Wednesday July 30 The Small Business Resource Association is hosting a “Mingle at Café Folino,” 5:30 to 7 p.m., Café Folino, , 951 Hill Ave.,…
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Next of kin sought for Berks woman, 56
The Berks County coroner’s office is seeking relatives of Tracy Adams, 56, who died June 4. She resided at West Reading Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation.…
Coroner seeking relatives of Reading man, 77
The Berks County coroner’s office is seeking to get in contact with relatives of Eugene Frymoyer, 77, who died June 22. He resided in the…
Heat advisory issued for parts southeastern PA and parts of NJ
Heat advisories have been issued for southeastern Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey. The region that includes Berks and Chester counties will be under a…
Wanted in Berks, July 27, 2025
The Berks County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the following fugitives: Brian Eli Brian Eli, 30, whose last known address was in Staten Island, N.Y., is…
Berks man replicates bygone railway days through LEGO bricks
Zachary Kauffman wasn’t even born when the last passenger train ran between Reading and Philadelphia. But for as long as he can remember, the 20-year-old…
Daily docket: July 26, 2025
Daily thought And Peter said to the paralyzed man, “Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed.” Then he arose immediately. So all who…
New pastor named at Bethel AME Church [Religion Digest]
The Rev. Donald L. Bellamy Sr. has been named the new pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, 330 W. Windsor St., Reading. Bellamy’s…
Fast-moving storm Friday downs tree and wires on Spring Street in Reading
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…
Berks teen charged in crash that killed passenger, injured another
An 18-year-old Spring Township man has been charged in a two-vehicle crash that killed a teen passenger and seriously injured another teen passenger on Route…
2025 Schuylkill County Fair featured entertainment
Featured entertainment on the Main Stage, 7 to 9 p.m. each night: Monday Looker & the Knockout Horns Looker got its start as a four-piece…
Reading entering new era in combating blight, official says
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…
Montgomery County food safety inspections found dead and live roach in dining booths
Here are the violations reported in food safety inspection reports from Montgomery County conducted the week of July 13-19, 2025. We highlight the inspection reports…
Berks veterans group buries remains of unclaimed Marine
The unclaimed remains of a military veteran were laid to rest Tuesday afternoon at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. And the only people gathered there to…
Kutztown School Summer Band performs at Kutztown Park Aug. 7
The Kutztown School District Summer Band will perform at Kutztown Park on Thursday, Aug. 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. Annually for the past 10-plus…
Northern snakehead numbers expanding in Berks waterways
It’s been nicknamed Frankenfish. But it’s turning out to be more of a Superfish, with Lex Luthor attitude. The northern snakehead, a large Asiatic invasive…