North Reading News

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BOSTON — House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) secured $200,000 in state funding assistance for the North Reading Public Schools as part of a $1.39 billion supplemental spending bill that provides funding for education and transportation-related initiatives.

House Bill 4227, which is funded primarily through…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — Residents are reminded that the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will hold a public hearing tonight, Thursday, June 26, on the comprehensive permit application for a 200-unit rental complex at 20 Elm St.

The in-person public hearing begins at 6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at North Reading…

NORTH READING — The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project is planning to use a truck mounted aerosol sprayer to control mosquito populations. Spraying will be done between sunset and 11:30 PM.

A general description of where mosquito spraying will take place is listed below;  the spray route will include many more roads than are listed.

On Tuesday,…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The town’s water rates will be increasing higher than originally projected over the next several years to account for planned improvements to the water infrastructure in the town of Andover.

Indirectly, any improvements to Andover’s water infrastructure, such as lining corroded pipes or replacing old water mains will ultimately…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — A summer of fun and outdoor musical entertainment kicks off this coming week, thanks to the volunteer efforts of two different town groups, the North Reading Community Coffeehouse and the Friends of North Reading Parks and Recreation. Both events are being held at the Ipswich River Park gazebo free…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — After a nearly six-year hiatus, the comprehensive permit application for a 200-unit rental complex at 20 Elm St. will return to the Zoning Board of Appeals next Thursday, June 26 at 6 p.m.

The state’s Housing Appeals Committee remanded the process back to the town’s ZBA in the fall…

By NEIL ZOLOT

NORTH READING — New Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC) head Meera Reynolds made her first formal appearance at the School Committee’s June 16 meeting.

“We’ve spent the spring rebranding and relaunching,” she said of herself and the new leadership team that took over in January, succeeding Kathy O’Donnell-Bustin “We’ve managed to…