North Reading News

Note: This version has been edited from the article previously published in the North Reading Transcript print edition on February 19, 2026

NORTH READING — Have you heard the latest buzz? Sharing your North Reading event or virtual meeting with our readers is easy. Email the details to: [email protected]. Deadline: Mondays at 5 p.m. (noon…

Published in the North Reading Transcript

Sledding

As I sit here looking out at all the snow, I remember so clearly the winters of my childhood. They were so much fun. And the best part was the chance to go sledding.

There were snow plows in those days, but…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on February 19, 2026

Can the MBTA be self-sustaining?

In this space, we often urge the state to do more financially for cities and towns. But that aid is just a small part of what the commonwealth does. Everyone is looking for more money at a time when there’s…

NORTH READING — North Reading Democrats will convene in person on Tuesday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. to elect nine delegates and four alternates to represent North Reading at the 2026 State Democratic Convention. They will meet at the North Reading Town Hall, 235 North St., North Reading in Room 14.

Registered and pre-registered Democrats…

Published in the North Reading on February 19, 2026

NORTH READING — Register today for the following programs listed below online at northreadingma.gov/parks-recreation or call 978-664-6016. Registration is rolling with the new programs and activities added regularly.

Participation in Parks and Recreation activities by children and adults with diverse abilities is strongly encouraged. If an…

NORTH READING — The North Reading Community Coffeehouse presents its monthly Showcase on Sat., Feb. 21 and will host a Performing Artist Series next Sat., Feb. 28, both in the Activity Room at the Flint Memorial Library.

Coffeehouse performers Feb. 21 are Uri and Lance Bourque, Cynthia Keefe and Kevin Kelley, and The Lion Sisters…

NORTH READING — February’s Artist of the Month at the Flint Memorial Library is Dani Hebert.

A retrospective of Hebert’s abstract works from 2016-2026 reveals her stylistic development over the past decade. The gaps you…

Published in the North Reading Transcript on February 19, 2026

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Published in the North Reading Transcript on February 19, 2026

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — With four weeks remaining for candidates to pull nomination papers for the annual Town Election, a third candidate tossed his hat into the ring for Select Board.

Jeff Griffin, 31 Abbott Rd., who is finishing up his three-year term…