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Employees at Cummings Properties direct $520K to local nonprofits

CUMMINGS PROPERTIES deputy general field manager Bob Heffernan, a 30-year team member, directed his $2,000 donation to Friends of the North Reading Council on Aging. Heffernan, as it happens, is a long-time North Reading resident and habitual Transcript reader. (Courtesy Photo)

 

NORTH READING — Local nonprofits are celebrating the season with a combined $520,000…

 

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Public hearing to cease operation of mobile home park Jan. 12

NORTH READING — A public hearing requesting the discontinuance of the Mobile Home Park known as “Perry’s Park” at 142 Main St. (Rte. 28) will be held at the Select Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The applicant is seeking to cease operating this manufactured home community.

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Verdonck Scholarship Bocce Tourney champs crowned

CROWNED 2025 Verdonck Scholarship Bocce Tourney champions at the North Reading Diamond Club event were (from left): Dennis Livingston, Kevin Freeman, Scott Ellis and Dave Lee (Courtesy Photo)

 

METHUEN — The North Reading Diamond Club recently sponsored its 11th annual Verdonck Scholarship Bocce Tourney, held at the Methuen Sons of Italy indoor bocce facility.

The…

 

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Open rehearsals with Ipswich River Community Chorus

NEW SINGERS are invited to participate in open rehearsals with the Ipswich River Community Chorus on Jan. 12 and 19 to meet the members and explore the 2026 program. (Courtesy Photo)

 

NORTH READING — Ipswich River Community Chorus, an 80-plus member chorus based in North Reading, is kicking off its 2026 spring season with…

 

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Shortsleeve to hold Meet & Greet in town today

NORTH READING — Marine Corps veteran, business leader and government reformer Brian Shortsleeve, Republican candidate for Massachusetts’ governor, will be hosting a free meet and greet today, Thursday, January 8, at 6:30 p.m. at 427 Park St., North Reading.

Shortsleeve brings a unique background of service and leadership to the field. After serving as a…

 

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Cummings’ generosity benefits nonprofits here

MELROSE – Area nonprofits are celebrating the season with a combined $520,000 in funding through Cummings Community Giving. This annual program allows employees of Woburn-based real estate developer Cummings Properties to each direct up to $2,000 from the company to a nonprofit of their choice.

Cummings’ employees gave $9,000 to Melrose nonprofits. The Foster Box…

 

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City Hall Update published January 9, 2026

MELROSE — The City of Melrose is sharing the following updates for the upcoming week: 

Curbside Christmas tree collection: Bare is best 

Curbside Christmas tree collection by the Department of Public Works will continue during the week of Jan. 12, 2026 on regular curbside collection days. Please leave out a completely bare tree…

 

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UPDATE: Ice girls kick off 2026 with victories over Gloucester, Burlington and Medford

Post publication updates:
Melrose defeats Gloucester 5-0 (Jan. 10)
Melrose defeats Burlington 2-1 (Jan. 7)

 

 

Published January 9, 2026

Ice girls kick off 2026 with victory over Medford

McNeely’s game winner tops Mustangs, 3-2
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

THE MELROSE High girls’ hockey team had much to celebrate when they picked up a

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Town sees double-digit increase in sales of homes, condos in 2025

NORTH READING — The sale of both single-family homes and condominiums increased by double digits in North Reading through the first 11 months of 2025 in comparison to the same period of time in 2024.

Through Nov. 30, 2025, a total of 108 single-family homes were sold in town, an increase of 30.1% over the…

 

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2026 dog licenses now available

LYNNFIELD — Dog licenses for 2026 are now available through the Town Clerk’s Office. 

All dogs six months of age or older must be licensed annually by March 1. Licenses may be obtained online, in person or by mail with valid proof of a current rabies vaccination.

Similar to previous years, the Annual Town…

 

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FY27 school budget hearing Tuesday 1/13

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield School Committee has scheduled a public hearing on the proposed school budget for fiscal year 2027, which is the period of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. 

Superintendent Tom Geary’s recommended spending plan for FY27 represents a 4.9 percent increase over the FY26 school budget that totals $34,194,132. The…

 

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Pioneer of the Week: Izzy Fiorentino

IZZY FIORENTINO, Field Hockey, Senior Captain

Fiorentino was recently named an LHS student athlete of the month for November.
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