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Five Things to Do This Weekend
Shocktoberfest and the Martin's Pond Haunted Playground are on tap this weekend.

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Shocktoberfest and the Martin's Pond Haunted Playground are on tap this weekend.

Sold properties in the Reading and North Reading area in early October.
The liquor license was passed unanimously at Monday's selectmen meeting.
Make sure your child trick-or-treats safely with these tips.
A 4.5 magnitude quake in Maine shook homes in Boston Tuesday night.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.6 shake near Lake Arrowhead, Maine.
Streets and sidewalks are being worked on this week, and Main Street will be closed Thursday.
All northbound lanes of the highway will be shut down for maintenance starting 11 p.m. Tuesday and ending Wednesday at 5:30 a.m.
The Halloween party will be at the Flint Memorial Library.
"Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors" shares the wisdom of breast cancer survivors with the newly diagnosed. What's your story?
Samantha McGoldrick installed four raised beds at Town Hall to grow vegetables for the North Reading Food Pantry.
The second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is scheduled for 9 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was supplied by the North Reading police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.