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Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 23, 2026

NORTH READING — A suspicious bag found on the grounds of Columbia Construction Co., 100 Riverpark Dr., was determined not to be a bomb on Monday, April 6.

Police were informed at 1:16 p.m. that an employee found a camouflage-style duffle bag in front of…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 23, 2026

60 YEARS AGO
April 21, 1966

KaBoom! An explosion yesterday forenoon in the heating boiler in the basement of Flint Memorial Hall sent most Town Hall employees out to the street. There was no fire, however black smoke and soot entered the second floor…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 23, 2026

By KATHLEEN ROGERS

Fifty-seven years ago this week, Earth Day changed American politics. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans—about 10% of the entire U.S. population,—took to the streets, campuses, and town squares in a single day to demand action after 150 years of uncontrolled…