North Reading News

Published June 27, 2019

With the July 4th holiday falling on a Thursday this year, we want to remind everyone of our early deadlines for both advertising and editorial content.

You will need to reserve ad space for the Transcript’s Wednesday, July 3 edition by Friday, June 28 at 2 p.m. Please send ad copy…

Public ‘meet and greets’ and interviews June 26 at NRHS

Posted on: Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Published June 20, 2019

Published June 20, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Water Superintendent Mark Clark had good news to share with the Select Board Monday night on his recommendation for the town’s water rates for FY20. Water rates will remain the same as the current year.

Clark explained to the board during the annual required public…

Published June 20, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — This year’s installment of the Annual Town Meeting June 10 moved along quite efficiently as the 121 voters present dispensed with all 29 articles in just under two hours.

With the exception of the general bylaw change to create a plastic bag ban at retail…

Published June 20, 2019

By MICHAEL GEOFFRION SCANNELL

NORTH READING — NORCAM will hold its Annual Meeting next Thursday, June 27 at 6 p.m. in the NORCAM Studio at the Damon Tavern, across from the Flint Memorial Library, in the midst of real risks to continued local television.

The purpose of this meeting is for…

Published June 20, 2019

With the July 4th holiday falling on a Thursday this year, we want to remind everyone of our early deadlines for both advertising and editorial content.

You will need to reserve ad space for the Transcript’s Wednesday, July 3 edition by Friday, June 28 at 2 p.m. Please send ad copy…

Posted on: Thursday, June 20, 2019

Published June 13, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The Class of 2019 was granted a golden, sun-splashed evening to celebrate the biggest moment of their young lives with friends and family last Friday — their graduation from North Reading High School.

They entered Arthur J. Kenney Field as a unified group of 182…

Town Meeting passes plastic bag ban on voice vote; effective Jan. 1, 2020

Published June 13, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — On a voice vote, after about 45 minutes of discussion, the 121 voters who participated in the annual open Town Meeting Monday night passed a ban on single-use plastic bags given to…