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In today's newsletter:

  • Rollover crash in Reading garage sends one person to trauma center
  • How the Killam project's solar rebate could save Reading taxpayers money
  • What big choices await Reading at Pleasant Street Center and Town Meeting?

Also on today's calendar: Lynnfield Electronics Recycling Event ♻️ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Cloudy and windy; p.m. rain, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Brisk and cool with rain, with a high of 61 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Person Taken To Trauma Center Following Rollover Crash In Reading, Fire Officials Say (patch.com) — Emergency crews in Reading responded Monday night to a serious rollover crash inside a garage on Gazebo Circle, where a trapped occupant had to be freed from the vehicle. Firefighters transported the person to a trauma center, then worked with the building commissioner to evaluate structural damage and turned the building back over to management to address remaining hazards.
   

2. 🐨 Killam School Building Committee 9-21-26 AI Recap (readingrecap.com) — Reading's Killam School project took a big step as the building committee voted to accept up to $120,000 from Reading Municipal Light Department's solar rebate program, helping reduce borrowing costs. Members also scrutinized construction delays, rejected an under-documented $585,000 contractor payment request, and scheduled potential supplemental meetings, while launching a new project website and addressing neighbors' concerns about the temporary playground.
   

3. Select Board to review Pleasant Street Center options (homenewshere.com) — Reading's Select Board is weighing future options for the Pleasant Street Center, including possible leasing or sale under existing preservation rules, while also reviewing the November Town Meeting warrant. Members are set to discuss a potential Proposition 2½ override, climate committee renaming, sidewalk snow-clearing bylaw, and funding for Driscoll Field lights, all with direct implications for local services and taxes.
   

4. Quannapowitt Players Starts Rumors (thereadingpost.com) — Reading's own Quannapowitt Players are opening their season with Neil Simon's fast-paced farce "Rumors," now in rehearsal right here in town. Performances run over three weekends starting October 2, with evening and Sunday matinee options and tickets available online or via the box office for adults, seniors, and students.
   

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  • Quannapowitt Players Starts Rumors —Heather Gay Read on Patch
  • Senator Lewis Honored with Legacy Award by the Wakefield Unified Prevention Coalition —Jason Lewis Read on Patch
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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