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Reading Deeds Show $2.25 Million Top Sale as Nearly Half of Transfers Skip Price Disclosure

Reading recorded 19 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, with disclosed prices ranging from $466,900 to $2.25 million and a median of $962,000 among the 11 sales with reported figures. The month's top sale was 885 Main St. at $2,250,000, sold by Joseph P. Norden to Reading ECE RE LLC.

Primary Results Set November Ballot Matchups For Reading Voters

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 Set To Get Free Electric Shuttle Service

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…

ReCAL Senior Center Site Shows New Construction Progress

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…

Most Reading deeds in August involve family trusts, only 5 of 17 sales disclose a price

Reading recorded 17 property transfers between July 31 and Aug. 29, but only five carried a disclosed 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.