On a shrub-covered dune in San Francisco’s Presidio, biologist Durrell Kapan and a group of volunteers huddle around a tiny plastic condiment container placed delicately…
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PennDOT Road Projects in Berks: May 25, 2025
By The Citizen on May 25, 2025
Daily • Tuesday-Friday: Interstate 78, Exit 35 (Route 143) to Exit 45 (Route 863), Greenwich Township, construction, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Source: Berkshire…
Accessible gaming center hosts Super Smash Bros tournament
By The Citizen on May 24, 2025
A group of teenagers getting together on a Saturday afternoon to play video games is nothing all that strange or special. But the get together…
Taxes unchanged in preliminary Blue Mountain budget
By The Citizen on May 24, 2025
The Blue Mountain School Board voted May 22 to enact a preliminary 2025-26 budget with no tax increase. The current tax rate is 44.325 mills,…
PIAA track and field: Reading High’s Xavier Beatty wins 3A long jump
By The Citizen on May 24, 2025
Reading High senior Xavier Beatty moved up the podium one spot on Saturday from a year ago at the state meet in the long jump.…
15th Annual Italian American Heritage Festival promises day full of fun
By The Citizen on May 24, 2025
UPPER PROVIDENCE — Italian foods, pastries, personalities, cars and musical entertainment will fill the grounds at Delaware County’s Rose Tree Park from 10 a.m. to…
District 3 softball: Twin Valley moves on with extra-innings win
By The Citizen on May 23, 2025
Twin Valley scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning and then scored another run in the bottom of the ninth inning to…
PIAA Class 3A track and field: Wilson’s Noecker, Reading High’s Beatty medal in field events
By The Citizen on May 23, 2025
Wilson freshman Alivia Noecker tied for fifth place in the girls 3A shot put on Friday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg…
Berks widow remembers veteran husband who died of effects of Agent Orange
By The Citizen on May 23, 2025
Memorial Day has special meaning for Mary Pohl. The holiday remembers the men and women who died while serving in the military. But Mary, 61,…
Demolition of 2 Penn Street buildings nears completion
By The Citizen on May 23, 2025
The demolition of two Reading-owned buildings on Penn Street was winding down Friday. Emergency demolition of the structurally compromised buildings at 431 and 433 Penn…
West Reading ‘Pro-Nelson’ Junior Basketball League results for May 22
By The Citizen on May 23, 2025
West Reading “Pro-Nelson” Junior Basketball League May 22 results Screpesi’s Sandwiches 51, Performance Toyota 37. Luke Linderman 16 … Everett Lowe 12. West Lawn Podiatry…
Berks food safety inspections found potentially hazardous prepared items not date marked
By The Citizen on May 23, 2025
Berks County is divided into three jurisdictions: Reading, Muhlenberg Township and the rest of the county. Reading and Muhlenberg Township have their own food safety…
Penn State trustees vote to close 7 branch campuses amid declining enrollments
By The Citizen on May 22, 2025
HARRISBURG (AP) — Penn State University’s trustees voted Thursday night to close seven of its 19 branch campuses amid declining enrollments, demographic shifts and financial…
District 3 boys lacrosse: Manheim Township downs Wilson in semifinals
By The Citizen on May 22, 2025
Brock Mengle scored 3 goals as Manheim Township defeated Wilson 9-6 in a District 3 Class 3A boys lacrosse semifinal match on Thursday. Manheim Township…
Ranger Suarez, Phillies blank and sweep the Rockies
By The Citizen on May 22, 2025
DENVER — Ranger Suárez pitched into the seventh inning to outduel Germán Márquez, and the Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Thursday to sweep…
PIAA tennis: Berks players wrap up historic season in Hershey this weekend
By The Citizen on May 22, 2025
One of the finest seasons in Berks high school boys tennis history wraps up this weekend at the PIAA Tennis Championships at Hershey Racquet Club.…