North Reading News

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — It’s two weeks into the new year and the North Reading Transcript is still looking for the first baby born in 2015 to a North Reading family.

The Transcript and many other local businesses are ready to shower the lucky first baby of 2015 with a variety of generous…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — Despite the fact that the temperatures aren’t supposed to crawl out of the teens today, (Thursday), it’s not too early to start thinking about spring, and specifically the May annual election.

That’s because nomination papers for the May 5 annual town election will be available in the Town Clerk’s office…

NORTH READING — The annual Town census will be mailed in mid–January. Residents are urged to return their forms as soon as possible. Response to the census is required under state law and census information is used for a variety of purposes, including: Providing proof of residency for legal matters; qualification for veterans’ benefits, housing…

NORTH READING — National Grid has advised the town that it is conducting a gas regulator replacement program in North Reading. This program is not part of the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline that has been so controversial in town. Surveying of gas meters by National Grid began in December with replacement scheduled to occur in…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The new year is young and the North Reading Transcript is still looking for the first baby of the new year to be born to a North Reading family.

The newspaper’s ninth annual First Baby contest is in full swing and the Transcript and many other local businesses are…

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By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — With 2014 soon to be in the rear view mirror, the North Reading Transcript is looking ahead in anticipation of the first baby to be born to a North Reading family in 2015.

Yes, it is time once again for the newspaper’s First Baby contest, now entering its ninth…

NORTH READING — Chief Michael P. Murphy was happy to announce that the North Reading Police Department was able to give a very special gift to a Reading resident the day after Christmas, when they found his beloved dog, which had been missing for a full week.

The report from the police department continues below…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING – As a direct result of the Town Meeting vote last October authorizing the town to take the lead in developing the remaining portion of the JT Berry property, the Selectmen voted unanimously at their last meeting to go forward with special legislation to acquire the property.

October Town Meeting…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING – The coming year, 2015, may be the year North Reading and Andover finally reach an agreement on extending the 20-year-old water purchase agreement between the two towns. Renewal of the contract agreement has been hanging fire for months. But at their last meeting, North Reading Selectmen charged Town Administrator…

By BOB TUROSZ

NORTH READING — The new North Reading High School and Middle Schools are designed to be “green” buildings, planned that way to save energy over the long term and to maximize the amount of state reimbursement taxpayers received on the project.

But they won’t be getting greener in the future with the…