Town of Reading, MA
Malcolm Coles currently serves as an Election Warden for the Town of Reading, MA, a role focused on overseeing local, state, and federal election processes in collaboration with the Town Clerk's Office and the Board of Registrars of Voters. Previously, Malcolm held the position of National Service Fellow with Campus Compact, where responsibilities included advising and strategizing to advance national service priorities. Additionally, Malcolm was appointed by President Biden as Acting Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps, overseeing federal national service and volunteer activities. Earlier experience includes a role as a VISTA Volunteer and VISTA Leader with the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity, contributing to community development initiatives from 1967 to 1969.
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Town of Reading, MA
Town north of Boston, MA Reading's original settlers came from England in the 1630's to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Many arrived through the ports of Lynn and Salem. In 1639 some citizens of Lynn petitioned the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for "place for an inland plantation." The General Court granted them six square miles, then an additional four. The first settlement called Lynn Village was on the south shore of the Great Pond, what is now known as Lake Quannapowitt. On June 10th, 1644 the settlement was incorporated by the House of Deputies as the Town of Reading, taking its name from Reading, England. The first church was organized soon after the settlement, and the first parish, later known as South Reading, became Wakefield in 1868. A special grant in 1651 added land north of the Ipswich River to the Town of Reading. This area in 1853 became the separate Town of North Reading. During its early years, the area which is currently the Town of Reading, was known as Wood End, or Third Parish.