North Reading News

Posted on: Friday, January 31, 2020

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Published January 30, 2020

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The E. Ethel Little School was awash in blue on Monday in honor of the school’s 2019 National Blue Ribbon Award Celebration.

Everywhere you looked, blue was the color of the day. The nearly 350 students, seated row by row and classroom by classroom on…

Published January 30, 2020

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Two more residents have announced their candidacy in the 2020 annual town election.

Incumbent Community Planning Commission (CPC) member Christopher Hayden and political newcomer Vincenzo Stuto, who is seeking a seat on the Select Board, both pulled nomination papers last week. They join incumbent School…

Published January 30, 2020

By JILLIAN STRING

NORTH READING — “I’ve always felt from the very beginning that this was a great place to be,” said North Reading High School mathematics teacher Michael Vaudo as he accepted the first Charles E. Jones Excellence in Education Award on January 27.

Established in 2019, the Charles E.…

Published January 23, 2020

By JILLIAN STRING

NORTH READING — The School Committee voted unanimously to extend the school district busing contract with North Reading Transportation (NRT) for the fifth and final year at its January 13 meeting.

Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Michael Connelly reminded the committee that the three-year contract with NRT…

Published January 23, 2020

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Current School Committee Chairman Scott Buckley was the first candidate to pull nomination papers for the May 5 town election when they became available Tuesday morning to kick off the 2020 campaign season. Buckley is seeking his second three-year term.

Seats on four boards plus…

Published January 23, 2020

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — When it comes to measuring PFAS contaminants in drinking water, the testing protocol has been a moving target for the suppliers of public drinking water because a “maximum contaminant level” or MCL has not yet been established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to…

Published January 23, 2020

Be sure to check out all the great activities run by the North Reading Parks and Recreation Department in today’s Transcript!

Look for the special eight-page pullout supplement detailing the wide array of winter programming offered for all ages.

From infants and toddlers to youths, teens, adults and retirees, there are…

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