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Basket raffle coming to Orwigsburg library
By The Citizen on August 30, 2025
The Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library’s annual Basket Raffle is scheduled for Sept. 12 and 13 at the Masonic Lodge, 1000 E. Market St. Hours…
Daily docket: August 30, 2025
By The Citizen on August 30, 2025
Daily thought While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. The Jewish believers who came with Peter…
Berks library cardholders can save money at local businesses
By The Citizen on August 28, 2025
Berks County library cardholders can save money at local businesses this September when they show their library card. The Berks County Public Libraries System is…
Reading policeman charged with assaulting handcuffed teen in transport van
By The Citizen on August 28, 2025
A Reading police officer was charged Thursday with asautling a juvenile suspect while the youth was handcuffed and belted inside a prisoner-transport van, Berks County…
DUI checkpoint planned in Pottstown area
By The Citizen on August 28, 2025
The police departments in the Pottstown area will be conducting an aggressive impaired driving enforcement operation, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Over the next…
Suspect arrested at Reading playground following rooming house shooting
By The Citizen on August 27, 2025
A resident of a south Reading rooming house suffered a gunshot wound to his lower leg after confronting a man Tuesday afternoon for selling drugs…
3 NASA rockets may be visible in Lehigh Valley, eastern Pa. sky Wednesday night
By The Citizen on August 27, 2025
Three NASA rockets scheduled to launch Wednesday night could be visible to residents across eastern Pennsylvania. The Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, is…
Business Weekly Agenda for August 26
By The Citizen on August 27, 2025
Wednesday August 27 The Small Business Resource Association is hosting a “Mingle at Legacy Cigar Lounge,” 5:30 to 7 p.m., Legacy Cigar Lounge, 559 Penn…
Saxton & Stump hires former federal prosecutor with ties to Lancaster
By The Citizen on August 26, 2025
Timothy Stengel has always enjoyed putting pieces together in service of the big picture. His penchant for leaving no stone unturned led Stengel to law…
Oley Valley education foundation awards $135,000 in classroom grants
By The Citizen on August 25, 2025
Continuing its tradition of supporting students, the Oley Valley Community Education Foundation recently awarded more than $135,000 in classroom grants. Foundation officials said these grants…
Ride for Freedom rolls through Berks
By The Citizen on August 25, 2025
The 32nd annual Ride for Freedom was held Sunday. The ride was dedicated to all prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action from…
Tom Tatum: Fall hunting seasons begin on Labor Day
By The Citizen on August 25, 2025
Our welcome change in the weather over the weekend from sweltering, hot and humid August heat to much cooler and comfortable autumnal-like conditions presages the…
PennDOT driver license centers to close for Labor Day holiday
By The Citizen on August 25, 2025
All PennDOT driver license and photo centers will be closed Aug. 30 through Sept. 1 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Customers may still…
Next of kin sought for Reading man, 44
By The Citizen on August 24, 2025
The Berks County coroner’s office is seeking next of kin for Daniel P. Peletsky, 44, whose last known address was 430 N. Second St. in…
This week’s PennDOT road projects
By The Citizen on August 24, 2025
Monday-Friday: Route 183, Suburban Road in Bern Township to Summer Mountain Road in Bernville area, pothole patching, 7 a .m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday: Route…