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Berks Coroner Next of Kin Assistance

20 hours ago: The Berks County Coroner’s Office is seeking public assistance in locating next of kin for a decedent who passed away at Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Hospital yesterday afternoon. Decedent is Adam C. JOCKEL, 55-year-old male, who was pronounced dead April 7, 2026 @ 1424 hours. Home address is unknown and the death is under investigation at this time. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280. The Berks County Coroner’s Office is seeking public assistance in locating next of kin for a decedent who passed away at Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Hospital yesterday afternoon. Decedent is Adam C. JOCKEL, 55-year-old male, who was pronounced dead April 7, 2026 @ 1424 hours. Home address is unknown and the death is under investigation at this time. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Berks County Coroner’s Office at 610-478-3280.

Elevated Risk for Fire Spread Thursday

22 hours ago: There is an elevated risk for fire spread Thursday for portions of eastern Pennsylvania. Minimum relative humidity values will drop to around 25 percent Thursday afternoon. This will be accompanied by southerly winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts 20 to 25 mph. These conditions, along with the continued drying of fine fuels, could support the rapid spread of any fires that ignite, which could quickly become difficult to control. Conditions improve during the evening as the wind diminishes and the relative humidity increases. There is an elevated risk for fire spread Thursday for portions of eastern Pennsylvania. Minimum relative humidity values will drop to around 25 percent Thursday afternoon. This will be accompanied by southerly winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts 20 to 25 mph. These conditions, along with the continued drying of fine fuels, could support the rapid spread of any fires that ignite, which could quickly become difficult to control. Conditions improve during the evening as the wind…

Genesius Theatre to debut world premiere adaptation of “Peter Pan” in Reading

Genesius Theatre will host the world premiere production of a new adaptation of Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up from April 10 through April 18, bringing a reimagined version of the classic story to its playhouse at 153 N. 10th Street.Longtime Genesius Theatre actor and director and curre

Reading Theater Project presents a reading of “Fourteen Votes” by Susan Sneeringer

All politics is local, as someone once said. As Susan Sneeringer demonstrates in her newest play, all politics is personal, too. Sneeringer’s play “Fourteen Votes” is the latest in the Reading Theater Project’s Play Reading Series. The reading, featuring script-in-hand performances by local actors,

Old food debris and trash under food preparation station: Restaurant Inspections, April 3, 2026

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has posted an updated list of recent Retail Food Inspection Reports for restaurants and food handlers in Berks County. Inspections are a “snapshot” of the day and time of the inspection. Violations are recorded but are often corrected on the spot prior to t

Peter Suppa, Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center, named recipient of the 2026 Annie Sullivan Award

The Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) honored 21 outstanding nominees for the 2026 Annie Sullivan Award on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, and announced Mr. Peter Suppa as this year’s award recipient.For the first time, the reception and award ceremony were held at the Reading Hospital School of Healt

John King: A life shaped by music, community, and resilience

Born in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Reading on August 31, 1952, John King grew up frequently moving while his parents worked to accommodate their growing family. “My earliest recollection was living on Gilson Alley behind South 7th Street. The place was a two-story garage, and the bottom floor was a ch

Samantha Bremekamp: Building community through curiosity and storytelling

After living and working in education in New York City, Vienna, Austria, and New Jersey, Samantha Bremekamp arrived on the scene in Berks County, bringing along her brand of energy and enthusiasm for learning. “We moved here in 2023 after living in New Jersey. I wanted to get to know people in the a

Judy Elllsworth’s love of books fuels the Berks Book Bonanza

A Berks County resident since 1980, Judy Elllsworth has lived in Wyomissing Hills, later moving to Green Valley Estates in Sinking Spring for the last eight years. Prior to living in the area, Judy spent her career working in several capacities. “I’ve done many things; I worked as a Psychiatric Soci

Adrian Jadic: From political asylum to community advocate in Wyomissing

Born and raised in Romania, Adrian Jadic found himself caught up in the violent civil unrest in 1989 living in a country wrought with turmoil. The Romanian Revolution was a time period when citizens rose up to overthrow and topple the dictatorship and end a 42-year span of communist rule. The confli

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