North Reading News

BOSTON — The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has announced its Universal Access Program’s (UAP) winter programming schedule to ensure that every Massachusetts resident can experience and enjoy the outdoors year-round.

The programming adapts some of New England’s most popular outdoor wintertime activities to the varying abilities and needs of all park visitors. This…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Santa’s elves sure have been busy in the week leading up to Christmas Day on behalf of the Transcript’s 36th annual Neighbor Helping Neighbor Fund!

Donations totaling $17,885 during the fourth week of the newspaper’s fund drive more than doubled the amount previously collected to benefit Christian Community Service…

In 1897, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was asked a question by his then 8-year-old daughter, Virginia, which many a parent has been asked before: whether Santa Claus really exists. O’Hanlon deferred. He suggested Virginia wrote asking the question to one of New York’s most prominent newspapers at the…

NORTH READING — The remaining holiday season hours of operations schedules for non-emergency services at Town Hall, the Edith O’Leary Senior Center, and Flint Memorial Library are listed below.

Town Hall and the Edith O’Leary Senior Center will follow the same schedule:

• Wed., Dec. 24: 8AM to 12 Noon

• Thurs., Dec. 25 and…

NORTH READING — The Union Congregational Church recently held its annual Christmas Craft Workshop, transforming its space into a glowing, magical wonderland that perfectly embraced…

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There will be early deadlines at the Transcript this week deadlines to accommodate holiday schedules for New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day, which fall on Wednesday and Thursday this year.

Content to be published in our New Year’s Eve edition on Wednesday, Dec. 31 is due on Friday, Dec. 26 at noon. The only exception will…

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By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Carmen Prochilo has turned her passion for animals into a holiday drive she has dubbed Santa Paws to benefit the…

By JOHN ROGERS
Sustainability Committee Chair

Whether the holidays snuck up on you or you’ve been preparing for months, here are three ideas for making gift-giving impactful for family and friends while making them low-impact for people and the environment.

1. Think intangible. For some on your gift list, giving experiences instead of things…