Berks Weekly

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Police departments across Berks County will conduct increased DUI enforcement through the end of September as part of an effort to identify and remove impaired drivers from area roadways. The North Central Regional DUI Enforcement Program announced that increased enforcement operations will begin this weekend, with police conducting roving patrols and sobriety checkpoints throughout the county.

Berks County Community Foundation has announced a major new gift that will support the community. The late Marian S. Snyder left a total of $17.1 million to the Community Foundation, one of the largest gifts the foundation has ever received. Mrs. Snyder died in 2018, but the final portion of the estate was received last month. In fiscal year 2026, the Community Foundation distributed $680,400 from the Marian S.

ReadingFilmFEST will return to downtown Reading Nov. 6-8 for its 12th annual celebration of independent cinema, featuring three days of film screenings, filmmaker discussions, educational programming and special events.

Threshold marked a new chapter in its more than 60-year history on Monday, August 17, with a ribbon-cutting celebration unveiling the organization’s new brand identity to the community at its main headquarters, 1000 Lancaster Avenue, Reading.

This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of essential local stories at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/gooddayberks. CUMRU TOWNSHIP — For the older residents of the Sencit Towne House Apartments in Berks County, especially those with disabilities and health conditions, elevators aren’t a luxury — they’re a necessity.

The Governor Mifflin School District’s August Board of School Directors voting meeting—and the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year– began on a high note as the district was officially designated as a Great Pennsylvania School by the Pennsylvania School Board Association (PSBA).

The Animal Rescue League of Berks County (ARL) has announced several leadership transitions within its Board of Directors, including the election of a new board president, the appointment of new officers and the addition of two new members to the Board of Directors.

The Vision Resource Center of Berks County is expanding its complimentary vision screening efforts as families prepare for the start of a new school year, offering early detection services for children ages 6 months to 6 years. The screenings are designed to identify potential vision problems in children who may be too young to recognize or communicate that they are having difficulty seeing.

Born in Allentown, Pa, and raised on a small farm in Danielsville in the Lehigh Valley, Todd Glass grew up in a family of seven children as the youngest of seven children. He attended schools in Northampton County, graduating from Northampton Area High School in 1980. “After high school, I applied for some jobs and was hired to work at Muhlenberg College on the grounds crew. While I was there, I met a campus police officer named Richard Whittington.