POTTSTOWN — After more than nine months of bargaining, the nearly 300 registered nurses at Pottstown Hospital who comprise Pottstown Nurses United overwhelmingly ratified a…
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Reading man charged with sexually abusing young girl for years
By The Citizen on August 6, 2025
A Reading man has been arrested on charges that he sexually assaulted a girl for about nine years, starting when she was 5, in a…
PennDOT invites high school students to ‘Paint the Plow’
By The Citizen on August 5, 2025
PennDOT is inviting high school students in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties to participate in the annual Paint the Plow program. 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,…
Tom Tatum: Sunday hunting ready to ramp up in Pennsylvania
By The Citizen on August 4, 2025
Now that Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed House Bill 1431 lifting the state’s longtime ban on Sunday hunting, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has approved expanded…
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…
PennDOT road projects: August 3, 2025
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
Monday-Friday: Interstate 78 eastbound, Exit 35 (Lenhartsville) to Exit 45 (New Smithville), overnight work, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday-Tuesday: New Schaefferstown Road, Bernville Road…
Wanted in Berks: August 3, 2025
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s department is seeking the following fugitives: Miguel Vicens • Miguel Vicens, 37, whose last known address was in the 1100 block…
Campus notes and scholarships: August 3, 2025
By The Citizen on August 3, 2025
Madden Tullis, Reading, graduated from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. Georgia Tech Elliana Godinez, Exeter Township,…
‘Roper Romp’ brings taste of 1970s to West Reading
By The Citizen on August 2, 2025
Participants in the Roper Romp benefitting Berks Encore and Meals on Wheels gather at the Third and Spruce Cafe in West Reading on Saturday, Aug.…
Hawk Mountain’s roadside pollinator meadow blossoms into biodiversity hotspot
By The Citizen on August 2, 2025
Travelers headed east on Route 895 toward New Ringgold are in for a colorful surprise: a vibrant 20-acre wildflower meadow that’s as beneficial for birds…
Roberts, Molnar win Hamburg Keystone Open
By The Citizen on August 2, 2025
The Keystone Social Club of Hamburg recently held its annual Keystone Open golf tournament at Green Acres Golf Course. The event was a flighted two-man…
Summer fun at Orwigsburg Library
By The Citizen on August 2, 2025
The Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library Summer Reading Program really took off with a Hawk Mountain Sanctuary program on July 22. Educator and raptor care…
Virginville Farm Festival takes visitors back in time
By The Citizen on July 31, 2025
The Dreibelbis Farm Historical Society will host its annual Farm Festival at the Historic Dreibelbis Farm in Virginville, an 180-plus acre farm that has been…
Boyertown museum hosts Cars and Cones event Aug. 7
By The Citizen on July 31, 2025
The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles host its 4th Annual Cars and Cones event on Thursday, Aug. 7. This low-key cruise-in will be held in…
Frog Holler performs at Kutztown Park Aug. 9
By The Citizen on July 29, 2025
Popular local indie rock and folk band Frog Holler performs in the 2025 Borough of Kutztown Summer Concert Series in the Park on Aug. 9.…