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Thursday: A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for Berks County by the National Weather Service until 10 AM Friday morning. Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below. A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for Berks County by the National Weather Service until 10 AM Friday morning. Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below.

County of Berks Offices and Courthouse to open 10am Tuesday

Thursday: Leadership for the County of Berks and the County Court System have decided that Berks County offices and the courts will open at 10 am on Tuesday, January 27. Jurors should report at 11 am. Department heads and row officers should manage staffing to ensure that the county court system and county departments open to the public at the appropriate time. Please be sure that you are monitoring email, the county website, or Berks Alert for further developments. County departments with 24/7 operations should follow their established policies and protocols. Leadership for the County of Berks and the County Court System have decided that Berks County offices and the courts will open at 10 am on Tuesday, January 27. Jurors should report at 11 am. Department heads and row officers should manage staffing to ensure that the county court system and county departments open to the public at the appropriate time. Please be sure that you are monitoring email, the county website, or Berks Alert for…

State grant brings more than $184,000 to Berks County organizations fighting hunger

Several Berks County nonprofits are set to benefit from a new round of state funding aimed at reducing food waste and strengthening hunger relief efforts across Pennsylvania.The Shapiro administration announced this week that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is investing more

Mayor Eddie Moran highlights public safety gains, infrastructure investment, and economic momentum in state of the city address

Mayor Eddie Moran delivered an expansive State of the City address outlining public safety improvements, major infrastructure investments, economic development projects, and long-term planning efforts that he said demonstrate growing momentum across the City of Reading.The address, attended by elect

Entech Engineering deepens long-term investment in Reading, with 10-year lease extension in the Gateway Building

Entech Engineering, Inc. (Entech) has announced a ten-year extension of its headquarters lease at the Gateway Building on Penn Street, reaffirming a deep and deliberate commitment to the City of Reading and its role as the economic and civic heart of Berks County.Founded in Reading in 1981, Entech h

Berks’ tight-knit Haitian community braces for end of federal immigration protections

This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of essential local stories at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/gooddayberks.READING — More than 300,000 Haitians nationwide are expected to lose federal immi

Justin Bortz: A Berks County creative with a passion for fine jewelry and music

Justin Bortz was born in Reading, the youngest of ten children. His father, Wayne, son of Earl Bortz, well known for founding Bortz Chocolates, the manufacturer of novelty chocolates which created many of the beloved confections local children grew up with. The brothers established several manufactu

A return to his roots: Dave Kline’s lifelong connection to the garden

As the growing season concludes, most of us are contemplating a trip to the market or grocery store to gather our fixins for the upcoming feast. Our relationship with the fresh produce is little more than selecting, paying for and preparing the food which graces our table. For the serious gardener,

Danielle Hathaway: Finding purpose through music, art, and giving back

Danielle Hathaway was born in Philadelphia along with her twin sister Dana. At age six, her mother passed away, the twins were raised by their grandparents in Havertown, Pa. “Even as a child, I was always drawing, coloring and painting, and I always loved music.” as Danielle recalls some of her earl

World War II’s battle of Tarawa claimed Marines from Berks County

On November 20, 1943, a US force of approximately 35,000 troops from the 2nd Marine Division and the Army’s 27th Infantry Division began the amphibious assaults on Tarawa Atoll. The American invasion was part of Operation Galvanic to capture the Japanese-held Gilbert Islands. It was the first US off

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