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Nov 12, 2026
Comedian Jim Gaffigan's Still Fighting It tour stops at Santander Arena in Reading on Thursday, April 1, 2027. A venue presale runs Thursday, November 12, with general ticket sales Friday, November 13.
Nov 12, 2026
Penn State Health will close its Downtown Reading campus at 145 North 6th Street, moving most services to other Berks County locations by December 31. Dental care there ends that day and will not relocate.
Nov 12, 2026
Creepin' for Critters, a Berks County Halloween tradition, raised more than $12,000 in donations and supplies this year for the Animal Rescue League of Berks County.
Nov 12, 2026
Berks County officials are warning residents about an increase in sophisticated scams targeting people throughout the county.
Nov 12, 2026
Reading's Alvernia University has announced plans to acquire Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Nov 12, 2026
Duane S. Crouse will lead philanthropic initiatives for the YMCA of Reading & Berks County and its five branches.
Nov 12, 2026
The district approved a TransPar transportation agreement worth about $695,000 a year and a $917,000 solar grant request for Glenside Elementary.
Nov 12, 2026
Rockland, Richmond, Douglass and Laureldale voted to advertise 2027 budgets; Rockland's proposes no tax increase.
Nov 12, 2026
Berks County Parks & Recreation opens Holiday Lights at Gring's Mill for its 38th year on Saturday, November 28.
Nov 12, 2026
A $50,000 Wyomissing Foundation grant expands Club Curious, Easterseals' free learn-and-play program for Berks children from birth to five.
Nov 12, 2026
The commissioners approved $7,204,410 in Phase 2 construction contracts for the Agricultural Center in Leesport, then moved $3.3 million in bond money into the project account.