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David Kostival

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · David Kostival

    Berks commissioners exonerate religious organizations from property taxes dating back to 2024 (opens the original)

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    READING, Pa. – The Berks County commissioners voted Thursday to approve the exoneration of property taxes for two religious entities. Sakyamuni Buddhist Sangha of US Dharma Meditation Temple was exonerated from paying $8,058 in county property taxes for 2024. The temple was granted a tax exemption status on Jan. 1, 2025. The temple at 139 South Fifth Street was a former church building most recently occupied by St. James Community Christian Center. Iglesia Pentecostal Un Nuevo Comienzo was exo

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · David Kostival

    Reading sees growth in homeless encampments, police say (opens the original)

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    READING, Pa. – Reading’s Deputy Chief of Police Aaron Demko told Reading City Council on Monday that homeless encampments have been increasing in the city. “We started looking into this back in July. This is obviously a very delicate thing that that we are approaching, and we, the police, are not the experts on that,” Demko said during the Committee of the Whole meeting. “We've been doing outreach with various groups — the Berks Coalition on Homelessness, Street Medicine and Tec Cen

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · David Kostival

    Reading gets grant for pedestrian connector trail to Lancaster Avenue Plaza (opens the original)

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    READING, Pa. – Reading City Council voted Monday night to recognize the receipt of a $242,596 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. The purpose of the funds will be to create a pedestrian connector trail for ease of access to the Lancaster Avenue Plaza located at 733 Lancaster Ave. Council President Donna Reed said the pedestrian trail will provide a great opportunity for residents of the Oakbrook Homes to be able to walk or bike to the shopping center w

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · David Kostival

    Berks Board of Elections OKs polling location in Hamburg (opens the original)

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    READING, Pa. – The Berks County Board of Elections voted Thursday to approve a permanent polling place change in the Borough of Hamburg. Voters residing in Precinct 2 of the borough will have its polling location moved to the Hamburg Field House, 125 South Primrose St., from the previous location at the borough building. Chairman Michael Rivera said the change came from a request from the borough because it is reorganizing its space and had two precincts with polling places in the borough hall

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · David Kostival

    Berks County has met all bond compliance requirements for 2025 (opens the original)

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    READING, Pa. – The Berks County Commissioners on Thursday heard the annual report on bond compliance from Chief Financial Officer Laura Jones. The report –which is mandated by the county’s bond compliance policy- was for the calendar year 2025. Jones told the commissioners the county has met all bond compliance requirements for 2025 with no material events or exceptions to report. “The compliance process included diligent monitoring, timely disclosures and thorough documentation, en

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