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NRFD welcomes new firefighter

FIREFIGHTER MATT ENOS (center) was officially appointed to the North Reading Fire Department as a full-time member during a ceremony held on September 4. He is flanked by Deputy Fire Chief Barry Galvin (left) and Fire Chief Donald Stats. Firefighter Enos previously served with the Hamilton Fire Department for the past three years, and the

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Oct. TM prequel Monday

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Fall Town Meeting is just around the corner, on Monday, October 7. As is the tradition of the Select Board, all members of the public are invited to participate in the prequel to Town Meeting next Monday night, Sept. 30, when a public hearing will be held starting at…

 

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Get your flu shot Sept. 27

NORTH READING — According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 44,900 people died from influenza complications during the 2023-24 flu season. As it does every year, the CDC recommends everyone 6 months or older receive the updated flu vaccine, with rare exceptions.

The town’s Health Department is hosting a Fall Influenza Clinic on…

 

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Srikanth wins 2024 Scholastic Gold Key for Poetry; advances to national round

SUCHETA SRIKANTH reads her original poem, inspired by the school shootings in Ulvade, Texas, at the town’s March for Our Lives rally in 2022. Her poem has won a Scholastic Gold Key award. (Eric Evans Photo)

 

 

NORTH READING — A poem on school shootings, “Untitled,” written by North Reading High School senior Sucheta…

 

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Veterans’ Day breakfast Nov. 7

NORTH READING —  Save the date! All North Reading  veterans are invited to attend the North Reading Veterans’ Day Breakfast at the Moose Lodge 1511 on Thursday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Veterans are welcome to be accompanied by one guest.

The town’s newly appointed Veterans Services Officer, TJ Tedeschi, is…

 

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Peer Mediation: A new way to handle conflict

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS who volunteered to serve as members in the new Peer Mediation program underwent three days of specialized training in conflict resolution this summer. Front row, from left: Minna Karapchanski, Macy Kurchian, Hailey LeBarge, Mia Ledoux, Paige Helferich, Eva Hanegraaff, Barrett Deninger, Cameron Kosinski and Aiden Buckley. Back row, from left:

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Chamber’s Town Day at IRP

TOWN PRIDE was on display as North Reading celebrated Town Day on Saturday, September 15.  There was live music provided by the NRHS a cappella group, NOTEorious as well as bouncy castles and karate and dance demonstrations.  This all was accompanied by the dozens of booths representing local businesses and numerous groups around town, all

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Hardy souls enjoy soggy Apple Festival

GINA DONNELLY
1st Place
Apple Pie Contest

 

 


By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Into each life a little rain must fall. Unfortunately, for those looking forward to a sun-filled Apple Festival on the ground of the Rev. Daniel Putnam House last Saturday, it was not to be.

While the forecast on Friday had…

 

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City’s Community Power program renewed

MELROSE — The City of Melrose announces that its electricity supply program, Melrose Community Power (MCP), has been renewed. MCP is a group purchasing program, operated by the City since 2019, which provides electricity supply options to help residents and businesses manage costs and increase renewable energy use. 

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Follow Your Art Chalk Walk this weekend

ARTISTS GO TO great lengths to exhibit their talents, and it was no different during Follow Your Art’s annual Chalk Walk event last year. (File photo by Raj Das, edphotos.com)

MELROSE — Chalk Walk, a Follow Your Art Community Studios’ fundraiser for Arts for All will take place on Saturday, September 28 with rain date Sunday, September…

 

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We promised to never forget

TWENTY-THREE YEARS after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in NYC, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, members of the North Reading Fire and Police Departments gathered at the Fire Station for their annual solemn ceremony and to toll the bell in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people who perished that day. Among them were hundreds of

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Keeping the public safe

MAYOR JEN GRIGORAITIS stands with women officers from the Melrose Police Department during this year’s Victorian Fair. (Carianne Roche Photo)

 

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