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Town’s commitment to education celebrated at the Batchelder School’s centennial

Published in the September 28, 2017 edition

FOURTH GRADER Leo Romanski used a drone equipped with a camera to capture this photograph of the nearly 500 students enrolled at the Batchelder School as they form the number 100 on the playground to commemorate the school’s centennial anniversary.

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Regardless of

 

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Eleanor C. Dell’s generosity continues to inspire others

Published in the September 28, 2017 edition

KEANNA LAMONT, the recipient of the first Eleanor C. Dell Memorial Scholarship in 2014, meets the nephew of her benefactor, Jerry Iandoli, at last week’s unveiling of the commemorative plaque honoring Dell’s legacy and the endowment she established to benefit NRHS students. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

 

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Town Meeting begins Monday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.

Published in the September 28, 2017 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Let the games begin! The starting gun for the October Town Meeting will sound at 7 p.m. sharp in the Daniel H. Shay Performing Arts Center at NRHS.

The 19-article warrant is shaping up to be an interesting one, with voters being

 

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Having fun at Fenway!

Nearly two dozen youngsters from North Reading Little League were guests of the Red Sox Foundation for the Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays game at Fenway Park on Sept. 10. The experience included Grandstand tickets and being part of the studio audience for the live pregame NESN Clubhouse show that takes place on Yawkey

 

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Several part-time town positions given special status

Published in the September 21, 2017 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The selectmen voted to designate several part-time and seasonal town employee positions as having special municipal employee status Monday night.

The request was made to assist three department heads in finding qualified applicants for what is often short-term work and irregular hours while

 

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School Com. pleased with progress made on punch list for secondary schools project

Published in the September 21, 2017 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Superintendent of Schools Jon Bernard highlighted the significant progress that has been made in completing the final punch list items on the Secondary Schools Building project with the School Committee last week.

Most matters were minor in nature and both Bernard and

 

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Town employees to be feted Oct. 13

Published in the September 21, 2017 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Town Hall will close one hour early on Friday Oct. 13, at noon rather than 1 p.m., to enable town employees to attend the annual town employee appreciation luncheon from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hillview Country Club.

Similarly, Town Administrator

 

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100th anniversary celebration of Batchelder School Saturday

Published in the September 21, 2017 edition

THE PEABODY STREET front entrance to the original Batchelder School received a facelift this summer, just in time for the 100th anniversary celebration of the 1917 brick schoolhouse on Saturday, Sept. 23. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

NORTH READING — The L.D. Batchelder School will celebrate 100 years of excellence

 

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Community Coffeehouse/Open Mic Night Sat. at library

Published in the September 21, 2017 edition

NORTH READING — The organizers of the North Reading Community Coffeehouse/Open Mic Night invite the community to their next event.

It will be held on Saturday, September 23 at 7 p.m. in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park St.

“We hope to see

 

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What’s the Buzz?

Due to a publication error, the print edition of our What’s the Buzz calendar was incorrect for September 14, 2017. The correct version is printed below:

NORTH READING — Have you heard the latest buzz? Sharing your must-go-to event or upcoming meeting with our readers is easy. Simply email the pertinent details to: [email protected] and…

 

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School enrollment hits 2,494 on a smooth opening day

Published in the September 14, 2017 edition

FIRST GRADERS Brady Cioffi (left) and Tommy Miller are all smiles as they complete their first task on the first day of school last Wednesday for their teacher, Miss Slavin: delivering the daily attendance record for their classroom to the main office.
(Maureen Doherty Photo)

By MAUREEN DOHERTY…

 

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One injured in early morning accidental fire at The Greens

Published in the September 14, 2017 edition

NORTH READING — At 2:11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, the North Reading Fire Department (NRFD) received a 9-1-1 transfer call from the North Reading Police (NRPD) followed by an automatic fire alarm reporting a fire in a residence at 4 Mid Iron Drive in The Greens condominium…

 

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