Mayor Michael McGlynn reads to children in a corner of Carzo Gym. New England Patriots football player Stephen Neal also read to carnival attendees during the day's events.
"Anything with education, reading, getting kids interested is a plus in my book," said Medford resident Rick Finnigan, who has been coming for years with his two children, Ricky, 9, and Karissa, 13. The two children listened as McGlynn read to a group of children.
