North Reading News

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 28, 2026

70 YEARS AGO
May 24, 1956

In the beginning… Another field trip to the Elm Street–Swan Pond Road area was made by the School Land Committee on May 16 in an effort to decide upon a suitable piece of land for a future school in…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 28, 2026

NORTH READING — There’s always something new to do at the Edith O’Leary Senior Center! “Our Place on the Hill” is located at the top of the Town Common, 157 Park St. Drop by for lunch and meet up with old friends or make some…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 28, 2026

NORTH READING — The North Reading Fire Department battled a two-alarm house fire overnight on the Memorial Day holiday.

On Monday, May 25 at about 11:32 p.m., the North Reading Fire Department was dispatched to 22 Wright St. for a report of a house…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 28, 2026

NORTH READING — A dispatcher from the North Shore Regional 9-1-1 Center informed police on Thursday, May 14 that a blue 2020 Dodge Durango SUV was stolen in Reading and the telematics company tracking it was reporting it to be located within a half-mile…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 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…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 2026

NORTH READING — To help kick off the celebration and start of Senior Week in North Reading, St. Theresa Parish would like to invite all graduating high school seniors, and their families, to a Mass in their honor. Included are students who graduated from other…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 2026

By Cynthia Conant, Director of Student Services

As the school year winds down, the Office of Student Services is planning and preparing for our Extended School Year Program. We are excited to share that we will be hosting parent orientation sessions designed to provide families…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 2026

NORTH READING — The community is invited to the 5th annual Craft Market with BIPOC vendors on Saturday, May 30 at the Ipswich River Park gazebo. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature local vendors who are all people…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 2026

NORTH READING — A free talk open to the public on preservation carpentry will be hosted by the Historical and Antiquarian Society on Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. at the Flint Memorial Library (lower level Activity Room).

Tim Fries is a preservation carpenter with…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 2026

Life these days is filled with warnings about all the practices and products that can kill you…but for those of us who grew up in the ’40s and ’50s, there weren’t many warnings at all. So we sprayed bug spray…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on May 21, 2026

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — After more than two dozen years in business, a beloved bagel shop on Main Street will be closing its doors.

Beyond Bagels at 31 Main Street has been operated by the Chao family for 24 years and has…