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TEWKSBURY — Drive almost anywhere in Tewksbury and a camera is reading your license plate.

READING - Town Manager Jayne Wellman provided an extensive update on several major municipal construction projects during last Tuesday's Select Board meeting, highlighting significant progress on the Reading pickleball complex, the High Street downtown improvements project, and the Reading Center for Active Living (ReCAL).

READING - Town officials are exploring ways to significantly reduce the cost of bringing Mattera Cabin into compliance with current building and accessibility codes, with the goal of eventually reopening the popular conservation facility to public use.

BILLERICA — The Shawsheen Tech School Committee met June 16, addressing ongoing financial reconciliation efforts, reviewing enrollment trends, celebrating student and athletic achievements, and discussing the district's Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

TEWKSBURY — Tewksbury will undertake a comprehensive review of the Flock Safety license plate reader program following an extensive public hearing during the June 23 Select Board meeting that drew questions from residents and the board about data privacy, cybersecurity and the future scope of the technology.

TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury Board of Health voted at their June 24 meeting to begin the process of scheduling a public hearing on a proposed local regulation addressing the sale of kratom products, following a presentation from the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards outlining growing concerns over synthetic versions of the substance.

TEWKSBURY — Residents will have the opportunity to experience one of the most unique versions of America's pastime when Beep Baseball comes to Ogden Field at Livingston Street Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m.

TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury Conservation Commission continued its public hearing until July on a Notice of Intent and Land Disturbance Permit application filed by East Point Energy for a proposed battery energy storage facility at 73-75 Hillman St., with commissioners indicating they are not prepared to make a decision until an independent peer review of the project is complete.

READING - The Reading Select Board will consider various override options and potentially vote on an appointment of a Library Board of Trustees member at its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 14.

READING - Police Chief David Clark announced Tuesday that he will retire next spring after more than three decades with the Reading Police Department, closing a career that has spanned