Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 5th of August.
Good morning, Reading.
Reading Police Department led National Night Out at City Park today, where a dunk tank, live band, and food vendors brought families together.
The event also took place at Shillington Park with miniature golf (inviting neighbors to share a fun activity) as part of a Berks County-wide celebration.
School supply drives have begun in Berks County as families prepare for class; Fleetwood Bank — hosting the drive for four years — holds an event in Blandon on Tuesday, Everlong Records will give supplies on Aug.
15, and Reading’s Glenside Elementary will offer 100 backpacks on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Reading District Libraries hosted its fourth annual Pages for Pets challenge, urging readers to log 500,000 minutes by July 24 to sponsor a shelter pet's adoption; the effort helped 1-year-old corgi (Barkley) find a forever home with a new four-legged sibling.
Weis Markets, a local food retailer, posted a 4.6% revenue increase and 2.3% rise in store sales for its second quarter ending June 27 (net income dropped 9.6% due to pharmacy pricing challenges) while the board declared a dividend of $0.34 per share to be paid on Aug.
10.
Visitors watched molten iron pour at Hopewell Furnace on Aug.
1 in Union Township as part of the site’s 88th anniversary celebration. The demonstration marked the first pour in 143 years and honored the nation’s 250th birthday using modern techniques & historic methods.
Berks Community Health Center teamed up with Keystone Health to expand care on its mobile Wellness on Wheels unit for migrant agricultural workers in Berks County.
The service, which launched in May, visited Keystone’s Wyomissing office + Giorgi Foods sites in Blandon and Temple.
State officials promote the Warm Handoff Program — linking patients battling drug addiction to treatment options in nearly 170 hospitals including Reading Hospital in West Reading, while the program has generated over 93,000 encounters and nearly 68,000 direct referrals.
Brit Floyd Concert
7-8:30 p.m. — Santander Performing Arts Center — Ticket prices vary — Experience the world’s premier Pink Floyd tribute band performing classic hits in an authentic style.
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