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News from February 2024

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Barton leads discussion on construction permit reforms amid Pennsylvania housing crisis

By Berks County News | Feb 29, 2024

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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Berks County rise or fall in 2021?

By Berks County News | Feb 27, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Berks County received $10.3 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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1 gas station in cities throughout Berks County had the cheapest diesel in week ending Feb. 24

By Berks County News | Feb 27, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Berks County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 24, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Which former Berks County News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Feb. 26?

By Berks County News | Feb 24, 2024

These former Berks County News area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Feb. 26.

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Berks County News area weekly mass times

By Berks County News | Feb 24, 2024

The following parishes in the Berks County News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Berks County in week ending Feb. 17?

By Berks County News | Feb 23, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Berks County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Berks County farmers in 2021 reached $7,732,661

By Berks County News | Feb 23, 2024

Farms in Berks County received $7,732,661 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Laureldale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was 3rd largest nursing home in Berks County as of Q4 2023

By Berks County News | Feb 23, 2024

Boasting an overall rating of four, Laureldale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was the third largest nursing home in Berks County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation was 2nd largest nursing home in Berks County as of Q4 2023

By Berks County News | Feb 22, 2024

With an overall rating of two, Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation was the second largest nursing home in Berks County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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How much did farmers in Lancaster County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

By Berks County News | Feb 22, 2024

Farms in Lancaster County received $9,956,166 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Who owned Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Q4 2023?

By Berks County News | Feb 22, 2024

Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center was one of the nine for-profit facility nursing homes in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the fourth quarter of 2023, and had an overall rating of two.

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Ninth Circuit ends moratorium on federal coal leasing

By Berks County News | Feb 22, 2024

Today, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs expressed approval of a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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What was largest nursing home in Berks County as of Q4 2023?

By Berks County News | Feb 21, 2024

With an overall rating of three, Berks County Home Berks Heim was the largest nursing home in Berks County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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A look at West Reading Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home in West Reading, Pennsylvania

By Berks County News | Feb 21, 2024

Owned by Genesis PM PA Operations, LLC since Nov. 15, 2022, West Reading Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had an overall rating of two in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Berks County Nursing Homes: Who’s behind The Lutheran Home at Topton?

By Berks County News | Feb 20, 2024

Owned by Diakon since Jan. 1, 2000, The Lutheran Home at Topton boasted an overall rating of four in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Cheapest premium gas in cities across Berks County in week ending Feb. 17

By Berks County News | Feb 20, 2024

The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Berks County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Spruce Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: 5-star nursing home in Berks County

By Berks County News | Feb 19, 2024

Owned by SHG Recs, LLC since Feb. 12, 2018, Spruce Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center boasted an overall rating of five in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, a non-profit facility, had a rating of 1 in Q4 2023

By Berks County News | Feb 18, 2024

Owned by Genesis PM PA Operations, LLC since Nov. 15, 2022, Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation had an overall rating of one in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Berks County News area weekly mass times

By Berks County News | Feb 17, 2024

The following parishes in the Berks County News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Who owned Mifflin Center in Q4 2023?

By Berks County News | Feb 17, 2024

Owned by Genesis PA Holdings, LLC since Aug. 20, 2007, Mifflin Center had an overall rating of three in the fourth quarter of 2023.