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District-wide recount for GOP State Committee Man

March 21, 2024

After press time: Michael J. Scarlata wins the recount for Republican State Committee Man seat in the First Essex and Middlesex Senatorial District (March 22)

*CHART PUBLISHED MARCH 21 PRIOR TO RECOUNT.

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The outcome of the three-way race for Republican State Committee Man seat in the First…

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FY25 School Dept. budget request increases 9% to $40.67M

March 21, 2024

By NEIL ZOLOT

NORTH READING — The initial estimate for the Fiscal Year 2025 School Department budget ask is $40,679,524, a nine percent increase of $3,359,929 from Fiscal Year 2024’s $37,319,595.

“We try to watch our costs, but things don’t get cheaper,” Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Michael Connelly reported at the School Committee…

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Town election races for Select Bd., School Com.

March 21, 2024

Updated from the print edition Thursday, March 21 at 1 p.m.

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The town’s voters will have choices on the ballot in the annual Town Election on May 7.

Both the Select Board and the School Committee will feature three-way races for the two available three-year seats on…

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Easter Sunrise Service March 31

March 21, 2024

NORTH READING — North Reading clergy welcome all the faithful to attend a brief service to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus at sunrise (6:30 a.m.) on Easter Sunday, March 31 at the top of the hill on the North Reading Town Common.

Rev. Kirk Patterson from Trinity Evangelical Church will deliver the Easter message. Clergy…

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Bottom’s up!

March 21, 2024

A PAIR OF GEESE looking for their next meal synchronize their underwater dabbling on Martins Pond. (Jean Faiella Photo)

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Carl Cutlip Easter Egg Hunt March 24

March 21, 2024

NORTH READING – The annual Carl Cutlip Easter Egg Hunt for the children in town will be hosted by the Union Congregational Church on Sunday, March 24 at 1 p.m. at the Batchelder School playground.

The Easter Egg Hunt will be for elementary school children and younger. Eggs filled with candy and treats will be…

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Tomorrow’s entrepreneurs compete at state finals

March 21, 2024

THIRTEEN ambitious students interested in future careers in business and entrepreneurship qualified as district finalists and represented North Reading High School DECA at the State Career Development Conference. (Courtesy Photo)

North Reading High School DECA triumphs at State Career Development Conference

NORTH READING — In a remarkable display of talent and determination, North…

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Community Coffeehouse Showcase Saturday

March 21, 2024

NORTH READING — The North Reading Community Coffeehouse will present its March Showcase on Saturday, March 23 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

This month’s performers are: Dolores Bourque with Ric Page, Tom Sullivan and Uri Bourque, David Buckman, The Lakeside Boys (Gene Doughty and Phil Leavitt), Mark Gaudet and Joanna Katzen.

Each performer will perform about a…

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NOTEorious advances to ICHSA Semifinals

March 21, 2024

NRHS’s A CAPPELLA group, NOTEorious, competes in the ICHSA Semifinals at Mechanics Hall in Worcester on Sunday, March 24 at 3 p.m. They qualified after earning the highest score of any high school a cappella group in the U.S.A. in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast Division of ICHSA. Tickets are on sale through the

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Tickets for Masquers’ Boston performance on sale now

March 21, 2024

NORTH READING — Masquers is headed to the state finals of the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild Drama Festival in Boston March 21-23. They will perform Shakespeare’s comedic “Much Ado About Nothing” at the John Hancock in Boston and are featured in Session 4 on Saturday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m.

Tickets are on sale through…