The Reading Select Board cleared Chair Melissa Murphy and member Christopher Haley of two open meeting law complaints in split votes after first voting 0-5 against hearing them in executive session.
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…
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 …
The Reading Permanent Building Committee approved a $7,072.20 change order but deferred a $24,147 steel tariff charge pending a town counsel opinion.
The Reading Recreation Committee bid farewell to its retiring Recreation Administrator, known on the recording only as Jim, while pressing the town over his hiring process.
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 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 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 …
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…
Reading recorded 17 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, but only five carried a recorded 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.