The hot July sun didn't keep residents away from the first "Beer Garden on the Common" - Photo by Kenan Cooper |
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Select Board members Carlo Bacci, Chris Haley, Town Manager Fidel Maltez, and School Committee member Tom Wise enjoy the festivities. - Photo by Kenan Cooper |
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The crowd was entertained with live music from Rest Button - Photo by Kenan Cooper |
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Monday, July 18, marked the beginning of the official work of the Killam School Building Committee (KSBC). This next step in the process of securing Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) funding for a proposed replacement for the Killam Elementary School created a group that will guide the process to completion. The committee is made up of nine members. Five are from the Permanent Building Committee, Greg Stepler, John Coote, Kirk McCormick, Patrick Tompkins, and Nancy Twomey. Two members, Sarah McLaughlin and Carla Nazzaro represent the School Committee. There is one Select Board member, Karen Herrick, on the committee. The final KSBC member, Town Treasurer Endri Kume, represents town staff.
The only order of business for the new committee was to select a chair and vice chair for the coming year. After discussion on the role and expectations for the chair, Nazzaro nominated Tompkins, who was elected to the position by a 9-0 vote. Nazzaro was then nominated as vice-chair by Twomey. By a 9-0 vote, Nazzaro was also elected. [Read More]
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After more than 30 years in the Army, Reading’s new Veterans Services Agent, William Valliere, shared that he is ready and prepared to “help all veterans [in Reading] and connect them to the benefits they might rightly receive.” Valliere expanded on this mission, explaining that veterans from all eras have benefits they have earned, including those from the Veterans Administration (VA) and Veterans Health.
“Younger veterans should make sure they are connected to the VA through their veterans status because they earned that,” Valliere implored.
The town website further explains, “The priority of the Veterans Services Office is to aid and assist all veterans, their widows or spouses, and/or their dependent children, in the town of Reading through the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services, with short or long term medical assistance, financial aid, assistance with state applications for veterans’ benefits, and administration of veteran’s benefits provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.” [Read More]
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Inter Space Fine Arts is hosting an opening reception, “Wandering,” on Thursday, July 28, from 5 to 7 pm. Featuring works by Barry Berman, Margi Smith, and John Chadis. The exhibit runs through August 28, 2022.
Inter Space is located at 189 Main Street (Route 28), North Reading, MA 01868, at the corner of Main and Francis Streets. [Read More]
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New guaranteed savings project will reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and provide critical HVAC capital improvements |
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The Massachusetts Legislature passed a sweeping clean energy bill, An Act driving clean energy and offshore wind. The legislation bolsters green transportation, green buildings, and clean power production, including offshore wind, solar, storage and networked geothermal, while creating thousands of new jobs and economic benefits in the process. This bill builds upon the Next Generation Climate Roadmap bill, which was passed earlier this legislative session and overhauled the state’s climate laws by putting Massachusetts on a path to reach net-zero limit on greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
“This legislation makes clear the Commonwealth’s commitment to a clean energy future as well as our commitment to building a clean energy economy with high-paying jobs,” said State Representative Richard M. Haggerty (D-Woburn). “This is yet another example where our public policy creates a path towards real energy independence, bolsters green job creation, supports moving our transportation sector away from fossil fuels, encourages clean wind energy, updates our electrical grid, and incentivizes all of us to move towards greener, cheaper energy policy.” [Read More]
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The Massachusetts Legislature passed a sweeping clean energy bill, An Act driving clean energy and offshore wind. The legislation bolsters green transportation, green buildings, and clean power production, including offshore wind, solar, storage and networked geothermal, while creating thousands of new jobs and economic benefits in the process. This bill builds upon the Next Generation Climate Roadmap bill, which was passed earlier this legislative session and overhauled the state’s climate laws by putting Massachusetts on a path to reach net-zero limit on greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
“This legislation makes clear the Commonwealth’s commitment to a clean energy future as well as our commitment to building a clean energy economy with high paying jobs,” said State Representative Richard M. Haggerty (D-Woburn). “This is yet another example where our public policy creates a path towards real energy independence, bolsters green job creation, supports moving our transportation sector away from fossil fuels, encourages clean wind energy, updates our electrical grid, and incentivizes all of us to move towards greener, cheaper energy policy.” [Read More]
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Highlights from the Reading Police & Fire Logs
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