Dave Watkins

North Reading moves toward mid-July road work at Town Center. The town's sole announcement this cycle — a Friday News Flash — confirms that paving in the Town Center is set to begin in mid-July, a project that will likely affect traffic patterns for residents who routinely travel throug…

North Reading's Town Center paving is coming in mid-July, adding a second active road project to the community's summer calendar. The town posted a News Flash Thursday afternoon confirming the mid-July target for Town Center paving, weeks after road work on Route 62 (Elm Street) got und…

North Reading had nothing new to report Thursday, June 25, with town hall, schools, and the library all quiet in the 24-to-48-hour coverage window. No press releases, department announcements, or school district updates were issued, and no local commercial outlets produced fresh North R…

North Reading closes out a quiet Tuesday with active infrastructure work and a packed virtual-meeting schedule ahead. Route 62 (Elm Street) road work that began the night of June 21 remains underway, and East Middlesex Mosquito Control completed truck-mounted aerosol treatment in the ar…

Mosquito spraying and road work dominate a quiet news day in North Reading. East Middlesex Mosquito Control has scheduled truck-mounted aerosol treatment for the evening of Tuesday, June 23, asking residents to stay indoors during the application. Road work on Route 62 (Elm Street), whi…

North Reading switched to the Rave emergency notification platform Monday, urging all residents to confirm enrollment. The town's News Flash, posted late Monday evening, announced the go-live of Rave as the new official alert system, replacing its predecessor; residents who do not re-en…