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Pearl Street Sale Tops Reading's Active June Housing Market at $2.275 Million

Reading recorded 20 property sales between June 19 and July 18, according to deeds filed with the South Middlesex Registry of Deeds. Among the 16 sales with disclosed prices, values ranged from $430,000 to $2,275,000, with a median of $812,000. The month's top sale was 539 Pearl St., wh…

Finance Committee Sends Override Options to Select Board

Reading's Finance Committee sent a set of Proposition 2½ override options to the Select Board this week, a step that could raise property taxes to cover town and school costs. The move builds on a Reading Patch report the previous day that put a potential override at $6.5 million, and c…

High Street Reopens After Days-Long Roadwork Closure

High Street's roadwork closure lifts as state budget delivers a Council on Aging van boost. The town's High Street closure ran July 14-17 for roadwork, while Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed upcoming trash and recycling changes on the "Reading Between the Lines" podcast. The Fiscal Y…

State Budget Delivers $50,000 for Reading Council on Aging Van

State budget funding and a High Street closure topped a quiet Thursday in Reading. The finalized fiscal year 2027 state budget directs $50,000 toward a new Reading Council on Aging van and boosts the town's Chapter 70 and unrestricted local aid, per a report from the office of House Min…

Reading Rolls Out Automated Trash Collection as High Street Reopens

Reading is overhauling trash and recycling collection this week as High Street reopens and the Select Board weighs a budget override. Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed the automated-collection shift on the town's "Reading Between the Lines" podcast, while crews wrapped a roadwork clos…

Reading moves to automated trash pickup as High Street closes for repaving

Reading is shifting to automated trash and recycling collection as High Street closes for four days of roadwork. Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed the recycling changes in a new episode of the "Reading Between the Lines" podcast, while High Street shuts to through traffic from July 14…

Reading Youth Lacrosse's Summer Sixes program remains open for registration, with sessions running into late July at Reading Memorial High School.

Reading Youth Lacrosse's Summer Sixes program is underway and still accepting registrations, with one-hour sessions combining skills work and 5-on-5 games held Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday evenings at Reading Memorial High School through July 30. The fast-paced format features a goa…

Reading Rolls Out Automated Trash Program, Closes High Street for Repairs

Reading is overhauling trash and recycling collection while High Street closes for four days of repairs this week. Town Manager Jayne Wellman detailed the new automated program on the town's "Reading Between the Lines" podcast, and High Street will be closed to through traffic from Mond…

Reading Median Home Price Reaches $812,000 as June Sales Cluster in Upper Tier

The Reading registry recorded 19 property transfers between June 12 and July 11, 2026, with 10 carrying disclosed sale prices ranging from $425,000 to $1,525,000 and a median of $812,000. Nine of the remaining deeds show grantor-grantee name overlap consistent with trust formations and …

High Street To Close Four Days For Grant-Funded Roadwork

Reading prepares for a four-day High Street closure and a shift in trash services this week. The town's News Flash confirmed High Street will close July 14-17 for roadwork tied to a $2.6 million infrastructure grant, per "Road Work Scheduled Next Week In Reading" from Patch, while Town …

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