North Reading Select Board Proclaims Alex Carpenter Day, Starts Site Evaluation Committee
North Reading Select Board honored its first Olympic gold medalist and launched appointments to a new Site Evaluation Committee at its July 20 meeting.
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North Reading Select Board Forms Committee to Study 3 Washington Street Senior Center Purchase
North Reading Select Board advances 3 Washington Street as potential senior center site.
North Reading Select Board Votes to Cut Retiree Health Benefits, Creates Budget Planning Panel
North Reading Select Board restructures retiree health benefits and creates a long-range financial planning committee.
North Reading Select Board previews town meeting warrant in nearly four-hour public hearing
NORTH READING -- May 20, 2026, North Reading Select Board clashes over firefighter staffing and a $8.8 million property acquisition at a marathon warrant hearing. The board held a nearly four-hour informational session Wednesday ahead of the June 1 annual town meeting, with Town Administrator Michael Gilberto warning that
North Reading Select Board approves liquor license, water ban, and purchasing policy in busy session
NORTH READING -- May 18, 2026, North Reading Select Board approves liquor license, Level 2 drought restriction, and new sustainability policy at May 18 meeting. The three-member quorum, Chair Michael Wanner, Clerk Charles Tyler, and Vice Chair Joseph O'Leary, voted 4-0 to approve an all-alcoholic beverages
North Reading Select Board Recommends Three Route 28 Acquisition Articles for Town Meeting
NORTH READING -- May 4, 2026, North Reading Select Board split 3-2 and 4-1 on three Route 28 acquisition articles, forwarding all to the June 1 spring annual town meeting. The board recommended the entirety of 97 Main Street by a 3-2 vote, a portion of the same
North Reading Select Board puts three 97 Main Street options before June Town Meeting voters
NORTH READING -- April 27, 2026, North Reading Select Board sets June Town Meeting vote on 97 Main Street and approves $3.79 million capital plan. The board will ask voters to choose among purchasing a portion of the former Stop and Shop site from would-be buyer J.D. Lynch,
North Reading Select Board Cuts Budget Gap, Adds 97 Main Street Articles to Town Meeting Warrant
NORTH READING -- April 6, 2026, North Reading Select Board narrows its FY27 municipal budget deficit to $615,000 and advances 97 Main Street purchase articles for June town meeting. Finance Director Lauren Conley presented updated figures Monday showing the gap falling from $698,000 after a vocational school assessment dropped
North Reading Select Board Rejects All Senior Center Lease Proposals, Plans Budget Workshop
NORTH READING -- March 16, 2026, North Reading Select Board rejected all three senior center lease proposals and scheduled a budget-balancing workshop as the town faces a projected $758,000 municipal deficit. Lil Hartman, Director of Public Services, told the board on March 16 that the top-scoring of three
North Reading Fire Department Seeks Four Firefighters in $626,000 Budget Request
North Reading Select Board heard fiscal year 2027 budget requests from police, fire, emergency management, and public works totaling millions against a roughly $760,000 structural deficit.