Reading Deeds Show $2.25 Million Top Sale as Nearly Half of Transfers Skip Price Disclosure

Reading recorded 19 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, with disclosed prices ranging from $466,900 to $2.25 million and a median of $962,000 among the 11 sales with reported figures. The month's top sale was 885 Main St. at $2,250,000, sold by Joseph P. Norden to Reading ECE RE LLC.

Reading Youth Lacrosse has opened registration for its 2027 spring season, according to the organization's website.

Reading Youth Lacrosse (RYLA) has opened registration for its 2027 spring season, welcoming players in grades pre-K through 8 who live in or attend school in the Reading School District. The group, which fields both boys' and girls' teams across multiple age divisions from beginner to a…

Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026

This week's obituary notices for Reading, Massachusetts residents include two names: Catalogna, John V.A., 79, and Bastiani, Mary V. (Alla), 83. Both died September 2, 2026, and their arrangements are being handled by Barile Funeral Home of North Reading, the lead funeral home for this …

Primary Results Set November Ballot Matchups For Reading Voters

Massachusetts primary voters set the November 3 ballot matchups for governor and U.S. Senate on Tuesday, a ballot that will also carry Reading's own fiscal 2028 override question. Sen. Markey turned back a primary challenge from Moulton, and the Associated Press called the Republican gu…

Reading Set To Get Free Electric Shuttle Service

Reading is set to get a free, on-demand electric shuttle connecting residents to Wakefield and area hospitals. The Link, an all-electric regional microtransit service, will offer door-to-door rides within Reading and Wakefield plus trips to Winchester Hospital and the Lahey Clinic in Bu…

Reading Youth Hockey's travel program skated into its fall schedule this past weekend with matchups against opponents from around the region.

Reading Youth Hockey's travel teams were busy this weekend, with squads from U8 through U18, including several girls' teams, facing opponents from Billerica, Beverly, Milton, Brookline, South Boston and Masco at rinks including Stoneham Arena, Endicott and Somerville. The club, founded …

ReCAL Senior Center Site Shows New Construction Progress

Reading Center for Active Living site shows fresh construction progress as the town's capital-project pages update this week. Town Manager Jayne Wellman's office flagged the movement at the ReCAL site without detailing specific milestones, while the town continues summer mosquito sprayi…

Most Reading deeds in August involve family trusts, only 5 of 17 sales disclose a price

Reading recorded 17 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, but only five carried a disclosed sale price, ranging from $895,000 to $1,510,000 with a median of $950,000. The month's top recorded sale was 84 King St. at $1,510,000, sold by Jeffery R. Putz and Tracey L. Mara to Gregory Mason.

New Sushi Spot Opens First Massachusetts Location In Reading

A new sushi restaurant's Massachusetts debut and a retail chain's expansion plans topped Reading business news this weekend. The eatery celebrated its opening with free matcha, caviar samples and a 20 percent app discount, per Reading Patch, while a retailer with more than 80 locations …

Podcast Reveals Changes to Reading's Trash, Recycling Program

Reading's trash and recycling rules are changing, according to a new Town Hall podcast episode released this week. Town Manager Jayne Wellman used the latest installment of her "Reading Between the Lines" podcast, produced with RCTV, to flag adjustments coming to the town's rubbish and …

Override Question Set for Nov. 3 Ballot in Reading

Reading voters will decide a fiscal 2028 Proposition 2½ override question on the Nov. 3 ballot, town officials announced this week. The town's new FY28 Override Hub lays out the question ahead of the vote, covering a budget year that begins July 1, 2027, though officials have not yet pu…

Patch Report Ties Merrimack Valley Lawmaker To Pandemic Fraud Charges

Patch reported fraud charges against a Merrimack Valley lawmaker this week as Reading's Town Hall renewed its call for resident photos. State Rep. Francisco Paulino is accused of falsely obtaining unemployment funds and SBLI loans, according to Patch's report headlined "Merrimack Valley…

New Law Shields Reading-Area Libraries From Political Book Bans

A new Massachusetts law guards libraries against political book bans, with Reading's own Sen. Jason Lewis touting his role. Town Hall's News Flash confirmed the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will keep running truck-mounted spraying through the end of summer, per an alert poste…

Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026

One Reading obituary notice appears this week: Philbrick, Barbara Ann. Philbrick, 88, a 56-year resident of Reading, died August 12, 2026, at her home with her son by her side; she was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her obituary is posted by the Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home, via L…