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• Which North Reading-born star is skating in the 2026 Olympics?

Also on today's calendar: International Folk Dancing for Beginners and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 45 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, temps: high: 45, low: 42.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 47 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New England hockey players going to the 2026 Winter Olympics & Paralympics (patriotledger.com) — North Reading gets a direct connection to the 2026 Winter Olympics through hockey star Alex Carpenter, who was born and raised in town and will skate for Team USA again. The piece spotlights several New England hockey and sled hockey players heading to Milano-Cortina, including former Boston College standouts and current Bruins and Boston Fleet players.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Reading

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 9

• International Folk Dancing for Beginners
  Unitarian Universalist Church, 239 Woburn St, Reading
  12:30 pm

Sunday January 11

• Admissions Open House
  Shore Country Day School, 545 Cabot St, Beverly
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• Unwind Gentle Yoga
  Sage + Soul Yoga & Wellness , 161 Main St , North Reading
  9:30 am
• Friday Morning Stitching Hour
  Flint Memorial Library , 147 Park Street , North Reading
  10:00 am
• Storytime for Twos
  Flint Memorial Library , 147 Park Street , North Reading
  10:30 am

Saturday January 10

• Tiny Art Drop-In Paint Studio
  Flint Memorial Library , 147 Park Street , North Reading
  11:00 am

Monday January 12

• Pre-K Story Time
  Flint Memorial Library , 147 Park Street , North Reading
  10:00 am
• The Cinema Circle Movie Club
  Flint Memorial Library , 147 Park Street , North Reading
  6:30 pm
• Ipswich River Community Chorus Open Rehearsals
  Aldersgate United Methodist Church , 235 Park St , North Reading
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• Guest Speaker: AI at Home and School - Navigating Generative AI with Your Child Presented
  Shore Country Day School , 545 Cabot St , Beverly
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Kanto Card Show
  DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Andover , 123 Old River Rd , Andover
  9:00 am

Monday January 19

• Ipswich River Community Chorus Open Rehearsal
  Aldersgate United Methodist Church , 235 Park St , North Reading
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Orange Line experienced delays of about 15 minutes due to police activity involving an unauthorized person on the tracks, which has since cleared.
  12:29AM on Jan 7: Orange Line experiences 15-minute delays due to police activity involving an unauthorized person on the tracks at Massachusetts Ave. (Nextdoor )
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