The following information was supplied by the North Reading police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Wednesday through Thursday. The information is open to the public. Wednesday, May 16 Thursday, May 17 For questions about this blotter, email northreading@patch.com.
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Find out about area open houses this weekend.
Looking to move to Reading or North Reading? Flip through the image gallery of homes for sale that are holding open houses this weekend. Are you a realtor and don't see your listing in our gallery? You are welcome to add your listing's photo to our gallery.
Can you guess who the winner is?
East Gate Liquor won this week’s Best of Patch Readers’ Choice award for the best place to buy liquor. East Gate Liquor received 63 percent of the votes in our poll and has a five star rating. One of our readers Joe Veno said, "Eastgate in has great prices." Congrats to Eastgate for winning this week’s contest! We also want to thank all of our readers who took part in the voting, comments and reviews.
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Bostik and the federal safety officials have settled on $600,000 in fines for the explosion that rocked the Middleton adhesives plant in 2011.
Federal safety officials announced Thursday they had reached a settlement with Bostik for $600,000 in fines for the explosion that rocked the Middleton adhesives plant in March 2011 and injured four workers. The Boston Road plant is located near the North Reading/Middleton line and right near the town lines with Lynnfield and Peabody. The Sunday evening explosion rocked nearby houses and was heard and felt across the North Shore. Bostik was originally fined last fall for $917,000 after a six-month investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found numerous safety violations, but that fine has now been reduced. OSHA cited Bostik for violations of federal safety requirements and procedures employers must follow to "…
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A yard sale, plant sale and concert are on tap this weekend.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are some ideas: READING LIONS CLUB ANNUAL JOURNEY FOR SIGHT 5K ROAD RACE/1 MILE WALK Where/when: Burbank Ice Arena, Saturday, 9 a.m. Why go: This 5K road race/1 mile walk to raise money for Mass Lions Eye Research Fund. The top 3 male and female runners will win a cash prize. PAWS 4 A CURE T-SHIRT SALE AND PET NAIL TRIMMING SALE Where/when: Sassy Paws Pet Styles, Sunday 1 p.m. Why go: Stop by and purchase your Paws 4 A Cure walk t-shirt and get your pet's nails trimmed for $5. The proceeds of the nail trimmings will be donated to their Paws 4 A Cure walk team: Team Sassy Paws. NORTH READING GARDEN CLUB SPRING PLANT SALE Where/when: Flint Memorial Library, Saturday at 8 a.m. Why go: The …
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Pirates and Angels take small leads in League pennant races.
Another strong week for the National League with all teams on the upswing during the weeks action including the Pirates winning their eighth straight game and the Phillies remaining percentage points behind. In the AL, the Angels and the White Sox have swapped the lead while the Royals still linger as a threat to go on a winning streak. The game of the week featured the two teams that makeup the last four RBRL champions, Royals (’09,’10) and Phillies (’08,’11). In the game there were five lead changes and the game came down to the final pitch. The Phils jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first inning behind hits from Patrick McDonald and Sean Dynan. Luis Sosa got two back for the Royals on a two RBI single in the third and Austin Tierno …
Burlington Town Meeting members voted 93 to 7 to approve the proposed Tax Incentive Finance deal that would open the way for Keurig to leave Reading.
The relocation of Keurig's headquarters from Reading to Burlington took a big step toward becoming a done deal at Burlington Town Meeting Wednesday night. Members voted 93 to 7 to approve the Tax Increment Financing agreement with the town that would save the company an estimated $3,256,352 over 15 years. As reported on Patch, Keurig is looking to find a larger facility for its headquarters. Currently Keurig has a base of operations in Reading and offices in other New England states. Keurig is looking to close the office locations, including the Reading office, and move to a new location. Keurig is considering occupying the Gutierrez-owned building at 63 South Ave., in Burlington, where iRobot used to be located. The company is looking to …
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Sen. Bruce Tarr called court's decision “deeply concerning and undermines the effectiveness of a major law that protects our public safety.”
The state Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday removed a portion of a law that targeted drunk driving, known as Melanie’s Law. The court Thursday disallowed the portion of the law that allows the Registry of Motor Vehicles to increase sanctions against those who admit to driving drunk, but whose cases are later dismissed, reported the Boston Globe. The issue is that when lawmakers changed the state’s drunk driving law, they did not change what a “conviction” means. Supreme Judicial Court Justice Margot Botsford wrote in the unanimous decision that the law did not “explicity include cases that are ‘continued without a finding’ in its list of what can be considered drunk driving convictions,” reported the Globe. The court decision did not …
To adjourn after 19 years, on June 16.
After 19 years – nine more than she’d planned – Anna Carol “Ace” Foulds will soon turn off the oven and coffee maker at the Hot Spot Café on Haven Street. Since day one, her goal for the Hot Spot was, she said, to “make it a townie place.” As they ate, customers rehashed Town Meeting decisions, Foulds said, and solved the world’s problems. The café was once the home of the Horace Greeley for president campaign headquarters, according to Foulds. “Sometimes we call this the Horace Greeley room.” Foulds reached a milestone birthday in December. She turned 60. “I said, 'I can’t do this forever,'” Foulds told Patch Thursday. “It’s the hours” – six days a week, nearly 12 hours a day on her four longest days. “That’s the reality for a sole …
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1:18 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
The Hot Spot has been a gathering place for all manner of Reading folks. Many memories - the tongue-in-cheek "Save the Dummy" campaign, the annual Iditarod contest, and of course the rehashing of Town Meeting decisions. Sad news, but it's all about quality of life, Ace. Don't look back. more ›
Celebration Kingdom opened on Concord Street Monday.
Need to throw a birthday party or just want to bring the kids somewhere to play for an afternoon? Stop by Celebration Kingdom for a day of fun for kids, and relaxation for parents. The Concord Street play-place has a 60-foot obstacle course, 15'x15' bounce house, joust ring, bounce house and slide combo and plasma cars for kids to race on a dragon track. A separate area for younger children to play in is available. The area is sectioned off and has a small ball pit, princess tent and other toys. There is also a seating area for parents with comfortable couches, wi-fi access and a big screen television. Both owners Linda Marino and Tracy Jannino are North Reading residents. They decided to open the play-space after attending birthday …
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10:08 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
The owners realize that one hour may be too much in the party room. When the children are finished eating, they can watch a movie in the theatre room. more ›
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12:06 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
I'm glad to see that the Burlington BOS is doing something to lure business into their town. Has Reading done anything like that ? Not that I am aware of. Soon a few hundred employees will be buying their lunches in Burlington instead of Reading. Meal tax revenue out the window. Maybe the water and sewer rates can be increased more to make up the shortfall. Last business leaving Reading please … more ›