🌱 Patch AM: How much is Reading paying next for Killam School construction?

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In today's newsletter:

• How much is Reading paying next for Killam School construction?
• Discover the unusual music-theater experience coming to Woburn Street.

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 🐨 Killam School Building Committee 9-28-26 AI Recap (readingrecap.com) — Reading's Killam School Building Committee approved a $567,742.50 payment to Brait Builders for August construction work, after trimming about $20,000 in site-work charges. Members focused on documentation, bond costs, and soil-disposal approvals that are slowing excavation. Future meetings this fall will track construction progress and refine how billing is reviewed.
   

• Being Jonas Wilder — A Solo Music-Theater Evening (thereadingpost.com) — A free solo music-theater performance, "Being Jonas Wilder," is coming to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading on Saturday, October 10 at 3:30 p.m. The 70-minute show blends concert, memoir, and storytelling, featuring singer-songwriter and author Mark Firehammer. Donations are welcome and will support both the church and the Creative Humanity Alliance.
   

📸 Around Reading

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Reading

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
  American Legion Post 221, 357 Great Rd, Bedford
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Veronica Roth's Newest Divergent Dystopia Novel
  Reading Public Library -
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Homecoming Dance
  Maynard SD Maynard, MA 01754
• Seasonal/Holiday Decor Swap Donations
  Reading Public Library -
  9:00 am
• Playdough Palooza
  Reading Public Library - Community Room (A & B)
  10:00 am
• The Pillowman at Colonial Chorus Players →
  1249 Main St, Reading
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Church-wide Yard Sale →
  45 Woburn St, Reading
  9:00 am
• Whitelam Books to Host Book Launch with Children's Author Cynthia Platt →
  Whitelam Books, 610 Main St, Reading
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Riverside Renaissance Swing Band Bows to America! →
  Historic Hale Farm, 39 Hale St, Beverly
  4:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Sing With Andover Choral Society →
  Christ Church, 33 Central St, Andover
  7:20 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member 3957 in Reading. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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Lynnfield

• Lynnfield's MarketStreet To Host Northeast Arc Run, Walk And Roll For Inclusion (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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