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Middle School presentation to S.C. focuses on student leadership

By NEIL ZOLOT

NORTH READING — Student leadership was the theme of presentations about activities at the Middle School given to the School Committee at their meeting Monday night.

“It’s an age to think about where you want to go and what you want to do,” Principal Dr. Catherine O’Connell said. “It’s about empowering this…

 

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Making An Impact: Parent survey unveils mixed attitudes about underage alcohol, marijuana use

 

 

Making An Impact is a column authored by members of the Community Impact Team (CIT). The Transcript publishes these articles periodically to inform our readers about the resources and programming available to people of all ages in our community through the CIT’s efforts.

NORTH READING — Starting in mid-2023, the North Reading Youth…

 

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Town faces tough budget decisions in FY25 and beyond

 


By MAUREEN DOHERTY

 

NORTH READING — The current budget challenges faced by those tasked with crafting the Fiscal Year 2025 annual budgets for the schools and municipal government were not unanticipated.

In fact, Town Administrator Michael Gilleberto forewarned voters at last year’s June Town Meeting that the town’s ability to carry the FY23…

 

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Hopping along the bunny trail!

ENGINE 3 from the North Reading Fire Department made a special delivery to the Batchelder School on Sunday — escorting the Easter Bunny to the Carl Cutlip Memorial Easter Egg Hunt. (Gary Hastings Photo)

 

A LITTLE FAN of the Easter Bunny eagerly offers him a high five at Sunday’s Carl Cutlip Memorial Easter Egg

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Masquers take home three more awards at METG state finals

THE MASQUERS proudly display all of the awards they won throughout the one-act season in the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG) Drama Festival for their adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” in which they advanced to the state finals in Boston last weekend. Front row, l-r: Sam Voisinet, Marshall Murray, Brian Conlon, Piper Kirwin,

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A ‘Symphony of Trash’

ANNA PAGE, 9, and her dad collected this huge pile of trash on a recent walk in their neighborhood which has inspired her call to action for kids and adults alike to pitch in and clean up their neighborhoods. (Courtesy Photo)

 


The following Op-Ed was submitted by Matthew Page, a member of the town’s…

 

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A Wildcard finish for NOTEorious

NOTEorious earned second place overall in the Varsity Vocals ICHSA semifinals at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, earning a Wildcard chance to possibly be selected to compete in the finals in NYC. They await the decision of the judges following the submission of a video of their group. NOTEorious members are (first row, l-r): seniors Dylan

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Front Page published March 28, 2024

 

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District-wide recount for GOP State Committee Man

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

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.

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

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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