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🌱 How Reading’s new 6% tax hike will hit your 2026 bill
Coming up on the Reading Patch calendar: The End of an Era Premieres on Disney+
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In today's newsletter:
- How Reading’s new 6% tax hike will hit your 2026 bill
- Why U.S. marshals are urgently searching for this Reading fugitive
Also on today's calendar: The End of an Era Premieres on Disney+ and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Sunshine, windy and colder, with a high of 32 and low of 23 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 37, low: 25.
- Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 37 and low of 21 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Reading City Council adopts 2026 budget with 6% property tax hike (readingeagle.com) — Reading property owners will see a 6% property tax increase in 2026 after City Council scaled back the mayor’s proposed 9% hike. The new budget trims items like a budget analyst position, community engagement funds, and an outdoor skating rink, while officials warn the smaller increase could mean tighter staffing and service cuts as the city wrestles with a structural deficit. 
• Fugitive sought in 2021 drug-related killing in Reading (readingeagle.com) — Authorities are asking Reading-area residents to help locate a 30-year-old city man now considered a fugitive in a 2021 drug-related killing. Investigators say he fled the Berks County Courthouse before being taken back into custody, and they believe he remains in southeastern Pennsylvania. Tips can be shared anonymously with Crime Alert Berks County by phone, website, or app.
📸 Around Reading
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Reading
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★ Featured events ★
- The End of an Era Premieres on Disney+
Disney+,
3:00 am
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
Santander Arena , 700 Penn St , Reading
7:00 pm - Orthros & Divine Liturgy
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading
8:00 am - Anything Goes
Genesius Theatre , 153 N 10th St , Reading
7:30 pm - AT ST. HERMAN: Feast Day Divine Liturgy
St Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church , 133 W Broad St , Shillington
9:00 am - Intro to Food Photography
The Stew , 201 Washington St # 523 , Reading
10:00 am - Holiday Movie and Themed Snacks
Reading Public Library, Children's Department , 100 S 5th St , Reading
11:00 am - Deck the Door Poker Run
Muhlenberg Community Library , 3612 Kutztown Rd , Reading
5:30 pm - Champions of Magic
Santander Performing Arts Center , 136 N 6th St , Reading
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Divine Liturgy
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading
9:00 am - amerihealth table
Reading Public Library , 100 s 5th st , Reading
10:00 am - 👶Baby and Me with Miss Jess📚
West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library , 101 Woodside Ave , West Lawn
10:00 am - A Christmas Carol
Walnut Street Theatre , 825 Walnut St , Philadelphia
10:30 am
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Do you still send Christmas cards?
I am still receiving them but not as many as I used to. I am not a fan of sending an e-mailed one; they seem so to be so impersonal. I know people… (Nextdoor Mineral Spring Rd) - Lunch Bunch at PJ Whelihan's today.
Great friends and good food! See you all in 3 weeks. If you can private message me, I realized I should have your #s in case of snow or other reasons… (Nextdoor Exeter)
- Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Courtyard Reading in Reading. Apply here.
- Tower Health posted a job opening for Distribution Clerk - Driver in Reading. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Reading here.
🗞 Nearby News
Downingtown
- Simplify holiday shopping by planning ahead (readingeagle.com)
- Henderson rolls past Avon Grove to give Knies first Ches-Mont National victory (centredaily.com)
- Painter Martinez has fun at Church Street Gallery exhibit (dailylocal.com)
Harleysville
- Montgomery County food safety inspections found roach carcasses and rodent dropping throughout (readingeagle.com)
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