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Lightweight warrant for Oct. Town Mtg.

August 18, 2022

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Voters attending October Town Meeting will be treated to a lightweight warrant with potentially only 13 warrant articles.

The warrant for the Monday, Oct. 3 fall affair officially closed at the end of the business day this past Monday, Aug. 15 without any citizens’ petitions being submitted, according to…

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Voter registration deadline Aug. 27 for State Primary

August 18, 2022

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Permanent changes made to the state’s election laws earlier this year by the Legislature give voters an additional 10 days to register to voter prior to an election. Whereas the deadline used to be 20 days in advance of an election, it has been reduced to 10 days.

This…

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Third annual Jay E. Valade and Paul E. Buckley Scholarships for Altruism awarded

August 14, 2022

THE VALADE AND BUCKLEY FAMILIES presented the third annual Jay E. Valade and Paul E. Buckley Scholarships for Altruism to NRHS Class of 2022 graduates Megan Slattery and Ryan Baker during a recent get-together. Attending the presentation were, from left, Emma and Leanne Valade, Stephanie, Jason, Brianne and Megan Slattery, Ryan Baker, Jared Valade, Liam…

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Early in-person voting returns for Sept. 6 state primary

August 11, 2022

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — On Monday night, Town Clerk Susan Duplin updated the Select Board on the procedures in place for the town’s voters to participate in the upcoming state primary in September and state election in November.

These will be the second and third elections overseen by Duplin since she was hired…

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Jones, Tarr secure $1.425M for town’s initiatives in transportation infrastructure and climate bond bill

August 11, 2022

BOSTON – House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) and Senate Minority Leader Bruce E. Tarr (R-Gloucester) have secured a total of $1.425 million in targeted funding for North Reading as part of an $11.3 billion transportation infrastructure bond bill that contains funding for hundreds of local, state and regional projects across Massachusetts…

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Free North Reading Community Coffeehouse concert at IRP Saturday

August 11, 2022

NORTH READING — The North Reading Community Coffeehouse will present its fourth outdoor concert of the season at the gazebo at Ipswich River Park on Saturday, August 13 at 3:30 p.m.

All are invited to enjoy a variety of music, including country, blues, rock ’n roll, American standards and folk, performed by a group of…

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PHOTO: A bountiful harvest

August 11, 2022

PROUDLY delivering the first basket of fresh vegetables from the garden tended by the Sunday School students of the Union Congregational Church to the North Reading Food Pantry are Savanna McGlauflin (left) and her sister Ayla. They are the daughters of Rob and Gayle McGlauflin, who also serves as the Minister of Discipleship at the

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PHOTO: A little bit country

August 7, 2022

DIANE FERULLO, lead singer of the band Backyard Swagger, entertained the appreciative crowd with upbeat country music during one of Parks & Recreation’s summer entertainment and BBQ series this summer. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

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PHOTO: Chauffered

August 5, 2022

PAMPERED PUP Gus enjoys his chauffeured ride to Ipswich River Park, riding in style attached to the tandem bicycle pedaled by his humans, Samantha McInerney and Kurt Ferguson, who were visiting the Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices Outdoor Market on Sunday. (Joyce Davis Photo)

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Purple Heart Day is Sunday

August 4, 2022

NORTH READING — Purple Heart Day is this Sunday, August 7, and now that the town has officially been designated as a “Purple Heart Community” you’ll notice that the bandstand on the Town Common will be adorned with purple lights this year.