Mayor Eddie Moran has announced his picks for a task force intended to help Reading achieve state approval for the City Revitalization Improvement Zone program.…
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The city of Reading will hold its annual tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 21. “As the holiday season draws near, it is important for us…
The Reading Police Department motorcycle escort, honor guard and youth academy will lead the city’s annual holiday parade on Penn Street. The parade will start…
Reading voters have decided to eliminate a City Charter requirement that the public works director be a state registered professional civil engineer. A referendum question asking…
Stewart E. Lerch remembers the day a kindly teacher taught him a lesson in geography that went way beyond studying the world’s features and countries.…
The Reading Police Department wants to add several full-time officers and civilian positions, including two social workers. Capt. Cheryl Pentheny reviewed the proposed staff additions…
A Brooklyn-based developer is looking to convert the former Reading Central Catholic High School into a 78-unit apartment complex. The Reading Zoning Board heard the…
The Ringgold Band will present a free concert in November at the Abraham Lincoln apartments in celebration of Reading’s 275th anniversary. Based in Berks County,…
A plan to fix the lower dam at Egelman Park is in the works. Reading City Council recently heard an update on the proposed project…
The Western Berks Free Medical Clinic is now the Berks County Free Medical Clinic, the organization announced Friday. The Robesonia-based clinic, which provides free primary-care…
Ground was broken Sunday for the first phase of the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts planned outdoor art park. The multiphase project, announced last year,…
The Reading School Board has appointed longtime district employee Jessica Di Blasi as principal of Reading High School. The action came Wednesday at the board’s…
Reading’s Oktoberfest celebration kicked off Wednesday when the German flag was raised outside City Hall. Members of the Reading Liederkranz German cultural club gathered for…
Reading crews will begin loose and bagged leaf collection on Oct. 16 Crews will make periodic trips through all city neighborhoods after the start date.…
For those with limited mobility, participating in activities with friends can be challenging. Ethan Pyles, 21, of St. Lawrence knows those challenges firsthand. Pyles was…
Discussions about changing Reading’s Responsible Contractor Ordinance are premature, City Council members say. The ordinance passed in December sets forth certification requirements for contractors bidding…