Eleven volunteers from NextStep spent a muggy Wednesday morning working alongside Reading’s Conservation Division to install concrete pads at the Maillet, Sommes & Morgan Conservation Area.

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The Reading Center for Active Living (ReCAL) is starting to look like a building!

State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian announced the endorsements of four leading labor organizations in her campaign for the 5th Middlesex District State Senate seat.

The Reading Lions Club held its annual 5k road race and 1-mile walk on the evening of Thursday, July 16, sending participants off shortly after 6:30 pm from Memorial Park.

Salem State University is proud to announce that 20 students living in Reading made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester.

The New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA), one of the region's largest law enforcement organizations, today announced its endorsement of David Solet for Middlesex District Attorney.

“Dan will fight to ensure our schools have the resources they need and that every family in the Sixth District has a fair shot”

With the average price of a used car in Massachusetts currently over $30,000, many people are priced out of obtaining these critical tools.

The Massachusetts Correction Union (MCOFU), the designated union for nearly 3,000 employees of the state Department of Correction, today announced its endorsement of David Solet for Middlesex District Attorney.

Candidate Points to Middlesex County's 41 Losses in 43 OUI-Drugs Trials, Calls for Long-Overdue Reforms to Protect Public Safety

Today, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) announced its endorsement of Dan Koh in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District primary.

The Town of Reading is pleased to share that the Town has been awarded more than $1 million in state supplemental and earmark funds from several state agencies.

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Music, food, and community filled the Reading Town Common on Saturday, June 20, as residents gathered to celebrate Juneteenth.

Today, two senior Reading women leaders, Select Board Member Karen Herrick and former Select Board Member Anne Landry, announced their endorsements for Tram Nguyen’s campaign for Congress.

“From Day One, he will know what to do and how to get it done,” says Walsh.

Residents now have an additional day each week to drop off hard-to-recycle materials at the Reading DPW recycling center.

Democratic Challenger Highlights Incumbent Marian Ryan’s Failure to Prosecute Out-of-State Gun Traffickers Despite Hundreds of Seized Firearms.

The Reading Lions Club hosted its annual Friends & Family Day at the Birch Meadow Field Complex on Saturday, June 20, 2026.