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Saturday, September 26, 2026

Reading voters will decide a fiscal 2028 override question on the November 3 ballot.

Today in Reading

• Override question set for November 3 ballot. Reading will ask voters to decide an operational override for fiscal year 2028, which begins July 1, 2027, when the question appears on the November 3 state election ballot.Town of Reading
• What could replace senior programming at Pleasant Street. Reading Patch's morning roundup raised the question of what might replace senior programming at the Pleasant Street Center, without detailing specifics of any change.Reading Patch

Coming up

• Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 p.m.: School building panel meets again Monday. Reading's Killam School Building Committee meets Monday, September 28, at 6 p.m. to continue work on the elementary school project, per the town calendar.Town of Reading
• Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 p.m.: Town Forest Committee meets Monday evening. The Town Forest Committee meets Monday, September 28, at 6 p.m., according to the town's official meeting calendar.Town of Reading
• Mon, Sep 28: Austin Prep football hosts Pingree Monday. Austin Prep's football team hosts Pingree of South Hamilton on Monday in a nonleague matchup, according to MaxPreps' schedule listing.MaxPreps
• Tue, Sep 29: Reading Memorial girls soccer plays Watertown Tuesday. Reading Memorial's junior varsity girls soccer team faces Watertown on Tuesday, September 29, in a scheduled conference match, per MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Wed, Sep 30, 3:00 p.m.: Barrows Elementary school council meets Wednesday. The School Council at Alice M. Barrows Elementary meets Wednesday, September 30, at 3 p.m., per the town's calendar.Town of Reading
• Wed, Sep 30, 3:15 p.m.: Wood End Elementary school council meets Wednesday. The School Council at Wood End Elementary meets Wednesday, September 30, at 3:15 p.m., according to the town calendar.Town of Reading
• Thu, Oct 1: Rock Voices choir performs October 1. Rock Voices, a community choir that performs only rock music, is featured on the Reading Patch calendar for an October 1 event.Reading Patch
• Sat, Oct 3: Spellman Museum hosts free appraisal day Oct. 3. The Spellman Museum in Reading hosts a free appraisal day for coins, stamps and collectibles on October 3, according to the Reading Patch calendar.Reading Patch

Recent editions

• Thursday, September 24, 2026 — Killam School Building Committee convenes Monday as construction of Reading's new elementary school continues
• Tuesday, September 22, 2026 — Reading will host three fall vaccine clinics for COVID and flu at Coolidge Middle School this season
• Monday, September 21, 2026 — Free on-demand Link Shuttle service launches connecting Reading residents to Wakefield and area hospitals