🌱 Patch AM: Reading Announces Hiring Of New Police Chief

Hey there, Reading! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Decorated Army veteran and longtime officer to lead Reading police
• How to catch Reading's new free electric shuttle, The Link.

Also on today's calendar: The Best Flippin' Card Show Monthly Mixer and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Turning sunny; low humidity, with a high of 76 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 59.
• Sunday: A touch of rain, mainly early, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Reading Announces Hiring Of New Police Chief (patch.com) — Reading residents will soon see a familiar face leading their police department, as longtime officer and current Deputy Chief Christine Amendola has been selected as the next chief. A Reading officer since 2006 and a decorated U.S. Army veteran, she plans to focus on building a department where employees are proud to work and the community remains confident in its police services.
   

• Massachusetts towns launch free, on-demand electric rides to transit, shops, and care (thecooldown.com) — Reading residents can now use The Link, a free, on-demand electric microtransit service connecting Reading and Wakefield to shops, medical facilities, and MBTA stops for at least a year. Funded by a state grant and operated by Circuit, the service aims to cut travel costs, reduce emissions, and make everyday trips easier without needing a personal car.
   

📸 Around Reading

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Reading

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• The Best Flippin' Card Show Monthly Mixer →
  15 Middlesex Canal Park Dr, Woburn
  8:30 am
• Tango! Tango! →
  West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• From Source to Sea: Reading's Impact on the Ipswich River →
  Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave, Reading
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
• Plymouth Blitz Book Launch with Michael McLaughlin →
  Whitelam Books, 610 Main St, Reading
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• The Bargain Box Thrift Store! →
  Church of the Good Shepherd, 95 Woburn St, Reading
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Ready, Set, Build : Lego
  Storytime Room Maynard Public Library, 77 Nason St, Maynard
  10:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Reading Woods Community Yard Sale & Craft Fair →
  55 Jacob Way, Reading
  9:30 am
• Hard Sale & Craft Fair →
  55 Jacob Way, Reading
  9:30 am
• Fall Equinox Meditation & Magick →
  Presence & Co., 557 Main St, Reading
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• North Reading Town Day →
  Ipswich River Park, 15 Central St, North Reading
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Rd, Andover
  7:00 pm

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• Burbank YMCA — (781) 944-9622
• Champion Soccer School
• Austin Preparatory School — (781) 944-4900
• Kidcreate Studio Wilmington — (781) 516-8496
• VNA Senior Living — (617) 776-9800
• DiNapoli Painting Inc. — (781) 953-9680
• Partners In Rehabilitation LLC — (978) 447-1012

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Remembering 9/11 —Jeffrey Blonder Read on Patch

• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Nonunion Closer - Store Admin - 0488 in Reading. Apply here.
• Textron posted a job opening for Sr CNC Machinist in Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Reading here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wakefield

• 1070 Main St #1070, Wakefield, MA 01880 (zillow.com)
• Wakefield Arts & Crafts Society Begins 2026-2027 Season (thereadingpost.com)
• Watertown Football Hosting Four Home Games in 2026, Hits the Road on Thanksgiving (watertownmanews.com)

North Reading

• 3 Mass. hikers rescued from N.H. mountains in 3 separate operations, including one airlift (boston.com)

Melrose

• Weekend Boarding Changes Coming To Melrose MBTA Station (patch.com)

Ok Reading! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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