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Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 14, 2026

NORTH READING — The Friends of the North Reading Council on Aging (FONRCOA) will be giving away tomato plants to residents who register for the event to take place on Saturday, May 16 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Edith O’Leary Senior Center.

Residents, (one per…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 14, 2026

60 YEARS AGO
May 12, 1966

New Super. The North Reading School Committee announces the appointment of Dr. Albert Louis Benson Jr. to the position of Superintendent of Schools at an annual salary of $15,900. This appointment brings to an end a three-month process in…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 14, 2026

NORTH READING — In collaboration with the Community Impact Team, the Edith O’Leary Senior Center, 157 Park St., will host three events next week, all of which are open to the public.

On Monday, May 18 at 6 p.m., a presentation on Suicide Prevention with…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 14, 2026

NORTH READING — The North Reading Historical & Antiquarian Society and the North Reading Historical Commission will host their third historic grave marker cleaning event (rain or shine) on Sunday, May 17 from 2-4 p.m. at the Park Street Cemetery.

After a short training session…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 14, 2026

WAKEFIELD — The Emmanuel Episcopal Church invites the community to attend its May Soul Supper on Thursday, May 14, featuring a thoughtful and timely conversation titled “War and Peace in Jewish and Zionist Thought.”

The evening includes a free community dinner from 6 to 6:45…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 14, 2026

In the story “Select Board grapples with FY27 budget,” published in the May 7, 2026 Transcript, a reference to Article 23 of the upcoming June 1 Town Meeting regarding a request for the town to acquire an interest in a strip of land on Riverside…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 14, 2026

NORTH READING — A 51-year-old North Reading woman was summonsed to court following a motor vehicle accident on Sunday, May 3.

Police were informed that her 2023 Volvo XC40 SUV crashed into a brick wall at 57 North St. at 1:04 a.m. The SUV was…