Michelle Lynch
The Reading Eagle
Reading, PA, United States
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Reading approves 4-year contract with rank-and-file employees
Covered employees will receive a 4.5% wage increase for 2023, 4% for 2024 and 3% for 2025 and 2026. → Read More
Cause still undetermined in fire at Reading landmark
The city fire marshal’s office was unable to pinpoint the exact cause of the fire at the former East End Athletic Club, Reading Fire Chief James Stoudt said. → Read More
Reducing mosquito breeding sites best way to control West Nile virus, Berks official says
The most effective control measure is to remove standing and stagnant water where mosquitos breed, an official says. → Read More
Reading Redevelopment Authority to increase focus on blight
Properties in high-traffic areas present a challenge for developers and opportunity for the authority, chairman says. → Read More
Reading firefighters douse hotspots at the scene of a blaze that left a landmark in ruins
City Council wants the scene secured for public safety. → Read More
Reading mayor names his pick for city public works director
The mayor has selected Martin Neely, a New York City civil and geotechnical engineer, to lead the city’s public works department. Neely will need to be confirmed by City Council. → Read More
Reading City Council amends 2023 budget to correct imbalance in capital improvement fund
Eighteen corrections were needed to balance an overbudget of about $11 million. → Read More
Antietam Valley Community Partnership to hold 10th annual community dinner
The event on Sunday raises funds for college scholarships for students who demonstrate selfless community service. → Read More
Former Reading solicitor’s sexual harassment suit against Mayor Eddie Moran has been settled
Elizabeth Kraft has withdrawn all claims, according to a statement from Kraft and the city. → Read More
Reading Mayor Eddie Moran kicks off reelection campaign
Mayor Eddie Moran is seeking a second term in office. → Read More
Reading Auditor Maria Rodriguez announces she will run for reelection
Rodriguez will enter the May primary on the Democratic ticket. → Read More
Reading Penn Street shop owner wants more action, less talk about downtown progress
Tyler Simmons, owner of the The Plug, an athletic shoe and apparel store at 547 Penn St., says his business is suffering due to problems with parking and stagnated development downtown. → Read More
Berks History Center to offer free admission to veterans and active-duty military
The one-year offer lasts through February 2024. → Read More
Reading Fairgrounds racing reunion draws fans and drivers
Opened for horse racing in 1915, the one-half mile dirt track in Muhlenberg Township hosted auto races from 1924 through 1979. → Read More
Ringgold Band concert to celebrate Black composers and musicians
Called “Scott Joplin to Stevie Wonder,” the concert will be held Sunday at Reformation Lutheran Church. → Read More
Proposed Reading STEM academy to have no impact on city taxpayers, administrators say
The $73 million project would be paid for using emergency relief funds. → Read More
Black laborers, enslaved and free, were essential to Pennsylvania’s iron industry
Many iron industry tasks required skills and some enslaved workers were highly trained experts, making them and their unpaid labor more valuable to their enslavers. → Read More
Entrance to old beer vault on Reading’s Neversink Mountain closed for public safety
People had been taking temporary shelter in the structure during the winters the past several years. Crumbling stone at the entrance made the old beer vault a potential safety hazard. → Read More
Black history provides role models for making history, former NAACP president says
Cornell William Brooks speaks at Kutztown University in commemoration of Black History Month. → Read More
Los Angeles Laker Lonnie Walker pays virtual visit to Reading School District elementary students
“You know, just like you kids,” Walker told the children, “I grew up having the same amazing teachers that taught me so much and helped me to be who I am today.” → Read More