Mark Dockser News Today

READING – The two groups with the most time invested in the town’s search for a new senior/community center met Wednesday night at Town Hall simply to talk.

READING - Former Select Board chair Jackie McCarthy today confirmed two unnamed Town Meeting members in early February tried to coerce her into changing her vote Reading’s next town manager.

READING – The Reading Select Board voted 3-1 Tuesday night in favor of funding an investigation into the events surrounding the resignation of chair Jackie McCarthy on Feb. 6.

READING - With the Select Board poised to launch an official inquiry into the circumstances around her shocking departure, former Select Board Chair Jackie McCarthy on the eve before that

READING – The seven voting members of the Reading Center of Active Living Committee (ReCALC) left Wednesday’s night’s meeting with a homework assignment. Simply answer 12 questions relating to each

READING – Carlo Bacci is no longer the subject of a family joke.

READING - Local officials tonight will reportedly entertain the possibility of launching a formal investigation into the circumstances behind former Select Board Chair Jackie McCarthy’s resignation last month and whether

READING – Only in a meeting that included talk of blackmail and extortion could a discussion of raising resident’s taxes take a back seat.

READING – At Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, Mark Dockser said Chris Haley attacked his integrity with inaccurate and insulting claims. Haley followed by saying Dockser attempted to blackmail former chair

READING – Jackie McCarthy’s surprising decision to resign from the Select Board earlier this month has for the most part been met with understanding and requests to respect her privacy.