Hundreds of people headed to Comically Speaking Saturday to get their free comic book—courtesy of National Free Comic Book Day. Owner of Comically Speaking, Patrick Jamal, said that he gave away close to 500 comic books during the day. Writer, artist, and teacher Tyler James was also at the store to promote and sell his new graphic novel. Prints of his original artwork were also on sale.

Town officials and members of the Mattera family were on-hand this weekend to celebrate the opening of the newly-renovated Mattera Cabin, the centerpiece of the Mattera conservation area that will now serve as a meeting place and function hall. We sent reporter Kara Deyermenjian to the event to capture all that she could, and she brought us the above video in addition to other content you'll see later this week.

Update: State Rep. Jim Dwyer, who represents Reading's precincts 2,3 and 5, today issued a statement about the death of Osama Bin Laden through his Facebook page. "Congratulations to our men and women of our armed forces for their perseverance and tenacious efforts in bringing mass murderer Osama bin Laden to justice," Jones said. "We must continue to support our troops in the fight against terrorism. We Americans can accomplish anything, as a nation, when we stand together. God Bless the victims of 9/11, our troops, and God bless the United States of America.' State Sen. Katherine Clark, who…

With the warm weather here and Spring planting season underway, we thought it would be appropriate to bring you some Spring gardening tips—and who's better to offer gardening tips than employees at Eric's Flower and Plant Emporium?

With Town Meeting coming our way next week, Reading Patch took some time out on Election Day to ask Reading voters what they thought were the biggest issues facing Reading right now. Their answers included the schools, the conditions of the roads and the budget. We'll bring you a total of five responses this week, and you can add your own in the comments thread below.

As the stereotype goes, summer is the time to read quick, breezy books that you can zip through while laying in the sand, and winter is the time for thick, ponderous books that you can sit and sift through by the fire. But what about springtime? This week, we'll bring you the persepectives of two Reading librarians on what makes good spring reading, where residents can find suggestions, and a couple of books that they've enjoyed recently.

Reading Memorial High School hosted a regional winter color guard competition this weekend, and Reading Patch had freelance photographer Stacey Puopolo on scene to capture the action. We'll have a photo gallery of the event for you on Thursday, but, in the mean time, we will bring you glimpse into why these students and their parents participate.

Welcome to "You Said It," Reading Patch's feature where we ask Reading people to offer their opinions on relevant topics. Each week, we will bring you five installments of this feature. This week, we asked Reading residents to tell us a joke in honor of April Fools' Day.

Welcome to "You Said It," Reading Patch's new feature where we ask Reading people to offer their opinions on relevant topics. Each week, we will bring you five installments of this feature. This week, we asked Reading residents about their favorite family activities around town.

Welcome to "You Said It," Reading Patch's new feature where we ask Reading people to offer their opinions on relevant topics. Each week, we will bring you five installments of this feature. This week, we asked Reading residents when they will consider this winter officially over.

Last week, Reading Patch caught up with the girls of Girl Scoup Troop 71302 as they set up a Dr. Seuss event at the Reading Public Library. In honor of Read Across America Day, we asked them about their favorite books. We'll bring your their responses this week, one video per day.

Welcome to "You Said It," Reading Patch's new feature where we ask Reading people to offer their opinions on relevant topics. Each week, we will bring you five installments of "You Said It." This week, we asked coaches at a February vacation baseball camp what they were looking forward to this baseball season.