North Reading News

CARMEN DICHIARA (seated at right) was thrilled to be awarded the Boston Post Cane Award. At 98 years old, she is the oldest resident who has resided in town for at least 25 years. Front row seated) BPC Committee members Paula Mastro and Angela Mauceri; (middle, l-r): Select Board members Steve O’Leary and Chair Kate…

STANDING TOGETHER AS ONE, the cast of “Newsies” rehearses for a big ensemble number featuring singing, dancing and acrobatics. (Allison Kane Photo)

By ALLIE HASTINGS

NORTH READING — It’s time to get out those dancing shoes, as North Reading High School’s Masquers is returning to the stage for its upcoming four-show run of “Newsies.”…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — In Fiscal Year 2022, the town’s new property tax rate has decreased slightly, to $15.00 per $1,000 of valuation. The Select Board voted unanimously to both establish this new tax rate and to keep the single tax rate in place for all classes of property – residential, commercial and…

SANTA’S Holiday Tour will be taking a new route this year on Sunday, Nov. 28 to visit all the girls and boys in town!

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — All the girls and boys in town along with their friends and families are in for a special treat this Sunday, November 28 when…

 By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — For the 32nd consecutive year, the Transcript is sponsoring its annual Christmas appeal, the Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund (NHNF).

One hundred percent of all donations received are provided to the town’s all-volunteer organization, Christian Community Service (CCS).

Most well known for creating and operating the North Reading Food Pantry…

NORTH READING — The North Reading Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1511 and Women of the Moose Chapter #492 will hold our Second Annual Festival of Trees on Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 26, 27 and 28. The festival will be held at the Moose Hall, 140 North Street, and opens to the public free of change…

By ALLIE HASTINGS

NORTH READING — The North Reading Community Impact Team’s Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition hosted its fourth annual Guiding Good Choices program this past fall for five consecutive weeks, informing parents and caregivers on ways to set household expectations around alcohol and substances, and strengthen family bonds.

Youth Services Director Jen…