North Reading News

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Published April 25, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — A milestone in the battle against substance abuse and addiction was recently recognized with the fifth anniversary celebration of the North Reading Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition.

While the name is admittedly a tongue-twister, its chairman, Marci Bailey, told those gathered for the celebration…

Published April 25, 2019

NORTH READING – The 2019 Memorial Day parade, organized by the North Reading Company of Minit and Militia, will step off from the town common at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 27, as the town marks observances to honor the war dead.

Units that have not marched in the parade in…

Published April 25, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — In just five days, the North Reading Republican Town Committee (NRRTC) will host a Candidates’ Night that open to all candidates running for elective office in the upcoming town election on Tuesday, May 7.

The forum, which is open to the public, takes place on…

Published April 18, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Dozens of North Reading Stop & Shop employees have been walking the picket line for the past week, after contract negotiations reached an impasse and 31,000 workers represented by five locals of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) union walked off the job.

As…

Published April 18, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The North Reading Food Pantry has been a point of civic pride for many decades.

Run entirely by volunteers who know how to stretch dimes into dollars, there is virtually no segment of the North Reading community that has not stepped up to donate non-perishable…

Seize $4,000 in THC oil cartridges

Published April 18, 2019

NORTH READING — North Reading police officers are calling attention to the startling rise in youth marijuana use and the dangerous rise of a black market for marijuana. Both trends were evident on April 9, when a Lynnfield juvenile was arrested by local officers with…

Published April 18, 2019

NORTH READING — The Ipswich River Community Chorus is busy rehearsing for its upcoming spring concert, “Many Sides of Music” so save the date for May 4 and 5.

Music can provoke different feelings and have a variety of meanings depending on the time period when songs were released or how different artists…

Published April 18, 2019

NORTH READING — North Reading will celebrate a 300th birthday in 2020.

 The town’s earliest beginnings date back to 1713 at Sadler’s Neck when the land from the Ipswich River to Andover was set off as a parish known as The North Precinct of Reading (which then comprised Wakefield, the First Parish, and today’s Reading, the Third Parish…

Published April 18, 2019

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — In the interest of public information and to promote good government, the Transcript continues its long-standing tradition of accepting candidates’ statements from all office-seekers, not just those in contested races.

The deadline to do so for the May 7 election is tomorrow, Friday, April 19…