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And on the Reading Patch calendar - Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!)

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Hey hey Reading! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What RMLD just decided about AI, meters, and your service hours.
  • How you can stock Reading's new Little Essentials Library cart.
  • Reading remembers Samuel H. Williams Jr., who grew up in town.

Also on today's calendar: Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy and cool; p.m. rain, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 47.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 62 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 💡 RMLD Board of Commissioners 9-15-26 AI Recap (readingrecap.com) — Reading Municipal Light Department's latest meeting in Reading approved a new AI-use policy, major line-work and truck contracts, and a customer service hours pilot starting October 12 that shortens evening phone availability. Commissioners reviewed progress on Station 6, advanced meter installations that are nearly complete in Reading, and capital pressures from transformers and cable trailers. They also delayed a key decision on renewable energy certificate use until November after a cost-of-service study is finished.
   

• Partnering for Dignity: Donate to the Little Essentials Library Today (thereadingpost.com) — Reading residents are being asked to donate travel-sized hygiene items at the Reading Public Library to stock a new Little Essentials Library cart for neighbors who struggle to afford basic supplies. Donations can be dropped in the lobby box through October 1, with items distributed from the Health Nook by late October. Town health officials emphasize that good hygiene protects both individual and community health.
   

• Samuel H. Williams Jr. Obituary (caledonianrecord.com) — A former Reading resident, Samuel H. Williams Jr., is remembered in an obituary noting he grew up in Reading before a Navy career and long professional life in New Hampshire. The tribute highlights his decades at Burndy Corporation, deep devotion to family, love of Falmouth and gardening, and reputation for integrity and warmth. Services will be private, with memorial donations suggested to Wren Hospice in South Carolina.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Wakefield

  • Governor Healey awards $4.4M to expand Microtransit and Last Mile Transit connections across Massachusetts including Burlington and Woburn (homenewshere.com)

North Reading

  • Friday's area roundup: Sutherland nets the game-winner for Danvers girls soccer (cnhi.com)
  • Beacon Hill Roll Call: Sept. 7 to Sept. 11, 2026 (recorder.com)

Wilmington

  • Increase In Scams Reported In Wilmington, Police Say (patch.com)
  • Wildcats roll in opener: Wilmington High football blasts Cardinal Spellman, 33-0 (homenewshere.com)
  • Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) Shares Down 6.2% - Time to Sell? (marketbeat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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