Berks Weekly

The Highmark Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to Western Berks Free Medical Clinic Tuesday to advance the Robesonia-based Clinic’s plans to open a satellite in the city of Reading. The funding will support plans to double the number of uninsured individuals receiving services by opening and maintaining a second Clinic location in the city of Reading.

Full Article: https://berksweekly.com/health/highmark-foundation-awards-grant-to-western-berks-free-medical-clinic/

A new Amtrak Thruway Bus Service will launched Monday with two daily round trips connecting Reading and Pottstown to Amtrak’s network via Philadelphia, including services to New York, Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh, New England, Virginia, Florida, and destinations throughout Amtrak’s national network.

Full Article: https://berksweekly.com/traffic-transit/new-amtrak-bus-service-connects-reading-to-amtraks-network-via-philadelphia/

Interactive StoryMap of Schuylkill River documents its ecological status & local perceptions.

Article: https://berksweekly.com/climate-environment/interactive-storymap-of-schuylkill-river-documents-its-ecological-status-local-perceptions/

The Berks County Public Library System finalized the last of two significant purchases to its countywide digital collection, spending the remaining $50,000 of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to increase the number of electronic materials available to Berks County residents.

Article: https://berksweekly.com/news/berks-libraries-purchase-50k-of-digital-books-with-remaining-arpa-funds/

At an end-of-year celebration held Thursday afternoon, Reading Hospital recognized six local seniors from Reading and Wilson High Schools who have completed the Reading Hospital High School Internship Program.

Article: https://berksweekly.com/education/reading-hospital-celebrates-graduating-interns-from-reading-and-wilson-high-schools/

The Camel Project has announced that it is partnering with the Youth Volunteer Corps of Reading to address violence in the Berks County area through the new Human & Kind youth initiative.

There’s a new kind of buzz around GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. The renowned art center announced today a host of grants to support a new beekeeping program, the latest initiative with its neighbor and partner Lauer’s Park Elementary.

There’s a new kind of buzz around GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. The renowned art center announced today a host of grants to support a new beekeeping program, the latest initiative with its neighbor and partner Lauer’s Park Elementary.

Jobany Bedoya: Entrepreneur, DJ and founder of Wednesday Diversity Mixers

Marc Goldstein joins us in studio to talk about his nonprofit Blankets of Hope on today’s LIVE podcast.