Reading Launches Let Grow Challenge, Photo Call
READING -- Town Hall opened the door this week to two resident-facing pushes: a free program aimed at giving kids more independence over the summer, and a call for locals to help refresh the town's public image online.
TOWN HALL
The Let Grow Summer Independence Challenge, a free community program, has come to Reading, giving families a structured way to encourage kids to take on more independence, running errands, walking to a friend's house, or other small unsupervised tasks, during the summer months. Separately, Town Hall put out a call for amateur photographers to submit pictures of Reading for use on the town's website and social media, as officials look to refresh both with resident-submitted images.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Here's What About $1 Million Gets You In Reading Real Estate" is the headline on a Reading Patch feature spotlighting a four-bedroom Colonial on a 1.53-acre lot listed for sale in town. Reading Patch reports the listing as an example of what buyers can expect to find near the $1 million mark locally (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/reading).
"More Than 180 Restaurants Offer Deals For Restaurant Week: MA Cheap Eats" was the subject of a Reading Patch newsletter noting prix fixe menus are back across Greater Boston and Central Massachusetts, with deals starting at $27. The item was distributed through Patch's regional food coverage rather than reported specifically on Reading (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/reading).
COMING UP
The Board of Cemetery Trustees meets Monday, Aug. 3, followed by the Select Board on Tuesday, Aug. 4, and the Permanent Building Committee on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The Community Planning and Development Commission and the Audit Committee are both scheduled for Monday, Aug. 10. On the community calendar, WCAT's "Movies by the Lake" screens "The Incredibles" Thursday, Aug. 6, and the Annual Tent Sale is set for Friday, Aug. 7, per the Reading Patch calendar.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.