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Reading's calendar fills with early-August events as town hall stays quiet on new fronts. State Sen. Jason Lewis announced the Massachusetts Senate passed sweeping economic development legislation touching small businesses, housing, artificial intelligence oversight, and e-bike restrict…

Reading voters will decide a fiscal year 2028 operational override at the November 3 state election, town officials announced this week, launching an "FY28 Override Hub" to inform residents ahead of the vote that would affect spending starting July 1, 2027. Reading Public Schools flagge…

Town Manager Jayne Wellman debuted a new podcast episode explaining changes to Reading's automated trash and recycling program, even as the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project kept up truck-mounted spraying around town this week. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund Committee meets Wed…

Reading is rolling out the free Let Grow Summer Independence Challenge for kids this summer, town officials announced this week. The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project is also running truck-mounted spraying across town to control mosquito populations, and Town Hall is asking reside…

Reading Square braces for a planned two-day power outage set for July 27-28, even as a separate road resurfacing project begins Thursday, bringing delays and detours across town, according to the town's official alerts and a Patch report. Five town boards, including the Select Board and…

Progress continues at Reading's Center for Active Living project as Town Hall issued a fresh construction update this week. The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill meant to protect hospital workers after a rise in violent incidents at health facilities, action State Sen. Jason Lewis anno…

Reading Town Hall unveiled a shift to automated trash and recycling collection, explained by Town Manager Jayne Wellman in a podcast episode. Mosquito-control crews returned to town July 21, and Reading Patch reported that state Sen. Jason Lewis touted new Senate-passed legislation prot…

High Street's roadwork closure lifts as state budget delivers a Council on Aging van boost. The town's High Street closure ran July 14-17 for roadwork, while Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed upcoming trash and recycling changes on the "Reading Between the Lines" podcast. The Fiscal Y…

Reading's Finance Committee sent budget override options to the Select Board this week, according to Reading Patch. Town Manager Jayne Wellman released a new episode of "Reading Between the Lines," the Town Hall and RCTV podcast, focused on the town's ongoing rubbish and recycling chang…

Reading previewed sweeping changes to trash and recycling collection as the town rolls out a new automated program. Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed the shift in a new episode of "Reading Between the Lines," Town Hall's podcast made with RCTV. Elsewhere, the East Middlesex Mosquito C…