✍️ LTE: Accountability Matters – Reflections on the Select Board and the Upcoming Election
Dear Editor, I would like to begin by apologizing for my role in the disruption at Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting. Speaking out of turn was not appropriate, and I…
✍️ LTE: Introducing myself as a Candidate for Town Meeting in Precinct 3
To the Editor, My name is Allison Powell, a lifelong Reading resident and member of the Reading Memorial High School Class of 2020, and I’m running for Town Meeting in Precinct…
✍️ LTE: Town Hall Candidate Announcement Letter – William Dalton
Dear Neighbors, I am writing to announce my candidacy to represent Precinct 2 at Reading’s Town Meeting. I have dedicated my life to public service—from serving in the U.S. Coast…
✍️ LTE: Letter to the Editor from Goodwill CEO
Dear Editor, Once again, I am writing to thank the residents of Reading for demonstrating their community spirit and commitment to sustainability by donating 1.3 million pounds of clothing and…
✍️ LTE: Unified Sports Matter
Dear Editor Last night at the (Select Board) meeting, Karen Herrick made a disappointing statement: she expressed that she doesn’t want to include a funding source for unified sports in…
✍️ LTE: MBTA Turnback Meeting
Dear Editor, Kudos to the Reading Turnback Committee(RTC) for organizing, RCTV for recording , and The Select Board for hosting this important meeting. The RCTV recording of the meeting is…
✍️ LTE: Trash Contract Update – What You Need to Know
To the Editor: It’s tough to add much to The Reading Recap’s excellent coverage of the Town's new trash contract (“Select Board Approves New Trash Contract After Lengthy Debate”), but since…
✍️ LTE: October Office Hours – Date Change
Hi neighbors, Just a quick note to let you know that I won’t be holding my usual monthly office hours (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on the lower floor of the Reading…
✍️ LTE: RCTV
Dear Editor: I’m writing to you as a concerned Reading resident who is in support of the RCTV contract and the director. I have lived in Reading for over 47…
✍️ LTE: RCTV Contract Renewal
To the Editor: I am writing to express my dismay at the Reading Selectboard’s insistence that the Director of RCTV be fired before they sign more than the current 3-month…
