North Reading News

Published August 22, 2019

By MAUREEN…

Published August 22, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The second Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) public hearing on the 20 Elm St. Ch. 40B comprehensive permit application for 200 apartments will be held tonight, Thursday, August 22 at 6:45 p.m.

The meeting location is the Performing Arts Center at NRHS (not Town Hall) where the…

Published August 22, 2019

By ALLISON HASTINGS

NORTH READING — This past week, local residents had the privilege of viewing a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Ipswich River Park in North Reading.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, a non-profit organization, designed the three-quarter scale replica of The Wall and a mobile Education Center…

Published August 22, 2019

Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 2, there will be early deadlines for editorial and advertising copy for the Thursday, September 5 edition of the North Reading Transcript.

The deadline to submit advertisements is 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 29. The deadline to submit press releases and photographs…

Published August 15, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — If you think the town’s Veterans’ Services Department outdid itself arranging for a police and motorcycle escort of the 18-wheeler as it delivered the “The Wall That Heals” to Ipswich River Park Tuesday afternoon, wait until you see the lineup of festivities Veterans’ Director Susan Magner and…

Published August 15, 2019

NORTH READING — The North Reading Police Department, in conjunction with Police Exam Solutions (PES), has scheduled a law enforcement entrance exam, and Police Chief Michael Murphy encourages anyone who is interested in becoming a North Reading police officer to sign up.

The non-civil service exam is scheduled for Saturday, September…

Published August 15, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING —Eight months after a proposal first surfaced to build 200 apartments on portions of the former Thomson Country Club off Elm Street, the public hearing process before the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) was opened last Thursday night, August 8.

This date is of importance when…

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At Ipswich River Park August 13-18

Published August 8, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — They were so young. That’s what sticks with you when you finally find them staring back at you from the heavy bound volumes of yellowing newsprint.

Starting my search with a rough idea of when the war claimed three…

Please note, in anticipation of the large crowd expected for tonight’s public hearing on the 20 Elm St. 40B application, the meeting will be held in the NRHS auditorium (the Performing Arts Center) rather than the school’s Distance Learning Lab.

This change was made after the print edition of this week’s Transcript was published. The…