North Reading News

By DAN TOMASELLO

NORTH READING — The School Committee and a small group of parents sparred Monday night over the school department’s decision to administer the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam this month.

The school board approved the new high stakes test last June in a 4–1 vote over…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — After two months of complete lack of interest, a three year seat on the Community Planning Commission is now drawing interest from two write-in candidates in the May town election.

Mark DeSimone, 45 Linwood Ave., and former Selectman Joe Veno both informed the Transcript they intend to run as…

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NORTH READING — National Grid has advised the Town of North Reading that it is conducting a gas regulator replacement program in North Reading. Surveying of gas meters began in December 2014, with replacement scheduled to occur in the spring of 2015.

This is not part of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline.

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — After two months of complete lack of interest, a three year seat on the Community Planning Commission is now drawing interest from two write-in candidates in the May town election.

Mark DeSimone, 45 Linwood Ave., and former Selectman Joe Veno both informed the Transcript they intend to run as…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — The deadline for filing nomination papers came and went at 5 p.m. in the Town Clerk’s office Tuesday, with the result that there will be nine town offices up for renewal on the May 5 annual election ballot, but only eight candidates.

There is exactly one candidate for each…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING – Kinder Morgan/Tennessee Gas Pipeline Cp., has been seeking permission for weeks to survey 10 parcels of town owned land for the route of their proposed 20–inch natural gas pipeline through North Reading.

Last week, after the company finally delivered maps showing the route the pipeline will take through town…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — There’s a lot happening at the Flint Memorial Library these days and there’s more to come, says Director Sharon Kelleher – not the least of which will be six additional hours of operation starting in the next budget cycle.

North Reading’s population topped 15,000 a couple of years ago…

WAKEFIELD — The going may be a little slow tomorrow on Route 128 in Wakefield and Lynnfield.

According to the Mass. Department of Transportation, two lanes will be closed on I-95 northbound and southbound in Lynnfield and Wakefield between Exit 43 (Walnut Street) and Exit 38 (Route 28) between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — North Reading’s popular Fireworks at Ipswich River Park on the Fourth of July won’t be held in 2015, and the tradition may be on the ropes if more people don’t step up to help with the fundraising.

Nancy Wolfe, newly elected chairperson of the North Reading Fourth of July…