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FY27 state budget includes $50K for Council on Aging van
Town will also see an increase in Chapter 70 and unrestricted local aid
Rep. Jones’ July 10 office hours cancelled; will resume in August
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the monthly district office hours of House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) scheduled for Friday, July 10 have been cancelled.
Reading’s senior property tax exemption program reauthorized for another three years
State House delegation secures timely passage of home rule petition for town.
Supplemental budget includes $175K for Reading projects
Town could also receive an estimated $245K in winter road relief funding.
Representative Jones holding district office hours June 12 at Reading’s Pleasant Street Center
House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) will be holding his monthly district office hours in Reading on Friday, June 12 from 10:15-11:15 a.m. at the Pleasant Street Center, located at 49 Pleasant Street.
Representative Jones supports blue envelope bill
House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) recently supported legislation designed to create a safe environment whenever a police officer conducts a traffic stop involving an individual with autism by codifying the blue envelope program into statute.
Representative Jones supports legislation expanding access to EpiPens
House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) recently supported legislation to increase the availability of life-saving epinephrine autoinjectors, more commonly known as EpiPens.
Op-Ed: Tech is not always the answer
Something remarkable happened in 2025: about 18 states banned students’ access to smartphones and other personal electronic devices from the first to the last bell of the school day
Reading to receive $898K in road and bridge assistance
Reading is scheduled to receive $898,350.30 in state funding assistance for local road and bridge maintenance as part of a multi-billion dollar transportation infrastructure bond bill recently approved by the House of Representatives with the support of House Minority Leader Jones and State Representative Haggerty.
Community encouraged to support METCO Advocacy Day
Supporters of Reading’s METCO community are encouraged to take action as Advocacy Day arrives at the State House.