North Reading News

Published in the May 10, 2018 edition

By JILLIAN STRING

NORTH READING — Director of Finance and Operations Michael Connelly presented the final budget figures for fiscal year 2019 (FY19) to School Committee members Monday evening.

After months of working to close a more than $400,000 budget gap, school officials and School Committee members believe…

Published in the May 10, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The Board of Selectmen tackled an ambitious agenda Monday night.

For starters, over the course of four hours they completed the review of the Fiscal Year 2019 operating budget, signed off on the 40-article warrant for the annual June Town Meeting while…

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Published in the May 3, 2018 edition.

By MICHAEL GEOFFRION SCANNELL

NORTH READING — Since January, a group of North Reading High School students called the Teen Tech Tutors have been…

Published in the May 3, 2018 edition.

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The town has scored a victory, of sorts, in the perennial quest to control health insurance costs for its employees.

Faced once again with a potential double-digit increase in premium costs for FY19 back in January, Town Administrator Michael Gilleberto was happy…

Published in the May 3, 2018 edition…

Published in the April 26, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Building Inspector Jim DeCola, who will retire on Friday after more than 30 years of service to the town in a variety of roles, was honored by the Board of Selectmen Monday night.

Before a packed house of his friends and colleagues,…

Published in the April 26, 2018 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — In the continuing quest to obtain as much information about the pros and cons in the MWRA vs. Andover water options for the town, the Board of Selectmen Monday night was unanimous in extending its decision by another month, to May 31.…

Published in the April 26, 2018 edition

Inside today’s Transcript you will find the first installment of candidate’s statements from those seeking office for the Board of Selectmen and School Committee.

Next week we will publish candidate’s statements from those running for Community Planning Commission, Housing Authority and Town Moderator.

Although there are no contested…