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readingeagle. com > 05/13/2026 > switzerland-jewelry-auction

Ocean Dream" blue-green diamond sells for more than $17 million at Christie"s auction in Geneva

8+ hour, 9+ min ago  (251+ words) The "Ocean Dream," the standout offer at the auction house's Geneva sale of jewelry, was found in Central Africa in the 1990s. The price easily topped the presale estimate to fetch 7-10 million francs (around $9-13 million). Rahul Kadakia, president of Christie's Asia…...

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readingeagle. com > 02/23/2026 > outdoors-atlantic-city-boat-show-a-sign-that-spring-is-around-the-corner

Outdoors: Atlantic City boat show a sign that spring is around the corner

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (447+ words) I don't know about you, but right now I'm digging myself out from under 8 inches of snow from Sunday night's snowstorm. By now you likely need a break from this freezing, snowy, icy, unforgiving winter weather as I do. A…...

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readingeagle. com > 12/21/2025 > boscovs-travel-earns-top-distinction

Boscov's Travel earns top distinction

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (269+ words) Boscov's Travel announced that it has been recognized by ALG Vacations (ALGV), the nation's leading leisure tour operator and part of the Hyatt family of companies, as a 2025 ALGV Elite Crown Jewel. .. Boscov's Travel announced that it has been recognized…...

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readingeagle. com > 11/26/2025 > gipprich-jewelers-celebrates-80-year-anniversary

Gipprich Jewelers celebrates 80-year anniversary

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (299+ words) Gipprich Jewelers is celebrating 80 years in business. The shop, which brands itself as Berks County's oldest family-owned jeweler, was founded in 1945 by Walter J. Gipprich on Franklin Street in Reading. He built the business by treating customers like family " a philosophy…...

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readingeagle. com > 09/19/2025 > teen-driver-hit-107-mph-on-route-12-in-reading-tried-to-flee-troopers

Troopers: Teen driver hit 107 mph on Route 12 in Reading, tried to flee

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (192+ words) An 18-year-old Reading man was arrested after state police said he tried to flee troopers in a car after being clocked at well over 100 mph on Route 12. The events unfolded shortly after 1 a. m. Wednesday on Route 12 eastbound near the Schuylkill Avenue…...