North Reading News

NORTH READING — The town’s Christmas tree collection will take place on Saturday, January 17, 2026. Trees must be curbside by 6:30 a.m.

All ornaments, tinsel, light strings and decorations must be removed, and trees cannot be bagged in any way. Thank you for your cooperation in helping the town keep this process safe and…

BOSTON — The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has announced its Universal Access Program’s (UAP) winter programming schedule to ensure that every Massachusetts resident can experience and enjoy the outdoors year-round.

The programming adapts some of New England’s most popular outdoor wintertime activities to the varying abilities and needs of all park visitors. This…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Santa’s elves sure have been busy in the week leading up to Christmas Day on behalf of the Transcript’s 36th annual Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund!

Donations totaling $17,885 during the fourth week of the newspaper’s fund drive more than doubled the amount previously collected to benefit Christian Community Service…

In 1897, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was asked a question by his then 8-year-old daughter, Virginia, which many a parent has been asked before: whether Santa Claus really exists. O’Hanlon deferred. He suggested Virginia wrote asking the question to one of New York’s most prominent newspapers at the…

NORTH READING — The remaining holiday season hours of operations schedules for non-emergency services at Town Hall, the Edith O’Leary Senior Center, and Flint Memorial Library are listed below.

Town Hall and the Edith O’Leary Senior Center will follow the same schedule:

• Wed., Dec. 24: 8AM to 12 Noon

• Thurs., Dec. 25 and…

NORTH READING — The Union Congregational Church recently held its annual Christmas Craft Workshop, transforming its space into a glowing, magical wonderland that perfectly embraced…

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There will be early deadlines at the Transcript this week deadlines to accommodate holiday schedules for New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day, which fall on Wednesday and Thursday this year.

Content to be published in our New Year’s Eve edition on Wednesday, Dec. 31 is due on Friday, Dec. 26 at noon. The only exception will…

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