A 26-year-old woman was fatally injured when she was struck by a motorcycle Monday night in northeast Reading, according to a report by city police.…
Posts published in “Essential Reading”
Reading family who escaped flames grateful for relief drive
By The Citizen on September 10, 2025
Jackie Thinna was asleep in the fourth-floor apartment he shares with his parents when he was woken by a loud bang. “I thought someone was…
Reading considers renewal, expansion of sidewalk repair program
By The Citizen on September 3, 2025
An inactive grant program that helps Reading homeowners fix their broken sidewalks might be reinvigorated and expanded for next year. City Council recently heard an…
Reading’s plan to demolish another Penn Street building hits roadblock
By The Citizen on September 2, 2025
Reading’s plan to demolish another property in the 400 block of Penn Street hit a roadblock when the Historical Architectural Review Board denied a request…
Lifelong friendship of 2 Berks men forged on the Horse-Shoe Trail
By The Citizen on August 18, 2025
When Richard I. Boyer and Howard Quaintance set out to hike the entire length of the Horse-Shoe Trail in July 1958, they were just 15…
Party at the Park gets Reading kids ready for school
By The Citizen on August 16, 2025
Children pet newly hatched chicks from Ironstone Creek Farm, Earl Township, during the second annual Party in the Park in Pendora Park on Saturday, Aug.…
Berks Community Health Center holds health fair on Penn Street
By The Citizen on August 9, 2025
Berks Community Health Center marked National Health Center Week with a health fair Saturday on Penn Street. The free event was designed to thank the…
Reading’s Board of Ethics censures 2 board appointees and a former employee
By The Citizen on August 5, 2025
Reading’s Board of Ethics has censured two city board appointees and a former employee for failing to file financial interest forms. After investigating a complaint,…
Opportunity House announces directors of Patton Avenue Learning Center
By The Citizen on August 4, 2025
Opportunity House announced the appointment of a director and assistant director for its soon-to-open Patton Avenue Learning Center. Yessenia Vasquez has been named director, and…
Fast-moving storm Friday downs tree and wires on Spring Street in Reading
By The Citizen on July 25, 2025
A fast moving storm Friday afternoon uprooted a large tree in the 100 block of Spring Street just outside Reading’s Centre Park Historic District. The…
Reading entering new era in combating blight, official says
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
Reading officials say the city is entering a new era of proactive code enforcement with a surge in inspections, renewed focus on blighted properties and…
Reading City Council calls on PA for marijuana reform
By The Citizen on July 21, 2025
Reading City Council is calling on the state Legislature for marijuana reform and taking steps toward decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of cannabis within…
Mission Trip Birdsboro helps out close to home
By The Citizen on July 19, 2025
A sprinkling of rain Saturday morning did not keep 150 volunteers from their fourth day of service as part of the annual Mission Trip Birdsboro…
Reading City Council tables proposal to ban events at city-owned construction sites
By The Citizen on July 16, 2025
Reading City Council has deferred action on proposed legislation that would ban events on city properties under construction, including the Pagoda. The proposal introduced by…
Green building topic of roundtable focused on sustainability
By The Citizen on July 7, 2025
Sustainable building practices can be both environmentally responsible and economically beneficial, participants in a recent green building roundtable heard. The free event, hosted by Berks…
Director of Opportunity House retires after more than 30 years
By The Citizen on July 3, 2025
Modesto Fiume remembers the first time he visited Opportunity House. It was 1994, and he was there for an interview for the position of director.…