Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 30th of August.
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🏘️ Community
Freedom Center for Animal Life-Saving waived adoption fees on Saturday at its Reading event to help get cats, dogs (and critters six months and older) into loving homes.
The event highlights the shelter’s Clear the Shelter month effort.
💼 Business
Mike De Stefano of RKL LLP, named on the CPBJ 300 list, will become CEO on Sept.
1 — Berks County Controller Joe Rudderow was elected first vice president of the Pennsylvania State Association of County Controllers and Family Guidance Center named Dellise Otero to its board.
🎭 Culture
ReadingFilmFEST's 12th annual festival runs Nov.
6-8 in downtown Reading — the Women Filmmakers Block on Nov. 7 will show 'Miss Representation: Rise Up' by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and include a panel discussion with the film's team.
The renovated Reading Pagoda reopens with a public soft-launch set for four dates: Sunday, Sept.
6; Saturday, Sept. 19; Sunday, Oct. 4; and Saturday, Oct. 24. Visitors will tour the historic site and learn its story before final operations begin in 2027 (tickets are required for each time slot).
🏥 Health
Reading Hospital held a safety event at Classic Harley Davidson in Bern Township on Saturday, Aug.
29 where team members taught riders tourniquet application, CPR, gun safety, and opioid overdose treatment. The workshop equipped participants with skills to manage road emergencies.
🏈 Sports
Friday night's high school football saw Southern Columbia defeat Wyomissing 34+27 with key plays by Ayden Hockenbroch and Joey Williams.
On Thursday, Cocalico rallied to beat Muhlenberg at Reading High and Fleetwood outpaced Kutztown while Twin Valley shut out Middletown.
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