Reading Recap, 2 Haven Street, Reading, MA (2025)

02/14/2025

Representative Brad Jones will be having his monthly district office hours today, February 14th. Brad or a member of his staff will be available at the Pleasant Street Center, located at 49 Pleasant Street, from 10:15AM until 11:15AM. You can always reach out to Representative Jones anytime via his email address: [email protected] or by emailing his Director of Local Affairs and Scheduling, Sara Doran, at [email protected]

Representative Brad Jones will be having his monthly district office hours today, February 14th. Brad or a member of his staff will be available at the Pleasant Street Center, located at 49 Pleasan…

02/13/2025

Town Clerk Laura Gemme has provided her seventh update for all of the open seats in the April 8, 2025 local election. We will provide updates every week until the ballot is finalized as nomination papers are not official until returned and certified by the Town Clerk and Board of Registrars. The last day to pull papers is February 18, 2025 by 5PM and all must be returned by February 18, 2025 by 5PM. Starting off with the Select Board, newcomer Christopher Cook....

Town Clerk Laura Gemme has provided her seventh update for all of the open seats in the April 8, 2025 local election. We will provide updates every week until the ballot is finalized as nomination …

02/13/2025

Save the date! Sunday, March 16th from 10:30am – 3pm. Indoors at Reading Memorial High School Hawkes Field House. Recreational & competitive play by level, beginner & advanced beginner clinics, intro to pickleball for beginners. Registration opens on February 18th. Proceeds to go towards dedicated, public pickleball courts at Symonds Way....

Save the date! Sunday, March 16th from 10:30am – 3pm. Indoors at Reading Memorial High School Hawkes Field House. Recreational & competitive play by level, beginner & advanced beginner clin…

02/12/2025

Tonight, the Reading Art Association will host a demonstration by Traci Thayne Corbett. She will demonstrate her oil landscape technique. The meeting will be held in Guild Hall, First Congregational Church (middle side door), Sanborn Street, Reading, Wednesday February 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. More information about Tracy and this demo is available on the RAA website. http://www.readingart.org/feb2025demo.shtml

Tonight, the Reading Art Association will host a demonstration by Traci Thayne Corbett. She will demonstrate her oil landscape technique. The meeting will be held in Guild Hall, First Congregationa…

02/12/2025

Based on the potential public health concerns raised, and the proximity of this project to Reading’s Environmental Justice block and conservation land, the Health Department informed MBTA to conduct a Health Impact Assessment and an Environmental Impact Assessment prior to any approvals. Response from MBTA: We are not required to provide a Health Impact Assessment or an Environmental Impact Assessment. The project does not require....

Based on the potential public health concerns raised, and the proximity of this project to Reading’s Environmental Justice block and conservation land, the Health Department informed MBTA to conduc…

02/11/2025

The Reading Food Pantry could use your help! Either with the list of items below or via direct donation. You can donate via PayPal using this link or you can mail checks made out to Reading Food Pantry to 6 Salem Street Reading, MA 01867. All donations are tax deductible. Items in need are: Laundry Detergent, Instant Rice: White and Brown Riced Pilaf, Herbal Tea, Crackers: Ritz, Townhouse, Saltines....

The Reading Food Pantry could use your help! Either with the list of items below or via direct donation. You can donate via PayPal using this link or you can mail checks made out to Reading Food Pa…

02/10/2025

Enjoy your Bertucci's favorites with family & friends while earning funds in support of the Reading Memorial High School Drama Club. Today, February 10th 11:00am - 9:00pm, visit their location at 45 Walkers Brook Drive. Simply present this flyer below or enter the unique code below when ordering online: FUNDRAISER
VALID ON TO-GO, DELIVERY, CATERING & DINE-IN.

Enjoy your Bertucci's favorites with family & friends while earning funds in support of the Reading Memorial High School Drama Club. Today, February 10th 11:00am - 9:00pm, visit their location …

02/10/2025

Here is the list of all the meetings with agendas currently scheduled for this week in Reading. As always, this list is only up to date as of Monday morning and new meetings or modifications can be added/revised at any time. For PDF’s of the agendas, please click on the meeting name. Please check out https://www.readingma.gov for any changes.

Here is the list of all the meetings with agendas currently scheduled for this week in Reading. As always, this list is only up to date as of Monday morning and new meetings or modifications can be…

02/09/2025

Live look at the downtown snow accumulation

A live look at the corner of Haven and High Street towards the Reading Train Depot (Haverhill Line).www.ReadingRecap.comFacebook.com/ReadingRecap

02/08/2025

The FINAL READING PERFORMANCE IS TONIGHT, SATURDAY FEB 8TH AT 7:30 PM. Due to the inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, THE SUNDAY FEB 9TH PERFORMANCE IS CANCELLED. Beyond this weekend, the RMHS Drama will be performing AN UNORIGINAL ORIGINAL at the METG Drama Festival Preliminary Round at Wayland High School, on MARCH 1st at 10 AM. Thank you for your understanding and support. After this one-act play, there will be....

The FINAL READING PERFORMANCE IS TONIGHT, SATURDAY FEB 8TH AT 7:30 PM. Due to the inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, THE SUNDAY FEB 9TH PERFORMANCE IS CANCELLED. Beyond this weekend, …

02/08/2025

Town Clerk Laura Gemme has provided her sixth update for all of the open seats in the April 8, 2025 local election. We will provide updates every week until the ballot is finalized as nomination papers are not official until returned and certified by the Town Clerk and Board of Registrars. The last day to pull papers is February 18, 2025 by 5PM and all must be returned by February 18, 2025 by 5PM.

Town Clerk Laura Gemme has provided her sixth update for all of the open seats in the April 8, 2025 local election. We will provide updates every week until the ballot is finalized as nomination pa…

02/07/2025

Does your family love Asian food? Do you dread figuring out what to make for dinner? Why not take the night off from cooking and support the Coolidge Middle School at the same time! Today February 7th, our French Club is hosting a restaurant fundraiser at the Mandarin Reading Restaurant Asian restaurant! (296 Salem Street in Reading). Dine in OR order take-out and support the Coolidge 8th Grade French Trip to Quebec, Canada and the French Club receives 20+% of sales....

Does your family love Asian food? Do you dread figuring out what to make for dinner? Why not take the night off from cooking and support the Coolidge Middle School at the same time! Today February …

02/07/2025

Reading Public Library (RPL), Reading, MA—Winter may be sticking around, but at the library, we’re getting ready for spring. Have a look at what’s happening in the next few weeks and join us. On February 11, a three-part series with Gardens by Demetra kicks off. You’ll learn about native plants & pollinators, explore the benefits of indoor gardening and find ways to make your garden feed you (and not the bunnies). In the Children’s Room....

Reading Public Library (RPL), Reading, MA—Winter may be sticking around, but at the library, we’re getting ready for spring. Have a look at what’s happening in the next few weeks and join us. On Fe…

02/06/2025

Reading Public Schools Early Release today: Middle & RISE 10:30am, Elementary 10:45am, RMHS 11am. Trash and Recycling Delay: Due to the timing of the forecasted snowstorm for today, Republic Services has notified the Town that there will be no trash or recycling collection for today, Thursday, February 6 and that all collection will be delayed by 1-day for the remainder....

Reading Public Schools Early Release today: Middle & RISE 10:30am, Elementary 10:45am, RMHS 11am. Trash and Recycling Delay: Due to the timing of the forecasted snowstorm for today, Republic Se…

02/05/2025

At last nights Select Board meeting, the board had 2 motions to discuss; whether or not to authorize the Town Manager to refrain from collecting parking fees at the Upper Haven Lot (often referred to as the CVS lot) and at the Brande Court Lot. One passed, the other one did not and that’s where it became, as Mark Dockser stated, “awkward”....

At last nights Select Board meeting, the board had 2 motions to discuss; whether or not to authorize the Town Manager to refrain from collecting parking fees at the Upper Haven Lot (often referred …

02/04/2025

The Select Board will be meeting this evening at 7:00pm in the Select Board meeting room at Town Hall and remotely on Zoom. The first item on the agenda after public comment and the town managers report is a recognition of Mandarin Reading Restaurant. Owner Robert Lee has raised over $100k for various local and outside groups since 2012 when he formed "Benefit Nights" for the town. From PTO's, to sports teams to Reading Community Singers, Robert and his staff have ran a never ending flow of support over the years, where every weekend it seems like Mandarin was running one of their 20% fundraisers.....

The Select Board will be meeting this evening at 7:00pm in the Select Board meeting room at Town Hall and remotely on Zoom. The first item on the agenda after public comment and the town managers r…

02/04/2025

This past Saturday, a resident organized meeting was held at the Reading Public Library. It was heavily attended with multiple residents standing in the doorway and hallway. Tonight at 7pm, the Select Board will be meeting with the MBTA for a turn-back track discussion. That portion of the agenda is slated for roughly 8pm. Below is the live stream video we shot from that meeting as well as the drone video we recorded that was highlighted during their discussion:

This past Saturday, a resident organized meeting was held at the Reading Public Library. It was heavily attended with multiple residents standing in the doorway and hallway. Tonight at 7pm, the Sel…

02/03/2025

Here is the list of all the meetings with agendas currently scheduled for this week in Reading. As always, this list is only up to date as of Monday morning and new meetings or modifications can be added/revised at any time. For PDF’s of the agendas, please click on the meeting name. Please check out https://www.readingma.gov for any changes.

Here is the list of all the meetings with agendas currently scheduled for this week in Reading. As always, this list is only up to date as of Monday morning and new meetings or modifications can be…