Homecoming Parade and Bonfire Tonight at 6 p.m.

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Homecoming Parade and Bonfire Set for Tonight

The Homecoming Parade steps off at 6 p.m. from the old Central School site and travels Jefferson Avenue, W. Benson Street, Market Street, Pleasant Street and West Street to Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Reading Marching Band, cheerleaders, fall sports teams, and Reading Youth Football and Cheer are among the marchers. A community bonfire follows at Bemmes Field around 7 p.m., with games, activities and food for sale.

Reading Blue Devil Athletics

Whitelam Books to Host Midnight Release for New Rebecca Yarros Novel

Whitelam Books will hold an after-hours midnight release party Monday, September 28, for Rebecca Yarros' new novel 'Threshing Day'.

The Reading Post

Driver Rescued After Rollover Crash Into Gazebo Circle Garage

Firefighters extricated a driver trapped after a rollover crash into a Gazebo Circle garage on Monday, September 21, and took them to a trauma center; the Building Commissioner later evaluated the structure's stability.

Boston 25 News

Library Hosts BeTween Time Drop-In for Grades 4–7

Reading Public Library holds 'BeTween Time,' a hands-on drop-in activity for grades 4-7, today from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. in the Children's Program Room; no registration required.

Reading Public Library

Library Hosts LUMA Talk on Latinx Allyship

Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts leads a discussion at Reading Public Library today from 6 to 8 p.m. on allyship and issues facing the Latinx community; registration encouraged but not required.

Reading Public Library

Library's Speed Reads Group Discusses Short Story

Reading Public Library's Speed Reads group meets today from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Pleasant Street Center to read and discuss a short story together.

Reading Public Library

Calling Hours Held for Longtime Resident Karen L. Berry, 87

Calling hours and a funeral service for longtime resident Karen L. Berry, 87, take place today starting at 10 a.m. at Barile Family Funeral Home.

The Reading Post

Calling Hours Held for Longtime Resident Anna Chambers, 84

Douglass, Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home holds calling hours today from 4 to 8 p.m. for longtime resident Anna M. Chambers, 84.

The Reading Post

State Senator Jason Lewis Honored with Prevention Legacy Award

The Wakefield Unified Prevention Coalition honored State Senator Jason Lewis with a Legacy Award for his legislative work on public health and substance use prevention.

The Reading Post

Reading Memorial Beats Stoneham 3-1 in Soccer

Reading Memorial defeated Stoneham 3-1 on Wednesday, September 23, for its first home win of the season.

MaxPreps

Reading Cross-Country Teams Beat Woburn

Reading's girls beat Woburn 16-47 and the boys won 17-45 in their second meet of the season; the meet also included a Parkinson's disease awareness and fundraising effort.

The Reading Observer

Parker Middle Field Hearing Continued to Oct. 14

The Conservation Commission continued its wetlands hearing on replacing the Parker Middle School turf field to October 14 at the applicant's request; the Sept. 23 meeting also covered a wetland-boundary hearing at 695 Pearl Street, a proposed addition at 81 Causeway Road, and an illicit-discharge repair update for 87 Walkers Brook Drive.

Town of Reading