the word, "Whoopie!" This celebrates the local legend that when children would find Whoopie Pies in their lunches they would all shout, "Whoopie!" Like the Whoopie Pie caps, the jerseys will be chocolate brown in color, with "Whoopies" written in cream filling across the chest.

The Reading Whoopies game-worn jerseys will then be auctioned after the game thanks to RACC. Reading Whoopies merchandise is available for purchase at the Fightin Phils Team Store and online at fightins.com/shop.

The 17th Annual Morning game will also feature the traditional stroll around the warning track beginning at 8:30 a.m. There will also be a Kegs and Eggs Beer Tasting Festival at the Deck with Fightins Craft Beer Partners.

America's Classic Ballpark is proud to be a part of Pennsylvania's Americana Region. Season tickets for the 2018 season are available online at Fightins.com, by phone at 610-370-BALL, and in-person at FirstEnergy Stadium.
• Discuss this story on the Eastern League message board</s>A triple homicide investigation underway in Reading has now become a quadruple homicide.

The fourth victim in a Sunday shooting at a row home on the 100 block of S. 3rd St. died at the hospital today, The Reading Eagle is reporting.

Police responded to the scene of the shooting around 7 p.m. Sunday and found three men dead in the home and the fourth injured, WFMZ reported.

The names of the victims have not yet been released. Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams told the Reading Eagle more information will be released today.

Anyone with information should contact the Reading police, 610-655-6116.</s>The village of Donalda in central Alberta may only have a population around 220, but it claims something no other community in the province can. It owns the title of being Alberta’s “most readerly” community.

It’s true that Donalda is home to the largest oil lamp replica in the world (almost 13 metres tall) and a museum with the largest collection of oil lamps (more than 1,000.) But, it’s also home to a significant number of readers.

A contest called Read for 15 was started three years ago to determine which Alberta centre possessed the largest percentage of readers and was thus the most readerly. In year one, Donalda took the prize with 62 per cent of its residents reading for at least 15 minutes on one particular day. It repeated the win in year two.

The event occurs for a third time today (Saturday, Jan. 27), with many libraries encouraging their constituencies to get reading. The Calgary Public Library notes that Calgarians who read any newspaper, book, website or even cereal box today, for at least 15 minutes, should record their activity at calgarylibrary.ca or on social media platforms using the #Readfor15YYC hashtag and @calgarylibrary tag.

It’s all part of Family Literacy Day, held each Jan. 27 to inspire parents to read to, and with, their children.

Reading, after all, may not be as popular as it once was. A survey from Pew Research Center found that people were reading about seven per cent less between 2011 and 2015.

It’s a practice that parents may overlook, due to the day-to-day hustle of getting kids to school, packing lunches, supervising homework and squeezing in myriad extracurricular activities. While it can be tough for parents to find the time, experts say that in this digital age the importance of reading together as a family can’t be underestimated.

Parents are the first and best teachers of their own children, notes ABC Life Literacy Canada. Reading together promotes a lifelong love of learning and has a great impact on helping children achieve basic literacy skills they’ll need in decades to come.

Reading also keeps parents’ skills sharp, helps strengthen parent-child relationships and maintains or improves brain function, according to a number of studies.

From a social standpoint, decreased levels of reading can lead to people being less empathetic to others’ problems and less able to understand points of views that differ from their own. And, from an economic standpoint, strong reading skills may be an indicator of how likely a child is to continue his or her education, which can impact earning potential in adult years.

So, in summary, reading is good for our families, communities, health and pocketbooks. Plus, it might also help us be as “readerly” as Donalda.
Four people are shot and killed in a house in Reading, Pennsylvania.