Lisa Gauker held up a bottle of store-bought pancake syrup. “Is this really maple syrup?” the recreation and special events supervisor for the Berks County Department of Parks and Recreation asked.

Maple sap production, essential for syrup, varies based on factors like soil, sunlight, and temperature. Sustained cold weather, like the winter of 2024-25, benefits maple trees and their sap ...

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Maddie Aiken Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:01 a.m. | Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:01 a.m. Don’t get too sappy about it: The 2022 maple sugaring season is nearing its end in Western Pennsylvania. Dan ...

More than 1,000 kids are estimated to have participated in the “Egg Dash and Scramble” event in Oak Park Saturday, with children ages 3 to 10 filling colorful baskets and buckets with treat-filled ...