North Reading News

Published in the October 22, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Paving on Haverhill Street is scheduled to begin this week and may cause traffic delays.

Paving construction on Haverhill Street (from Park Street to North Street) was tentatively scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The work has three phases:

1. Remove top 1-2 inches…

(Haverhill St., from Park Street to North Street)

Paving construction on Haverhill Street is tentatively scheduled to begin on Wednesday October 21, 2015. The work has three phases:

1. Remove top 1-2 inches of pavement by milling (starting o/a 10/21/15)
2. Replace the top coat of pavement (starting the week of 10/26/15).
3. Complete finish work (driveway aprons…

Published in the October 15, 2015 edition

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING – The town still plans to join the MWRA district for water supply by July 2019 and last week Town Meeting helped keep the plan on track.

The meeting voted unanimously to provide $200,000 in seed money for a “jump start” for preliminary…

Published in the October 15, 2015 edition

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — A miniscule audience of 46 voters turned out for the second session of Town Meeting Thursday night, making…

Published in the October 15, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — Chief Michael P. Murphy reports that on Wednesday, Oct. 7, the North Reading Police Department arrested a Woburn man on charges of distributing drugs.

Alex E. Cores, 26, of Woburn was arrested shortly after 7:30 p.m. and charged with:

• Distribution of a Class D…

Published in the October 15, 2015 edition

Published in the October 15, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — The Town of North Reading 2015 street lists are now available in the Town Clerk’s office in town hall at the same price as last year.

Street lists are available for  $15 for residents and local businesses and $25 for non–residents and other businesses.

Published in the October 8, 2015 edition

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Published in the October 8, 2015 edition

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — It’s been a very long time since Town Meeting failed to finish its business in one session. But that streak ends tonight, Thursday, when voters will be called back to an unusual second session to act one way or another on the…

Published in the October 8, 2015 edition

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — Town Meeting voted Monday night to leave North Reading’s sex offender residency bylaw on the books even though the law cannot be enforced under a recent decision by the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court.

As the Transcript has previously reported, a decision in…

Published in the October 8, 2015 edition

Published in the October 8, 2015 edition

NORTH READING — The Health Department will begin seasonal flu clinics for the general public (ages 4 and up) on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and the North Reading town hall and every Monday, starting Oct…