The leader of Berks County’s largest school district has announced her plans to step down. Dr. Jennifer Murray, Reading School District superintendent, will leave her…
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From the Ground Up: These plants are perfect for heated homes
By The Citizen on February 20, 2025
Winter can be a tough season for a lot of people. There are the obvious cold temperatures, fewer hours of daylight, less intense sunlight, the…
Matches set for Berks bowling finals; Daniel Boone in position to sweep
By The Citizen on February 19, 2025
The Daniel Boone bowlers have set themselves up at a shot at sweeping the BCIAA team championships after Wednesday’s semifinal matches at Berks Lanes. The…
Daily docket: February 19, 2025
By The Citizen on February 19, 2025
Daily thought “The mountains may disappear, and the hills may come to an end, but My love will never disappear; My promise of peace will not…
Lancaster County man convicted in hit-and-run death of bicyclist in northern Berks
By The Citizen on February 19, 2025
A Lancaster County man has been convicted by a Berks County jury for a hit-and-run crash in 2023 that left a 23-year-old bicyclist dead. Moshe…
BCIAA team bowling championships: Four teams advance to semifinals
By The Citizen on February 19, 2025
Exeter boys and girls won their quarterfinal matches on Tuesday in the BCIAA team bowling championships at Berks Lanes. The other quarterfinal winners were Hamburg…
Career Day event helps Twin Valley students explore careers
By The Citizen on February 19, 2025
More than 100 local and regional volunteers helped juniors, sophomores and seniors explore a variety of career paths during Twin Valley High School’s first Career…
District 3 boys basketball: Wilson advances to face Chambersburg in quarterfinals
By The Citizen on February 18, 2025
Fifth-seeded Wilson defeated 12th-seeded Cedar Crest 50-41 in a District 3 Class 6A first round game Tuesday night at West Lawn. The Bulldogs advance to…
District 3 basketball roundup: Gov. Mifflin boys turn it on in fourth quarter; 2 Berks girls teams advance
By The Citizen on February 18, 2025
Matt Koehler, Jahmair Johnson and Andrew Galantuomo led Gov. Mifflin to a fourth-quarter blitz that rallied the Mustangs to a 58-53 win over Warwick in…
District 3 boys basketball: Exeter needs overtime to advance in Class 5A
By The Citizen on February 18, 2025
The Exeter boys basketball team went into Tuesday’s game hoping to go on a similar run as it did in 2022-23, the year the Eagles…
Berks coroner seeking next of kin for Reading man
By The Citizen on February 18, 2025
The Berks County coroner’s office is seeking assistance in locating next-of-kin for Edwin D. Pacheco. Pacheo, 48, was found dead in Reading on Tuesday. His…
Detour on major route in Reading delayed by 2 weeks
By The Citizen on February 18, 2025
Travel restrictions related to a project to replace the bridge that carries Schuylkill Avenue over railroad tracks in Reading has been delayed by two weeks.…
Berks bowling championships: Wilson’s Buckley, Exeter’s Schwenk win individual titles
By The Citizen on February 18, 2025
Wilson’s Colton Buckley and Exeter’s Haley Schwenk were the individual winners in the Berks County Interscholastic Athletic Association individual bowling championships. Buckley, a senior, defeated…
Hundreds of firefighters battle Montgomery County commercial building blaze
By The Citizen on February 18, 2025
ABINGTON — A colossal commercial building fire forced the closure of several schools and suspended public transit as firefighters continue to extinguish the flames on…
New manager named for French Creek and Marsh Creek state parks
By The Citizen on February 17, 2025
Kate Gundersen-Thorpe has been appointed as the new park operations manager for the French Creek State Park Complex, which includes French Creek and Marsh Creek…
Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio dies at 77
By The Citizen on February 17, 2025
By BERENICE BAUTISTA MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio, known for her powerful voice and fierce defense of women, died…