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A temporary shelter run by Opportunity House and funded by the city with American Rescue Plan Act money has been an overwhelming success, Modesto Fiume…
Deborah Greenawald bustled from table to table, stopping to greet diners Thursday at Co-County Wellness Service’s Good Thyme for Life. Greenawald and her husband, David…
Reading firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire Friday afternoon in an apartment house on the south side of the city. Crews were dispatched about 3:45…
The safety and security of Reading High School has improved since administrators implemented a five-point framework that helps focus and guide operations at the school,…
Trees are crucial for physical and mental health, they improve people’s lives in many ways, including by cleaning the air, preventing flooding and reducing temperatures.…
Recruiting enough firefighters and paramedics to fill openings in the city’s fire and rescue services is an ongoing problem, Reading’s fire chief said. “As I…
The Reading School District has begun construction of a space dedicated to supporting students experiencing homelessness, district officials have announced. The Knight’s Keep at Reading…
It may be midwinter, but organizers are already planning the annual spring Earth Day event in City Park. Scheduled for April 20, the celebration is…
Repairs to Reading’s Pagoda will soon be underway. A safety fence to protect the work site and visitors to the area was placed around the…
Mayor Eddie Moran is encouraging small-business owners in Reading to apply for a share of the $10.5 million set aside by the state for historically…
A section of Laurel Street intersecting with South Ninth Street in Reading has reopened, the city announced Friday. However, the 600 block of South 9th…
After sitting vacant for more than 20 years, five vacant downtown buildings may soon see new life. Reading City Council at a meeting Monday authorized…
Reading’s Adopt-a-Block program has its first volunteer for the new year. Samuel and Chantel Delacruz, owners of Berks Barber School, 432 Schuylkill Ave., pledged to…
Reading’s new police chief Elias “Eli” Vazquez wants to make the city’s department the best in the country. “The department is already a great department,”…
Reading Mayor Eddie Moran held his 5th annual Three Kings Day celebration. Hundreds of toys donated or purchased with donations were distributed Thursday to the…