North Reading News

NORTH READING – Mount Carmel Chapter No. 230, Order of the Eastern Star, will be serving a Ham & Bean Supper with all the trimmings on Saturday, April 4 with continuous servings from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Reading Masonic Hall, 283 Park St.

Their well known regular menu of four delicious varieties…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — What makes a community strong?

Answer: its people. Specifically, the kind of residents and neighbors who give selflessly of themselves…

By DAN TOMASELLO

NORTH READING — The School Committee and a small group of parents sparred Monday night over the school department’s decision to administer the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam this month.

The school board approved the new high stakes test last June in a 4–1 vote over…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — After two months of complete lack of interest, a three year seat on the Community Planning Commission is now drawing interest from two write-in candidates in the May town election.

Mark DeSimone, 45 Linwood Ave., and former Selectman Joe Veno both informed the Transcript they intend to run as…

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NORTH READING — National Grid has advised the Town of North Reading that it is conducting a gas regulator replacement program in North Reading. Surveying of gas meters began in December 2014, with replacement scheduled to occur in the spring of 2015.

This is not part of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline.

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — After two months of complete lack of interest, a three year seat on the Community Planning Commission is now drawing interest from two write-in candidates in the May town election.

Mark DeSimone, 45 Linwood Ave., and former Selectman Joe Veno both informed the Transcript they intend to run as…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — The deadline for filing nomination papers came and went at 5 p.m. in the Town Clerk’s office Tuesday, with the result that there will be nine town offices up for renewal on the May 5 annual election ballot, but only eight candidates.

There is exactly one candidate for each…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING – Kinder Morgan/Tennessee Gas Pipeline Cp., has been seeking permission for weeks to survey 10 parcels of town owned land for the route of their proposed 20–inch natural gas pipeline through North Reading.

Last week, after the company finally delivered maps showing the route the pipeline will take through town…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — There’s a lot happening at the Flint Memorial Library these days and there’s more to come, says Director Sharon Kelleher – not the least of which will be six additional hours of operation starting in the next budget cycle.

North Reading’s population topped 15,000 a couple of years ago…