🌱 How a West Reading contractor rocketed to the top of Berks business
West Reading, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readHello West Reading! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a West Reading contractor rocketed to the top of Berks business
- See how West Reading’s factory blast ranks among global disasters.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
- Thursday: Clouds breaking, a shower, temps: high: 61, low: 48.
- Friday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Vision Mechanical claims first among large businesses in GRCA's 2026 Business Excellence Awards (readingeagle.com) — A West Reading-based plumbing and HVAC firm, Vision Mechanical, just captured first place among large businesses in the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance’s 2026 Business Excellence Awards, reflecting rapid revenue growth and expansion. The company’s apprenticeship program, recent acquisition, and focus on recurring residential service agreements are fueling its regional reach, while dozens of other Berks County companies were also recognized ahead of Wednesday’s awards dinner in Reading. 
• 63 Photos Of Machinery, Structures, Or Devices That Have Failed Catastrophically (New Pics) (boredpanda.com) — One of the disasters highlighted is a massive explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading placing the borough alongside major incidents worldwide. The piece compiles photos from an online community documenting catastrophic failures of machinery, buildings, and infrastructure, using them as cautionary examples of how things can go badly wrong.
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Reading Public Library 100 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, Reading, PA 19602
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Native Book Club
Reading Public Library 100 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, Reading, PA 19602
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High School Choir Concert
Spring Ridge Elementary School Wilson Performing Arts Center
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Friday May 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Zoning Hearing Board Hearing- 1315 Dauphin Avenue →
Wyomissing Borough, PA Calendar, 22 Reading Blvd, Wyomissing
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Zoning Hearing Board Hearing- 1315 Dauphin Avenue (was 3pm, postponed to 4pm) →
Wyomissing Borough, PA Calendar, 22 Reading Blvd, Wyomissing
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Alchemy Academy
Muhlenberg Community Library, 3612 Kutztown Road, Laureldale
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AUD - West 7th Grade Concert →
Wilson West Middle School, 450 Faust Rd, Sinking Spring
6:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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🗞 Nearby News
Reading
- One Year of Making Meals at the Helping Harvest Community Kitchen (bctv.org)
- Berks County officials share potential plans for former bank building in downtown Reading (wfmz.com)
- Playground surface work begins at several Reading parks, temporary closures in effect (berksweekly.com)
Wyomissing
- Bulletin board: Events in Wernersville share western Berks history (readingeagle.com)
Pottstown
- Pottstown 2026 Primary Voter Guide: Who's On Ballot, Where To Vote (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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