North Reading, Massachusetts
Community Organizations
Food, history, books and playing fields. These are the organizations doing work the town budget does not cover, and every one of them takes volunteers.
Non-Profit Organizations
| Organization | What they do & contact |
|---|---|
| North Reading Food Pantry | At 150 Haverhill Street. It regularly serves more than 100 families and individuals and hands out over 1,300 bags of groceries a month, plus emergency financial support and holiday meals. Client shopping is Monday mornings, and donations are taken Mondays and Fridays. |
| North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society | Keeper of the town’s records, artifacts and historic buildings, including the Sergeant George Flint House of about 1680. It runs the annual Apple Festival on the Rev. Daniel Putnam House grounds and maintains a digital collection anyone can search. |
| Flint Memorial Library | 147 Park Street, 978-664-4942. Museum passes, a Library of Things, a seed library, printing, and meeting rooms residents can book. It issues an MVLC eCard you can register for online. |
| Friends of North Reading Parks and Recreation | The volunteer group that raises money for the town’s fields, playgrounds and recreation programs, working alongside the Parks and Recreation Department. |
Local News & How to Follow the Town
Following a town is a skill, and most of it is knowing where the meeting gets covered. These are the outlets that carry North Reading.
| Outlet | What it covers |
|---|---|
| North Reading Transcript | The town’s own weekly paper, published by Local Headline News alongside the Wakefield Daily Item. It covers Town Meeting, the Select Board and the schools week by week. |
| NORCAM | North Reading’s community media center, at 978-664-0501. It runs the public, government and educational access channels, so you can watch a Select Board meeting or a Town Meeting session without leaving the house, and it trains volunteers to make their own programs. |
| North Reading Patch | Daily local news, election coverage and event listings for the town. |
Town & Senior Resources
| Organization | Notes |
|---|---|
| North Reading Senior Center | Programs, transportation, and outreach for older residents. Interim Director Jackie Quinn. 978-664-5600. |
| North Reading Youth Services | The town’s programs for young people, run with the Youth Services Committee and the Community Impact Team. |
| Veterans’ Services | Benefits, outreach and advocacy for veterans, their spouses and their dependents. Veteran Services Director Chris Thomann. 978-664-6012. |
For current hours and a fuller list, see the town’s department pages at northreadingma.gov.