North Reading News

Published in the June 14, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Pending approval of a very minor adjustment in wording and the signature of Gov. Charlie Baker, the towns of North Reading and Andover will have finalized their agreement for the permanent supply of potable water for the next 99 years.

At the…

Published in the June 7, 2018 edition

NORTH READING — On Monday, June 11 at 2 p.m., the students and staff of the J. Turner Hood Elementary School will conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school’s new Buddy Bench. The bench is donated in memory of Patricia Parrott.

Patricia Parrott was a teacher in North…

Published in the June 7, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING —Commencement exercises for the 61st class to graduate from North Reading High School will be held on Friday, June 8 at 6:15 p.m.

The members of the Class of 2018 have earned the distinction of being the first to have completed all four…

Town Meeting retires ‘Selectmen’

Published in the June 7, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — It was an eventful opening session of Town Meeting Monday night. While the 175 voters present didn’t quite make it through the entire 40-article warrant in four hours for the grand slam, they did at least get a…

Published in the June 7, 2018 edition

NORTH READING — The Department of Public Works has scheduled a special waste collection day for propane tanks, tires, car batteries, and mercury thermometers/thermostats on Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. – 12 noon at the Richard Spindler DPW Complex, 166 Chestnut Street.

Open to residents only; proof of residency required.…

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Published in the May 31, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Voters will have their say on the town’s budget at the annual June Town Meeting on Monday, June 4 at 7 p.m. sharp in the Daniel H. Shay Performing Arts Center at NRHS.

Many important decisions will be made by the voters,…

Published in the May 31, 2018 edition

By GAIL LOWE

NORTH READING — Over the past seven years, North Reading High School senior Anna Jones has participated in Relay for Life, a community-wide fundraising event focused on ending cancer.

Every year the event is dedicated to one cancer survivor, but Anna never thought she would…

Published in the May 31, 2018 edition

NORTH READING — Residents from the North Reading and Reading communities are invited to come together at the annual Relay For Life of North Reading-Reading at North Reading High School on Friday, June 1. The fundraiser will help the American Cancer Society attack cancer from every angle.

The…

Published in the May 24, 2018 edition