This Week in Reading History
We are looking back at the happenings of Reading using the Digital Archives of the Reading Public Library. The...
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Obituary: Carol Joan Van Horn, 92
December 29, 1930 – January 23, 2023 Carol “Joan” Van Horn, 92, of Manchester, NH, passed away on January...
Food-Waste Composting Pilot Kicks off at Birch Meadow
Reading, MA — A pilot program to compost food waste in the Reading schools started on January 11 at...
Reading Lions Club Comedy Night
Enjoy a night of comedy with the Reading Lions on March 11! March is a long month—a laugh will...
Isaac Fitzgerald Discusses his Outstanding New Memoir at a Special Event Moderated by Daniel Ford, host of The Writer’s Bone Podcast
“The best of what memoir can accomplish… pulling no punches on the path to truth, but it always finds...
Obituary: Brenda (Sandberg) Gardner, 57
July 13, 1965 – February 12, 2023 Brenda (Sandberg) Gardner, age 57, of Reading, MA, passed away peacefully on...
Final Slate of Candidates for the 2023 Local Election
Contests for Select Board; Library Board of Trustees Reading, MA — With the deadline for potential candidates to return...
Reading Police & Fire Log February 10-12, 2023
Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log: Friday, February 10, 2023 1:32am – CO detector...
Linden Tree Coffeehouse Presents A Terrific Triple Bill of Regional Singer-Songwriters
Tom Smith, Kim Moberg, and Chris LaVancher March 4, 2023, at 7:30 pmA Terrific Triple Bill of Regional Singer-Songwriters:...
Northeast Metro Tech Students Rebuild Kiosks for Woburn Trails and Conservation Areas
Wakefield, MA — Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to announce that Northeast Metro Tech Carpentry students repaired and rebuilt...