The Town of Reading announced a new episode of its podcast, Reading Between the Lines, featuring Town Manager Jayne Wellman with Deputy Chief Christine Amendola and Officer DaLonn Pearson discussing community policing.
The Town of Reading announced Oct. 29 that Massachusetts has a new Middle-Income Heating Oil Relief program for households that may not qualify for traditional fuel assistance, with applications expected to open in December 2026.
Reading's October update on the Killam Elementary School project details ongoing excavation, soil removal and temporary drainage work, with environmental monitoring continuing as crews prepare the building footprint.
Reading's Conservation Commission continued a hearing on removing 21 trees at 589 Pearl Street, pushing for more canopy and fewer shrubs.
This week's obituary notices column for Reading, Massachusetts lists one death: Sorenson, Florence L. (Kumpel), age 94, who died on October 19, 2026. The notice, sourced from Echovita's Reading listings, did not include funeral home arrangement details or additional biographical information.
Reading School Committee pressed administrators on stagnant MCAS scores and adopted evaluation benchmarks for new Superintendent Turner, a week before a town override vote.
The Reading Select Board voted 4-0 to send a letter challenging an MWRA sewer overflow plan that could raise the town's cost to $68.4 million.
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