🌱 Patch AM: Reading Community Singers ~ OPEN Rehearsals ~ Come Join Us! and 10 more events

Hello Reading! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Family Festival Faith & Fun at Stoneham Town Common
• 2026 Peabody Community Market at Community Covenant Church
• Winning as a Buyer in Today's Market at Legacy Hall

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: An afternoon shower possible, temps: high: 85, low: 59.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Reading

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Family Festival Faith & Fun →
  Stoneham Town Common, 340 Main St, Stoneham
  10:00 am
Sunday August 23
• 2026 Peabody Community Market →
  Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody
  3:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Winning as a Buyer in Today's Market →
  Legacy Hall, 295 Washington St, Woburn
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Austin Prep: Summer Preview →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• RSM Winchester classes are enrolling for 2026-27 academic year →
  50 Cross St, Winchester
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• Finance Committee →
  Reading, MA Calendar Reading, MA 01867
  7:00 pm
• Select Board →
  Reading, MA Calendar Reading, MA 01867
  7:00 pm
• School Committee →
  Reading, MA Calendar Reading, MA 01867
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Reading Community Singers ~ OPEN Rehearsals ~ Come Join Us! →
  6 Salem St, Reading
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Wakefield Porchfest 2026 →
  60 locations around Wakefield
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Reading Community Singers ~ 2 More OPEN Rehearsals ~ Come Join Us! →
  6 Salem St, Reading
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Reading Community Singers ~ ONE More OPEN Rehearsals ~ Come Join Us! →
  6 Salem St, Reading
  7:00 pm

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• Champion Soccer School
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Reading Delegation and Mass. Legislature Bring Oversight to Massachusetts' Unregulated Home Care Industry —Jason Lewis Read on Patch
• Sen. Lewis, Rep. Haggerty, and Mass. Legislature Defend Residents from Federal Immigration Overreach —Jason Lewis Read on Patch
• Senator Lewis and Mass. Senate Vote to Increase Legislative Transparency —Jason Lewis Read on Patch

• Hallmark posted a job opening for Hallmark Field Installation Merchandiser Floater (part-time) Reading, MA 01867 in Reading. Apply here.
• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Courtesy Clerk-Bundler - Front End - 0488 in Reading. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Reading here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wakefield

• Temple Emmanuel And Linden Tree Concerts Present The Millis Berfield Band At Wakefield Porchfest (thereadingpost.com)
• Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 51 - Report No. 33 August 10 – 14, 2026 - Wakefield Community Access TV (wcatwakefield.org)
• The Wayfair PFML Verdict (businesswest.com)

North Reading

• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0000904454-26-000462 (sec.gov)
• A Mass. high schooler invented an AI-powered flood predictor. It could wind up saving lives throughout the US. (boston.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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