Post publication updates: North Reading defeats Newburyport 6-3 (Jan. 3)
North Reading defeats Somerville 6-0 (Dec. 30)
North Reading falls to Nashoba 3-1 (Dec. 29)
North Reading defeats NE Metro Tech 4-2 (Dec. 22)
Published December 25, 2025
Boys’ hockey falls to Pentucket in close game after season-opening win
By DAN ZIMMERMAN
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ZACH INAFUKU won a bout at the Lowell Holiday Tournament and his matchup in LNR’s dual meet win over Concord-Carlisle on Dec. 17. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI
LOWELL — Last Friday and Saturday, the Lynnfield-North Reading High co-op wresting team participated in the Lowell Holiday Tournament at Lowell High School.
Seven team…
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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…
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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…
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VINTAGE-inspired keepsakes. Stacey, Abbey and Ryan DiCarlo display the sheet music luminaries they made during the “Starry Night” themed Christmas Craft Workshop at the Union Congregational Church. (Courtesy Photo)
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 WAS NO escaping the raindrops prior to taking the Polar Plunge last Friday afternoon to benefit Special Olympics of Massachusetts! NRHS students (from left): Trisha Goel, Ruthie Sullivan and Aria Auciello huddled together under a towel waiting for their turn to jump into the mobile plunge pool Bear Force One. Hornet Nation
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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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