History

Reading’s Boys #5: February-March 1944

Fred Melvin Day (February-March 1944) The last we heard of Fred, he had just landed in Bougainville with the...

Reading’s history is filled with stories and questions that lead to more questions. It is easy to get pulled...

Frederick John Estes Jr. (December 1943-January 1944) Between July and the end of November 1943, Frederick had added 12...

Fred Melvin Day (October-November 1943) When we last touched base with Fred, he had just gotten through the Battle...

Robert Colbert Rooney (August-September 1943) It would seem that nearly every boy in Reading registered for the draft on...

Reading’s Boys #1: June-July 1943 by Autumn Hendrickson Frederick John Estes Jr. (June-July 1943) On October 16, 1940, a...

Reading, MA — An email was received by the Reading Town Clerk from a young lady from a Florida...

It was in my junior year of high school, as I worked my way back through the side of...

Written by Virginia Adams and Virginia Blodgett. Photographs from the Blodgett Collection. Mrs. Adams is an active member of...

ZBA Grants Change of Use Permit The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted 5-0 to approve a special permit...