North Reading News

Published in the August 4, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — Tickets are now on sale for the seventh annual Dinner Social. The event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 25 at Teresa’s at Hillview, 149 North St. from 2-6 p.m.
The dinner will honor and recognize local veterans and there will be special honors to…

Published in the August 4, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — The North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society is opening the historic Putnam House on every Tuesday and Saturday over the summer.
The 18th century home at 27 Bow St., will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Saturday until the end of…

Published in the July 28, 2016 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

NORTH READING — The School Committee voted unanimously on Monday to oppose Question 2 on the November ballot, which would lift the cap on charter schools.

The school board voted unanimously to approve a resolution by the Massachusetts Association of Schools (MASC) opposing Question 2…

Published in the July 28, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — The North Reading Community Impact Team (CIT) will host its third annual free National Night Out (NNO) on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at Ipswich River Park from 5:30–7:30 p.m.

National Night Out is an event focused on strengthening North Reading by encouraging neighborhoods to engage in…

Published in the July 28, 2016 edition

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — June proved to be a fairly busy month for the town’s Building Department, with 42 permits issued and a total value of $1.38 million. This brought in $13,913 to the town treasury.

79 Marblehead St., Sandra Murphy, update master bathroom, $27,900; 10…

Published in the July 28, 2016 edition

Published in the July 28, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — The Flint Memorial Library is pleased to present “Author Talk with Kate Clifford Larson” on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Library Activity Room.

Larson is the New York Times’ best selling author of “Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter,” in which she tells…

Published in the July 28, 2016 edition

NORTH READING — The North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society is looking for crafters and vendors for its 22nd annual Apple Festival to be held on the Putnam House grounds, 27 Bow St., on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain date Sept. 18).

Vendor…

Published in the July 21, 2016 edition

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING – North Reading High School students taking Advanced Placement courses in 2016 continued the school’s track record of outstanding results as the number of students taking the exams rose again this year, along with the overall passing rate, all of which is good…

Published in the July 21, 2016 edition

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — The work of tying up loose ends on the high school–middle school project is definitely winding down, but one of the unresolved issues the Secondary Schools Building Committee is still dealing with concerns lights in the east stairwell of the high school…

Published in the July 21, 2016 edition

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — The town’s Athletic Fields and Facilities Committee needs to raise more than $50,000 to proceed with plans for installing irrigation and sod on the new fields at the high school.

Recently, the AFFC put out bids for irrigation and sod on the…