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Cumru Twp: Accident & Damage to a Building

8 hours ago: A two-vehicle crash in front of Pet Supplies Plus on East Lancaster Avenue in Cumru Township damaged a support column for the building’s entrance canopy Thursday afternoon. A two-vehicle crash in front of Pet Supplies Plus on East Lancaster Avenue in Cumru Township damaged a support column for the building’s entrance canopy Thursday afternoon.

Bern Township: Accident on 222 North, 6 Vehicles

9 hours ago: Accident on 222 North in Bern Township just before the ramp to Route 183, reported to a chain reaction involving up to 6 vehicles, one into a ditch, blocking the right lane. Accident on 222 North in Bern Township just before the ramp to Route 183, reported to a chain reaction involving up to 6 vehicles, one into a ditch, blocking the right lane.

Parents question security, communication at Governor Mifflin community meeting

Governor Mifflin School District officials and local law enforcement met with parents and community members Thursday night to review two recent safety incidents, answer questions about the district’s response and discuss changes being made to security procedures.The Community Partnership Meeting was

Helping Harvest calls on Berks, Schuylkill residents to take action during Hunger Action Month

Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank is calling on residents, businesses and community organizations across Berks and Schuylkill counties to help address food insecurity during Hunger Action Month this September.The Reading-based food bank is joining Feeding Pennsylvania and the nationwide Feeding Americ

Reading Theater Project announces 2026-27 season featuring ‘Kaleidoscope’ theme

The Reading Theater Project has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring a mix of script-in-hand readings, workshops, festivals and a full-length production under the season theme “Kaleidoscope.”The season began Sunday, Aug. 23, with “In Nature’s Studio,” an arts festival held at the Reading Public M

Floors under tables and cook’s line with build-up of grime: Restaurant Inspections, Sept. 3, 2026

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has posted an updated list of recent Retail Food Inspection Reports for restaurants and food handlers in Berks County. Inspections are a “snapshot” of the day and time of the inspection. Violations are recorded but are often corrected on the spot prior to t

Chris Layden finds his calling helping others through massage therapy

After years of balancing restaurant work with jobs in health care, Chris Layden eventually found a career that brought together two things that had long interested him: medicine and helping others.Layden is a licensed massage therapist at Sensory Concepts Orthopedic & Medical Massage in Wyomissing,

Todd Glass reflects on 36 years of service in law enforcement

Born in Allentown, Pa, and raised on a small farm in Danielsville in the Lehigh Valley, Todd Glass was the youngest in a family of seven children. He attended schools in Northampton County, graduating from Northampton Area High School in 1980.“After high school, I applied for some jobs and was hired

Samantha Kaag’s path from volunteer to West Reading mayor

Samantha Kaag’s story began in Virginia Beach, Virginia, but her family moved frequently throughout her childhood, to Pennsylvania, and New York at various points in her life. She graduated from Candor High School in New York. “My goal after graduation was to go to college and pursue a degree in bot

Noah Gibney: From Berks County roots to a rising music career

Young musician Noah Gibney was well on his way to a musical career long before he left his home in Wyomissing for Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Before receiving a full tuition scholarship to one of the most prominent music schools in the country, the 2025 Wyomissing Area High Sc

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