North Reading News

NORTH READING — The Friends of the North Reading Council on Aging will host an open house reception Monday, January 3, from 1-3 p.m., at the Edith O’Leary Senior Center (Third Meeting House on the Common), 157 Park St., for retiring Director of Elder Services Mary Prenney.

“Mary has touched the lives of many in…

A LARGER-than-life Santa and his sidekick Rudolph greet passersby on Lindor Road. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING – These days, in a community such as North Reading, which has been transforming itself since the post-World War II days from a farming community to an upper middle class suburban bedroom community, poverty is harder to see.

But it’s there. Scratch the surface and you will find people of…

In 1897, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was asked a question by his then 8-year-old daughter, Virginia, which many a parent has been asked before: whether Santa Claus really exists. O’Hanlon deferred. He suggested Virginia wrote asking the question to one of New York’s most prominent newspapers at the time…

NORTH READING — Town of North Reading non-emergency services including Town Hall, Flint Memorial Library, and Edith O’Leary Senior Center, will close at 12 noon on Thursday, December 23 in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Non-emergency services will remain closed on Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24. Flint Memorial Library will also be closed on Christmas Day, Saturday…

NORTH READING — The town of North Reading has added an Adult Booster Clinic on Thursday, January 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hillview Country Club, 149 North St.

Participants must pre-register via the following link:

https://www.appointmentquest.com/scheduler/2250024227?schedule=northreadingbooster

There were at least 40 openings at press time. After registering you will receive an…