Classic winter fun on the Town Common January 22, 2025 MONDAY’S SNOWSTORM provided perfect sledding conditions on the Town Common, as demonstrated by this group of sledders who tied their snow tubes together and hit their hay bale jump on-target in succession. (Maureen Doherty Photo/North Reading Transcript ©) MOTIF NO. 1: A picture-perfect blue sky provided a beautiful backdrop for North Reading’s iconic winter sledding scene on the Town Common on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Maureen Doherty Photo/North Reading Transcript ©) PRICELESS! Five friends, two sleds, and a snowy hill – the perfect combination for great memories. (Maureen Doherty Photo/North Reading Transcript ©) POSITIONED FOR maximum speed, this sledder coasts to a smooth landing at the base of the Town Common Monday. (Maureen Doherty Photo/North Reading Transcript ©) SCARLETT steers the sled down the common with a little help from Dad. (Maureen Doherty Photo/North Reading Transcript ©) OLD GLORY and the POW/MIA flag remain aloft in the stiff breeze behind the craggy branches of the Great Oak, with the flag lowered to half-staff in honor of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, who died Dec. 29, 2024 at age 100. (Maureen Doherty Photo/North Reading Transcript ©) SLEDDERS jockey for position in search of the perfect run down the town common. (Maureen Doherty Photo/North Reading Transcript ©) SNOW TUBES are by far the most popular sledding device in the winter of 2025! (Maureen Doherty Photo/North Reading Transcript ©) WHAT GOES DOWN must go back up, and sometimes, the two collide when coasting on the common! (Maureen Doherty Photo/North Reading Transcript ©)
