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…
Reading is overhauling trash and recycling collection while High Street closes for four days of repairs this week. Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed the new automated program on the town's "Reading Between the Lines" podcast, and High Street will be closed to through traffic from Mond…
High Street closure looms as state funding lifts Reading's Council on Aging. Town Hall announced High Street will shut down July 14-17 for roadwork, while local businesses stay accessible, and Town Manager Jayne Wellman discussed upcoming recycling changes on the town's new podcast. Pat…
State budget brings funding for Reading's Council on Aging as trash-collection overhaul advances. A newly passed $63.4 billion Fiscal Year 2027 state budget includes assistance for the Reading Council on Aging, according to a Patch report, while Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed the t…
Reading rolls out trash and recycling changes as new town podcast debuts amid a light week for local government news. Town Manager Jayne Wellman's new program, "Reading Between the Lines," dedicated its latest episode to explaining the shift, while the town also promoted mosquito sprayi…
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