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Easterseals partners with Nemours to expand pediatric orthopedic care in Berks County

Easterseals Eastern Pennsylvania has announced a new partnership with Nemours Children’s Health to provide specialized pediatric orthopedic care for children with disabilities in Berks County.The partnership brings Nemours orthopedic specialists to Easterseals’ outpatient clinic in Reading, allowing

Penn State Berks students place third at Mindful Marketing Ethics Challenge

Penn State Berks students took third place overall at the 2026 Mindful Marketing Ethics Challenge, held on Oct. 7, 2026, at Messiah University. The Mindful Marketing Ethics Challenge is a unique collegiate competition where teams of undergraduate students develop written responses to a specially pre

Albright to eliminate 20 programs and about a third of its faculty amid low enrollment, strained finances

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 — Albright College is eliminating 20 academic programs and 17 faculty pos

Berks County Veterans Affairs to offer on-site employment services through new PA CareerLink partnership

The Berks County Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding employment assistance for local veterans and their spouses through a new partnership with PA CareerLink Berks County, bringing career counseling, job training resources and other support services directly to the Etchberger Veterans Service

Bob Hoffmaster: From labor advocate to community leader

Reading native, Bob Hoffmaster, has spent most of his lifetime dedicated to public service. Born in the Reading Hospital and growing up as one of five children on Church Street in Reading, he experienced a typical childhood in that era.“I attended Fifth and Spring Elementary, Northwest Junior High,

Adventure With Savannah: Father-daughter outings turn into a growing family content creation journey

For 10-year-old Savannah Selig of Longswamp Township, a trip to an amusement park or haunted attraction is more than just a fun day out with her family. It’s also an opportunity to capture exciting moments on camera, create videos, and share those experiences with thousands of people online.What beg

Tom Sheehan: Turning life’s experiences into music

Born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, a young Tom Sheehan left the first grade when his family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he lived through sixth grade. They returned to Pennsylvania and settled in Oley, where he spent the remainder of his school years before heading to Penn State University f

Aliens, spiders and witches take over Exeter Township yard in elaborate Halloween display

What started as a small Halloween graveyard five years ago has grown into an elaborate, interactive haunted farmhouse in Exeter Township, where aliens, spiders and witches battle for control of a cornfield.Garrick Heim has transformed the yard of his home at 981 Rill Road into a Halloween attraction

French Fry Fest serves up creative flavors in West Reading

French fries were the main attraction in West Reading as restaurants, food trucks and vendors filled Penn Avenue with everything from pulled pork and birria chicken fries to duck poutine and jerk chicken Alfredo.The 7th Annual West Reading French Fry Fest brought crowds to the borough for an afterno

A pressing piece of Pagoda history finds a new home at City Hall

While the lights atop Mount Penn have dimmed for the time being, one of the Reading Pagoda’s most charming souvenirs continues to shine—now from a new location. The Pagoda-themed Penny Press machine, a nostalgic favorite for visitors and locals alike, has officially been relocated to Reading City Ha

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