North Reading News

Published in the June 28, 2018 edition

By JILLIAN STRING

NORTH READING — Whitney Cleary, a fifth-grade science teacher at the J.T. Hood School, was honored by School Committee members at their June 11 meeting.

Cleary was one of five finalists for The Hall at Patriots Place STEM Teacher of the Year. She was the only…

Published in the June 28, 2018 edition

By JILLIAN STRING

NORTH READING — The Batchelder School ExploraVision team shared their award winning project, iSWARM (Integrated Smart Wireless Agriculture Remote Management), with the School Committee at their meeting on June 11.

The team, consisting of third graders Patrick McGaffigan, Liam McGaffigan, Damian Adrusyshyn and Alberto Russo,…

Published in the June 21, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — We have a deal!

On June 13, Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law the 99-year intermunicipal agreement between North Reading and Andover that guarantees the town access to a potable water supply through 2117.

House bill 4552 sponsored by Rep. Bradley Jones…

Published in the June 21, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — There’s great news for all customers of the North Reading Water Department.

The Fiscal Year 2019 water rates will not be increasing this year, Water Superintendent Mark Clark reported to the Board of Selectmen Monday night during the annual public hearing required…

Published in the June 21, 2018 edition

NORTH READING — The 214 graduates of North Reading High School’s largest class in recent memory has announced their future plans.  A total of 199 students, or 92%, has chosen to continue their educations at two-year or four-year colleges and universities while three have enlisted in the armed forces, three will attend…

Published in the June 21, 2018 edition

Due to the July Fourth holiday, our production schedule has to be moved up. As a result, earlier deadlines are necessary.

For both advertising and editorial content, the deadline will be at the end of the day on Thursday, June 28.

Thank you for your cooperation. 

Published in the June 14, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — On a picture-perfect evening, the largest graduating class in well over a generation bade farewell to North Reading High School last Friday at Arthur J. Kenney Field.

Well-wishers who had traveled from near and afar packed the bleachers and overflowed onto the…

Published in the June 14, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — About 100 fewer voters attended the second session of the annual June Town Meeting last Thursday and wrapped up the action on the final 11 warrant articles in about two hours.

While voters the previous Monday were in the mood for change,…