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NORTH READING — All Purple Heart recipients, their families and friends, as well as the community at large are invited to attend the town’s National Purple Heart Recognition Day on Wednesday, August 7 at 7 p.m.

This special ceremony will be held by the North Reading Veterans Events Committee and the North Reading Veterans Department…

NORTH READING — Dana-Farber’s Mammography Van will be at Ipswich River Park on Tuesday, August 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The mammography van offers digital screenings (3D mammography). The van comes to you enabling Dana-Farber’s friendly, professional staff to provide easy access to a vital screening. The entire process takes less than 20…

By EMILY KLESARIS

NORTH READING — July’s featured Artist of the Month at Flint Memorial Library is Don Hammontree. Originally from central Illinois, Hammontree is now based locally out of Salem.

With a draftsman and tool designer as a father, Hammontree was constantly exposed to technical building plans and drawings of architecture from a young…

WORCESTER — Natalie Gonthier, a resident of North Reading, was bestowed a BS/MS degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s 155th Commencement on Friday, May 10. Nearly 1,100 undergraduate degrees were awarded during the ceremony.

Gonthier, who majored in Mechanical Engineering, was named to the dean’s list every semester while attending WPI…

NORTH READING — The North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society is looking for entertainment slots of 20 minutes to be scheduled between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the day of the festival, Saturday, Sept. 21 (rain date Sept. 22).

The Historical Society often has local and area dance studios, martial art demonstrations, the NRHS…

NORTH READING — Break out the lawn chairs and picnic baskets and prepare to be entertained with foot-tapping, hand-clapping music this Saturday, June 20 at Ipswich River Park.

The North Reading Community Coffeehouse Outdoor Summer Series at Ipswich River Park presents the second of its three-series event this summer from 4-7 p.m. at the IRP…

By NEIL ZOLOT

NORTH READING — Are you between the ages of 15 and 26 and in the market to create a resume, explore new career options or in need of job application or internship support? Then the weekly Jobs Skills Drop-In sessions offered by North Reading Youth Services are for…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — While the current heatwave forced the cancellation of yesterday’s Summer BBQ and entertainment series at Ipswich River Park, there is a silver lining as the series will be extended for an extra week, to July 31 rather than July 24.

Run by the Friends of North Reading Parks and…