North Reading News

Published in the May 11, 2017 edition

By BILL LAFORME

NORTH READING – North Reading Police played a key role in last week’s arrests in the region for human trafficking, having been the department that brought the matter to the attention of Attorney General Maura Healey’s office.

From there, further investigation between state, local and…

Published in the May 11, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

NORTH READING — After two very challenging months, the School Committee voted 4-0 to approve the fiscal year 2018 budget last week.

The school system’s spending plan for FY’18 totals $$29,633,545, representing a 3.8 percent increase over FY’17’s $28,546,142 budget. As part of the level…

Published in the May 11, 2017 edition

By BILL LAFORME

NORTH READING – Town Meeting voters will be asked to consider a new bylaw regulating the use of drones in North Reading.

At Monday night’s selectmen’s meeting, Chief Mike Murphy reported that there are currently fairly few laws on the books at the state and…

Published in the May 11, 2017 edition

Published in the May 4, 2017 edition

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Published in the May 4, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

NORTH READING — Cliff Bowers closed the book on his nine-year tenure on the School Committee Monday, as the current school board chairman attended his last meeting.

Bowers announced earlier this year that he would not be running for a fourth term. During Monday’s meeting…

Published in the May 4, 2017 edition

By BILL LAFORME

NORTH READING – The pending sale of the Berry Property and the considerable revenue that will come with it have generated a fair amount of conversation in town about what could be done with that money.

With that in mind, town resident and 2016 selectman…

Published in the May 4, 2017 edition

Published in the April 27, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

NORTH READING — School officials have developed a plan to close the fiscal year 2018 budget gap while avoiding lay offs, Superintendent of Schools Jon Bernard announced at the School Committee’s budget workshop on Monday.

Bernard said the Finance Planning Team met on Monday morning…

Published in the April 27, 2017 edition

NORTH READING – North Reading Police arrested a 19-year old town resident who allegedly attempted to steal a dirt bike…

Published in the April 27, 2017 edition

By BILL LAFORME

NORTH READING – The town is continuing to take steps toward joining the MWRA water system, with one of those steps being a June town meeting warrant article to fund a new pump station for that project.

Town Administrator Mike Gilleberto updated selectmen on the…

Published in the April 27, 2017 edition