Berks County news

Cumru Township’s commissioners meet Aug. 18 on a new trash and recycling contract, a rental-property program, and a new township manager.

Kutztown Borough Council meets Aug. 18 to weigh releasing $200,000 in fire-tax money for firehouse repairs, accept a councilmember’s resignation, and pay for its new borough building.

Reading is weighing a vacant-property registry with semiannual fees that climb to $5,000 for the buildings left empty and neglected the longest.

The Berks County Area Agency on Aging helps residents 60 and older stay independent. What it offers, what it costs, and how to get help for a parent.

Pothole, downed sign, or washed-out road in Berks County? How to tell if a road is PennDOT, township, or a county bridge, and exactly who to call.

What passed at the Aug. 13 Berks County commissioners meeting: $1.9 million in food contracts and more money for the delayed court-records system.

Bethel Township is set to begin writing data-center zoning rules and to advertise a public workshop for Sept. 8. What it means and how to follow it.

The Aug. 13 Berks County commissioners agenda: $1.9 million in food contracts, spending tied to a delayed court system, and how to comment.

The Boyertown school board appointed Jason Szczurowski to a vacant Region 2 seat, months after he narrowly lost a November election for the region.

BARTA fixed-route fares in Berks County: $1.80 base fare, free rides for seniors 65+, passes, and how to find your bus route in Reading.

Windsor Township could enact data center zoning Aug. 11 after a 6:30 p.m. hearing. Five more Berks municipalities are moving on data center rules too.

Order a certified copy of a Berks County marriage record from the Register of Wills for $5. What to bring, how to request by mail or in person, and how to find old records back to 1885.

Daniel Boone Area School District called an Aug. 3 special meeting to authorize an $817,917 state grant application, days before the Aug. 7 deadline.

Berks County's repository is a standing list of unsold tax-sale properties. Bid by mail or in person; the minimum is $500 or the assessed value.

What a Berks County dog license costs, who needs one, the January 1 deadline, and how to buy it online, by mail, or in person.

What passed at the Aug. 6 Berks County commissioners meeting: a state grant to help run the Nov. 3 election and a property-assessment settlement.

The Aug. 6 Berks County commissioners agenda: a state grant to help run the Nov. 3 election, a property-assessment settlement, and how to comment.

What Berks County poll workers do, what they earn, who qualifies, and how to apply to work an election: positions, pay, hours, and training.

How to find when and where your Berks County township, borough, or school board meets: the county directory, the meeting law, agendas, and how to watch.

How to get a protection from abuse (PFA) order in Berks County: where to file, the same-day emergency order, the 10-day hearing, and free help.