The Reading Post Week in Review

Reading Post Week in Review Week of August 15th

Board of Selectmen Propose $7.5 Million Override to Community

Selectmen Meeting August 16, 2016The October 18 Special Election will have one question asking for an additional $7.5 million in property taxes for Fiscal Year 2018.


Rockets are Babe Ruth League Champions

summer rockets teamThe Summer Rockets defeated Woburn in the championship game.


Selectmen Closes Warrant for Special Town Meeting

2016 - 14There will be eight total articles on the warrant, two regarding senior citizen tax relief and one report with information about the town government’s financial picture.


West Nile Virus Found in Reading Mosquitos

This is an Aedes albopictus female mosquito obtaining a blood meal from a human host.

West Nile Virus has been detected in Culex mosquitoes collected from Reading


Reading Police Receive Funds for Extra Labor Day Patrols

PrintThe Reading Police Department has received a grant from the Massachusetts Highway Safety Division to increase impaired driving patrols.