Reading is overhauling trash and recycling collection while High Street closes for four days of repairs this week. Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed the new automated program on the town's "Reading Between the Lines" podcast, and High Street will be closed to through traffic from Mond…
The Reading registry recorded 19 property transfers between June 12 and July 11, 2026, with 10 carrying disclosed sale prices ranging from $425,000 to $1,525,000 and a median of $812,000. Nine of the remaining deeds show grantor-grantee name overlap consistent with trust formations and …
The Reading School Committee heard that lower-than-expected Killam Elementary School construction bids will cut the town's borrowing by roughly $21 million to $22 million, more than 25 percent below the $85 million projection, member Lara Durgavich reported.
High Street closure looms as state funding lifts Reading's Council on Aging. Town Hall announced High Street will shut down July 14-17 for roadwork, while local businesses stay accessible, and Town Manager Jayne Wellman discussed upcoming recycling changes on the town's new podcast. Pat…
The Reading Conservation Commission opened an enforcement case over tree clearing within a wetland buffer at 10 Brentwood Drive.
State budget brings funding for Reading's Council on Aging as trash-collection overhaul advances. A newly passed $63.4 billion Fiscal Year 2027 state budget includes assistance for the Reading Council on Aging, according to a Patch report, while Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed the t…
Reading rolls out trash and recycling changes as new town podcast debuts amid a light week for local government news. Town Manager Jayne Wellman's new program, "Reading Between the Lines," dedicated its latest episode to explaining the shift, while the town also promoted mosquito sprayi…
Reading's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit for a second-story addition at 26 Whittier Road despite a side-yard setback short of town requirements.
Eleven of 18 recorded deeds in Reading carried disclosed sale prices during the period from June 6 to July 5, 2026, with transactions ranging from $192,350 to $1,525,000 and a median of $925,000. The month's standout deal was 36 Lindsay Lane, which sold June 18 for $1,525,000 — the high…
The Reading Lacrosse Association's Summer Sixes program continued at Reading Memorial High School through the Fourth of July week, with Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday evening sessions running through July 30. Registration is still open for the grades pre-K through 8 program, which com…