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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
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Good morning, Reading. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 22nd of July.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Dozens of local volunteers from the Antietam Valley Community Partnership cleaned up Crystal Lake at Carsonia Park with help from the Mount Penn Municipal Authority and local sponsors. The cleanup is part of a $700,000 project to improve water quality for nearly 30,000 households—additional work will include sediment removal and wetland construction. Reading Eagle
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A woman was hospitalized after being stabbed nearly a dozen times near a Reading playground over the weekend—authorities say it was a domestic incident involving her ex-boyfriend, Isaiah Dotson, who intentionally crashed his car and now faces attempted homicide charges. WFMZ-TV
- ➤ On Friday morning, state police investigated a violent home invasion in Rockland Township where four armed individuals entered a home along Beaver Creek Road, shot the homeowner in the leg, and ransacked the house before fleeing in a newer white Honda Civic or Accord — the homeowner survived and is expected to recover — while investigators urged anyone with information to come forward. WFMZ-TV
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Paw paws are ancient trees that have survived for 50 million years by spreading their seeds through animals and early peoples, and researchers now note that these trees are moving upland as deer favor their bitter taste—locals often pick the brief, riper fruit in September for tasty treats. The spotted lanternfly is showing changing numbers with nymphs maturing now and adults emerging in late July, so residents are asked to report sightings to help manage this pest problem. Reading Eagle
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Amity Township officials filed a complaint with the Public Utility Commission today after faulty power equipment caused frequent outages that left about 2,000 customers without power and disabled traffic signals along the 422-corridor. The outages are linked to a Douglassville facility under repair that forced back-fed electricity from Birdsboro — overloading lines not built for the extra load. WFMZ-TV
- ➤ Reading city paused construction of the public ice-skating rink at Third and Spruce due to community concerns and now seeks a new, safe site that meets all necessary criteria — residents will be invited by direct mail to a community meeting once potential locations are narrowed down. Managing Director Jack Gombach noted the city spent about $29,000 on the initial work and hopes to decide on an alternative location by early August. WFMZ-TV
- ➤ Reading City Council introduced a measure on July 21 that would let adults carry less than 30 grams of marijuana without criminal charges—council members also asked the state to change its marijuana laws. Reading Eagle
SPORTS NEWS
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