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 …
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 …
The Reading School Committee approved Mulberry Forest Montessori School as an accredited private school in a 4-2 vote, over objections tied to busing and special education costs.
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…
The Reading Conservation Commission continued a hearing on replacing the Parker Middle School turf field after members pressed engineers on PFAS infill, buffer-zone mowing and outdated rainfall data.
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…
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…
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…
Reading's future senior and community center is taking shape this week as Town Hall touts new progress at the ReCAL site. The project aims to expand services for older residents, and Town Manager Jayne Wellman's office continues posting updates on its progress alongside routine town bus…
Reading recorded 19 property transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22, according to South Middlesex Registry of Deeds filings. Eleven sales had a price recorded, ranging from $625,000 to $1,495,000, with a median of $950,000. The month's top sale was 409 Haverhill St. at $1,495,000, followed closely by