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Looking back published April 2, 2026

Published in the pages of the North Reading Transcript

60 YEARS AGO
March 31, 1966

The price of water. The Board of Public Works has announced that the new rate for domestic water service of $44 per year will take effect April 1, 1966. Domestic water service rate previous to April 1, 1966 was $36…

 

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Our Place on the Hill: Music with Art Grossman, Red Sox home opener, storyteller and nutritionist presentations at the Senior Center

Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 2, 2026

NORTH READING — There’s always something new to do at the Edith O’Leary Senior Center! “Our Place on the Hill” is located at the top of the Town Common, 157 Park St. Drop by for lunch and meet up with old friends or make some…

 

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Boys’ hockey team celebrates season at annual banquet

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 1, 2026

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

PEABODY — On March 18, the Lynnfield High boys’ hockey team had its end-of-season banquet at Spinelli’s in Peabody. That evening, head coach Jon Gardner handed out several awards. 

Sam Curley went home with two of them as the senior forward received the…

 

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Sleeping students, struggling scores

By TYLER GARIPAY
Special to the Melrose Weekly

MELROSE—High school students are known for staying up late at night, finishing homework, scrolling on their phones, or playing video games. But people still wonder, “Does the quality of sleep impact academic performance in high school students?” The answer is yes.

According to the National Sleep Foundation…

 

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North Reading Police Department blotter: Plymouth man arrested for violating abuse prevention order

Published in the North Reading Transcript on April 2, 2026

 

NORTH READING — A 49-year-old Plymouth man was arrested for violating an abuse prevention order on Monday, March 16.
Brian J. Hatch of Plymouth called the station shortly after 8 p.m. requesting a welfare check on his juvenile children who were at home with…

 

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North Reading Fire Department Log published April 2, 2026

Published in the North Reading Transcript

 

NORTH READING – During the week of Sunday, March 22 through Saturday, March 28, the North Reading Fire Department responded to the following calls.

Sunday, March 22

8:32 pm, 12 Greene St., medical; 9:32 pm, 2 Judith Dr, medical; 8:23 am, 135 Boston St., Middleton, medical; 3:37 pm…

 

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Concert Band strikes Gold!

THE NORTH READING HIGH SCHOOL Concert Band earned Gold at the Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) annual competition March 27-29. Under the direction of Ben Owens, the instrumentalists performed “Glorious America” by Karl King arr. James Swearingen; “Reminiscense” by Kathryn Salfelder; and “Celebration Tribalesque” by Randall Standridge to perfection in order to be

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Wakefield Rotarians celebrate Red Sox Opening Day

JAY CURLEY (LEFT and Frank Fiorentino provided an overview of the Boston Red Sox during the Wakefield Rotary Club’s meeting last week.

WAKEFIELD — Similar to many organizations, the Wakefield Rotary Club is chock-full of sports fans of all kinds.

Last week, in honor of the Red Sox Opening Day, Wakefield Rotarians dressed in their…

 

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Five hurt in Greenwood crash

WAKEFIELD — Two people were taken to MelroseWakefield hospital and three others were transported to Lahey hospital in Burlington after motor vehicle accident at Main and Green streets yesterday afternoon. Police, Fire and Cataldo EMS responded after several callers reported the crash.

According to police, a 2020 Chevy Equinox driven by an Everett woman was…

 

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Municipalities feeling pain of rising health care costs

By SAM DRYSDALE
State House News Service

BOSTON — Escalating health care costs are adding mounting pressure on local school budgets, just as they are everywhere in Massachusetts, but so far cost containment doesn’t seem to be on Beacon Hill’s agenda this session.

School committees, educators, teachers unions and school administrators have all pleaded the…

 

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Lottery sales down, and cities and towns are watching

By COLIN A. YOUNG
State House News Service

BOSTON — Mass. Lottery sales are down a smidge two-thirds of the way through the budget year. But so too are prize payouts, a dynamic that means the agency has turned a greater profit to this point in the year.

Executive Director Mark William Bracken’s report to the…

 

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National average gas price crosses $4 mark

WESTWOOD — The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is at $4 for the first time since August of 2022, climbing to $4.01 on Tuesday.

Gas prices have been rising sharply since the war with Iran began on Feb. 28, when the national average sat at $2.98. The price has climbed…

 

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