Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed changes to Reading's rubbish and recycling program in a new episode of her "Reading Between the Lines" podcast, produced with RCTV, released this week. The episode walks residents through what's shifting in how the town collects and sorts household wa…
Reading voters will decide the fate of a fiscal 2028 operational override on the Nov. 3 state election ballot this fall. Town Hall launched an "FY28 Override Hub" page as the roughly $6.5 million question, previewed in "Patch AM: How would the $6.5M override change Reading taxes and sch…
Property tax bills climbed in 109 Massachusetts communities for fiscal year 2026, Reading Patch reports. Patch staff writer Benjamin Pierce detailed the statewide trend in a report picked up by the Reading edition this week, arriving as Reading's Housing Authority and the School Committ…
Reading's Finance Committee voted 8-0 to table a decision on phasing in a $6.5 million override until after November's election.
The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project is continuing truck-mounted aerosol spraying across Reading through the summer season. Town Hall separately asked residents to submit photos for a refresh of the town's website and social media, and Reading Public Schools is spotlighting new S…
A new state law backed by Reading's legislative delegation creates Massachusetts' first licensure process for home care agencies. State Sen. Jason Lewis's office touted the measure, alongside a companion PROTECT Act shielding immigrant residents from federal overreach, according to Read…
Trader Joe's is planning to open a new grocery store in Reading, real estate trade outlet REBusinessOnline reported Monday. Town Hall, under Town Manager Jayne Wellman, promoted the free Let Grow Summer Independence Challenge for local families and detailed the East Middlesex Mosquito C…
One Reading, Massachusetts obituary was published this week: Margaret R. "Marty" DuBois, 77, of Reading, who died August 14, 2026, per Echovita, with arrangements under the care of Robinson Funeral Home.
Reading Town Hall used a new podcast episode to explain changes to the town's rubbish and recycling program this week. Town Manager Jayne Wellman hosted the latest installment of Reading Between the Lines, a series produced with Town Hall and RCTV, focused entirely on the collection cha…
Reading recorded 20 property transfers between July 17 and Aug. 15. Thirteen listed a sale price, ranging from $625,000 to $1,495,000, with a median of $1,125,000. The top sale was 409 Haverhill St., which went for $1,495,000 to Brian and Mackenzie Noyes. Seven of the 20 transfers, 35 percent, were