In a classroom at Kutztown High School on Monday night, about 30 people struggled to understand why so many young people with connections to the borough are dying of drug overdoses.

Explanations differed as to why six graduates of Kutztown and neighboring Brandywine Heights High School have died of drug abuse in the past year.

One thing, though, was certain – illegal drugs, particularly heroin, have become a fact of life in a region known for its Pennsylvania Dutch heritage.  Read more at The Reading Eagle →