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Town begins search for Reading's next assistant town manager | Reading

READING - With Town Manager Matt Kraunelis settling into his new corner office, the community’s new CEO has officially begun the hunt for a new second-in-command.

Select Board conducts marathon session of interviews with town manager finalists

(Editor’s Note: This story is the first of a two-part series on the Select Board’s final interviews on Saturday with the four finalists hoping to become Reading’s next town manager.)

Matt Kraunelis declared a shoo-in for interim town manager's position | Reading

READING - Municipal manager Matt Kraunelis will step in as Town Hall’s steward once Town Manager Fidel Maltez officially departs his corner office later this month.

Department heads pitch Christmas wish lists for FY'22 | Reading

READING – Budget fantasy took precedent over town realities as department heads laid out their Christmas wish list for FY22 Tuesday night. The Reading Select Board heard presentations on facilities, public services, public safety, and capital/debt all coming with a mandate from Town Manager Bob LeLacheur to “create a budget as if money was no object.” Last week the board heard presentations from the library, administrative services, finance, public works, and enterprise funds. It’s all part of the process that will lead to the FY22 budget for Reading. Like previous budget discussions, Tuesday’s virtual meeting was filled with big numbers and colorful charts. On RCTV the numbers were often hard to read but in many ways it didn’t matter. At some point reality will overtake fantasy and the numbers will change. For example, collective bargaining with the town’s eight unions is ongoing and that’s just one of many variables. The biggest variable re

Duo tackling food insecurity: It takes a village