🌱 What investigators say they found inside a Moss Street home in Reading
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In today's newsletter:
- What investigators say they found inside a Moss Street home in Reading
- How Reading’s new solar canopies could erase key city electric bills
- What neighbors say after a triple shooting shook South 17th Street
Today's riddle: Why does a cow wear a bell ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Very hot, with a high of 98 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 92, low: 54.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of sun, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Reading man charged after Berks drug task force seizes 9 pounds of marijuana, handgun and cash (berksweekly.com) — Authorities say a Reading resident was arrested after a Berks County Drug Task Force search of a Moss Street home uncovered several pounds of marijuana, cash, and a handgun. The investigation, which began in February, led to drug charges and an ongoing probe. Officials are asking anyone with information to contact county detectives or Crime Alert Berks County. 
2. Reading breaks ground on solar energy project at Public Works campus (berksweekly.com) — Reading officials have started building large solar canopies at the Public Works campus and City Hall, aiming to cut municipal electric bills to zero at those sites by 2027. Backed by nearly $4 million in reimbursements and rebates, the 4,200-panel project supports Reading’s long-term push toward 100% renewable energy while modernizing city facilities and reducing operating costs.
3. Reading community reacts in wake of triple shooting (wfmz.com) — Residents near South 17th and Cotton streets are reeling after three men were shot outside a Reading bar early Sunday, leaving all hospitalized. Longtime neighbors, city leaders, and violence-prevention advocates are calling for more collaboration, mental health support, and youth job opportunities, while a silent protest outside Reading City Hall highlighted growing frustration over ongoing gun violence.
4. Anti-violence protestors attempt to disrupt Reading City Council meeting (wfmz.com) — Reading’s Committee of the Whole meeting was briefly halted Monday when anti-violence protestors disrupted proceedings following a weekend shooting that injured three men. Council President Donna Reed recessed the meeting, then pledged to work with the mayor and community leaders on a June 13 stakeholder session, while councilmembers urged more direct engagement with residents about city violence.
5. Ready.Set.READ! Program Seeking Volunteer Reading Tutors (bctv.org) — Local residents are invited to volunteer as one-on-one reading tutors for second-graders through United Way of Berks County’s Ready.Set.READ! program, including at schools in the Reading School District. Volunteers commit about an hour a week, receive training, and must complete background clearances. Interested community members can review school options and times online before registering.
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