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STATE REP. Brad Jones (left) presented North Reading Minit and Militia members Captain Rich Stratton and Bob Snyder with a brand new American flag to be flown at the dedication of the newly refurbished 97-year-old town flag pole Saturday. It was rescued by the Minitmen and installed at the Putnam House grounds. (Maureen Doherty Photo)…

THE NRPD HONOR GUARD presents the colors at the town’s 20th 9/11 remembrance ceremony while Call Firefighter Jeff Strong (foreground) awaits the signal to toll the bell in honor of the victims. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — The bluest of blue sky days, eerily similar to the gorgeous cloudless sky…

NORTH READING’S Class of 2034 met for the first time Tuesday afternoon at Ipswich River Park. These incoming kindergarteners will be attending all three of the town’s elementary schools — Batchelder, Little and Hood — starting Friday, September 10. Sporting their oversized NR Hornet t-shirts, they will reunite annually over the next 12 years wearing…

FOUR NEW faculty members were welcomed to the high school during teacher orientation on Monday. They are, from left, Kelsey Coughlin, guidance counselor; Jenna Grossman, guidance counselor long-term substitute; Lindsay Gervino, school adjustment counselor; and Vincent Papageorgiou, special education long-term substitute. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

NORTH READING — When North Reading’s students…

THE FAMILIES of the late Jay Valade and Paul Buckley met with Caroline Casey and Nessren Ourdyl, the 2021 NRHS recipients of the Jay E. Valade and Paul E. Buckley Scholarship for Altruism. From left: Emma, Jared and Leanne Valade, Caroline Casey and Nessren Ourdyl, and Lisa, Jeremy, Audrey, Liam, Tim and Sean Buckley. (Courtesy…