North Reading News

Posted on Friday, March 10, 2017

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Published in the March 9, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

NORTH READING — On Monday, Finance Director Michael Connelly unveiled the preliminary school budget for fiscal year 2018, totaling $29,984,968.

The proposed spending plan for the school system represents a 5 percent increase ($1,438,826) over the current fiscal year budget of $28,546,142.

The current school…

Published in the March 9, 2017 edition

By Bill Laforme

NORTH READING – A North Reading family is building a hot sauce brand with a new selection of flavors and a growing presence in local stores.

In a…

Published in the March 9, 2017 edition

NORTH READING – Town officials expressed dismay at Monday night’s selectmen’s meeting about the rising costs of installing restrooms at Arthur Kenney Field – with Town Meeting voters set to consider a warrant article on the project just days from now.

Selectmen were informed Monday night that the…

Published in the March 2, 2017 edition

NORTH READING – Police are continuing to review an incident last Friday where a small child and then a woman were apparently…

Published in the March 2, 2017 edition

By Bill Laforme

NORTH READING – Local students will hit the phones next week seeking to raise money for the Dollars for Scholars program, with an eye on beating last year’s total of $23,000.

The annual fundraising drive runs from March 5-9 this year and will have student…

Published in the March 2, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

NORTH READING — The preliminary school budget for fiscal year 2018 will be unveiled at the School Committee’s March 6 meeting.

The meeting will take place at North Reading High School’s distance learning lab, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.

As part of the process…

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Published in the February 23, 2017 edition

BY BILL LAFORME

NORTH READING – As of Tuesday afternoon, police were continuing their search for the second suspect in an alleged drug making operation that was discovered after a house fire in town this month.

Last week, 28-year-old North Reading resident Lowell Navarro was arraigned in Woburn…

Published in the February 23, 2017 edition

WOBURN – A man who allegedly brandished a knife at four police officers in town after an October incident was arraigned last week in Middlesex Superior Court.

According to an announcement from District Attorney Marian Ryan, John Almeida was arraigned on Friday, Feb. 17 and has a dangerous…

Published in the February 23, 2017 edition

NORTH READING – The Community Planning Commission will likely wait until the March 13 special town meeting to provide its recommendations on a warrant article seeking to ban recreational marijuana businesses in town.

That said, the Board of Selectmen does expect to support the proposed ban on recreational…