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…
Reading's Senior Property Tax Exemption Program has been reauthorized for three more years after the state House delegation secured passage of a home rule petition. The town's Extreme Heat Warning, active since July 1, runs through today, with public cooling centers remaining available …
Reading's senior property tax exemption program has been reauthorized for three more years after the state House delegation secured passage of a home rule petition. That renewal arrives as the town heads into a holiday weekend still under an Extreme Heat Warning through July 4, with pub…
Reading enters the July 4 holiday under an extreme heat warning as the town opens public buildings as cooling centers from July 1 through July 4. The alert, posted Tuesday on the town's News Flash, is the most immediate concern for residents heading into the long weekend, with older adu…
Reading closes June with a major budget question unresolved and a dangerous heat wave on the way. The town's News Flash produced no new items in the past 24 hours, but readingma.gov continues to highlight active summer programs including the Let Grow Summer Independence Challenge and au…
Reading's fiscal future is the defining story as the week closes, with a potential Proposition 2½ override taking shape and its size still undetermined. A Reading Patch morning briefing — "How big could Reading's next override be—and what might it cut?" — raised pointed questions about …
Reading's Conservation Commission decided questions about roads, trails, and wetlands this week, per Reading Patch, as the town moves through a busy summer of infrastructure and community programming. Town Hall's active notices include a final Sunday morning closure of the southern half…
Reading's three governing boards tackled the town's financial future Thursday at a Joint Financial Forum. The Finance Committee, Select Board, and School Committee convened June 25 to discuss budget considerations and collaborative planning for the road ahead — the single most substanti…
Reading's three top governing bodies face a shared budget reckoning Thursday night. The Finance Committee, Select Board, and School Committee are sitting down together for a Joint Financial Forum to discuss the town's fiscal outlook and collaborative planning — an unusual three-board co…
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