North Reading News

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

I know it’s hard to believe, but when I was a kid, everybody… absolutely everybody…drank tap water. Right from the tap. There was no such thing as bottled water. In nearly every kitchen, there was a glass beside the…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

NORTH READING – Select Board member Nick Masse will hold office hours on Thursday, June 11 from 5:30-7 p.m. in Room 5 at Town Hall, 235 North St. All welcome to attend.

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

By Michael Connelly, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations

The North Reading School Committee at their April 27, 2026 meeting officially voted the fiscal year 2027 school budget to put forward at North Reading’s annual open Town Meeting on June 1, 2026. The budget…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The Select Board with hold two public hearings at its next meeting on Monday, June 15 to set new water rates and establish new trash and recycling fees for the new fiscal year. The hybrid meeting will be…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

NORTH READING — The Friends of the North Reading Council on Aging will be meeting Monday, June 8 at the Edith O’Leary Senior Center, 157 Park St., at 7 p.m. for an informational meeting, the annual election of officers and ice cream sundaes.

Everyone is…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

NORTH READING — Have you heard the latest buzz? Sharing the details of your NR event or meeting is easy via [email protected]. Deadline: Mondays at 5 p.m.

Public meetings: Agendas of public boards must be posted at least 48 hours in advance on the town…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

NORTH READING — North Reading Parks and Recreation is your nonprofit community resource for fitness and fun! Your participation and investment support low-cost programming for all ages and improvements to our parks and playgrounds.

Register today for the following programs listed below online at northreadingma.gov/parks-recreation…

Graduation essayists announced

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING – The 69th Commencement Exercises of North Reading High School will be held on Friday, June 5 promptly at 6:15 p.m. at Arthur J. Kenney Field. All are welcome to attend the outdoor ceremony.

The graduating seniors…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The annual Town Meeting Monday night drew a respectable crowd of…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

The following information on the town’s Social Host Ordinance, adopted in 2017 and updated in 2023 with higher fines for offenses, was provided by Laura Miranda, the Substance Abuse/Mental Health Clinician with the North Reading Police Department in a prior edition of the Transcript. It…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on June 4, 2026

NORTH READING — On Tuesday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m., the North Reading Democratic Town Committee will meet in person at the North Reading Town Hall, 235 North St. in Room 14. This is a regular open meeting of the committee. Members will discuss ongoing…