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Good morning Reading! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will you dare feed Reading's motion-activated Demogorgon for a cause?
  • What could Tuesday's Select Board tax talks mean for your Reading bill?
  • See KISS's newly remastered 1976 Reading rehearsal in high definition.

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Peabody Community Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 48.
  • Friday: Sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Feed the Demogorgon: Stranger Things Display Collects for Reading Food Pantry (thereadingpost.com) — A Reading family at 71 Tennyson Road has turned their yard into an elaborate Stranger Things-themed walkthrough, complete with a towering Demogorgon and nightly lights from 6 to 10 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to bring nonperishable food for the Reading Food Pantry, dropping donations into bins by the motion-activated monster while enjoying the spooky display.
   

2. Select Board to begin annual tax rate deliberations on Tuesday (homenewshere.com) — Reading's Select Board meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to kick off fiscal 2027 tax rate deliberations and continue discussing a potential Proposition 2½ override that could affect your bill. Members will also review a major MWRA sewer overflow project that may raise Reading's assessment, consider Liquor Junction's expansion, and talk about using AI for meeting minutes.
   

3. KISS Releases Remastered 'Hard Luck Woman' Video Filmed in Reading (thereadingpost.com) — KISS fans in Reading can revisit a unique local moment as newly remastered footage of the band rehearsing at Camp Curtis Guild in 1976 is released for the album's 50th anniversary. The high-definition "Hard Luck Woman" video, shot entirely in town, is part of a broader reissue campaign now available for pre-order on KISS's website.
   

4. Town of Boxford Welcomes Sean Donahue as Assistant Town Administrator/Finance Director (thetowncommon.com) — A longtime municipal administrator who previously served as Reading's human resources director has taken on a key finance and administration role in nearby Boxford. His experience managing personnel, benefits, and budgeting in Reading is highlighted as a major asset as Boxford looks to maintain strong financial management and public service.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Representative Jones Holding District Office Hours October 9 in Reading —Office of MA House Minority Leader Brad Jones Read on Patch
  • Reading Art Association Hosts a Painting Demonstration on October 14 —Brian Kimerer Read on Patch
  • MSC Group posted a job opening for Export Documentation Representative in Reading. Apply here.
  • Covestro AG posted a job opening for Maintenance Scheduler Planner in Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Reading here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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