Great American Tavern Makes Changes to Please Local Residents

Great American Tavern addresses noise, parking, and lighting issues.

Great American Tavern will address local residents complaints by installing a shoebox light, fence, heavier curtain for their stage, and signs reminding patrons to respect the neighbors. After listening to resident complaints at a Board of Selectman meeting on May 17, the tavern decided to implement some changes. At last Tuesday's Community Planning Commission (CPC) meeting, board members discussed the proposed remedies for the establishment. In addition to the tavern's patrons making excessive noise, residents complained about parking issues and bright lights shining into nearby houses. The tavern's owner Robert Palmer is amenable to all of the solutions that were mentioned during the CPC meeting, board member Warren Pearce said. To …

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Why Was 303 Main St. Built So Close to Route 28?

Officials say the economy, septic limitations and smart growth affected the design.

The look of the building at the former Daniela’s site at 303 Main St. is unusual. Why was a building of this type constructed so close to the street? The economy, septic limitations and new smart growth combined to influence the aesthetics of The Village Shoppes of North Reading, the new development on the former Ristorante Daniela site at 303 Main St. The new 15,000-square foot building is set close to Main Street, with the parking at the rear. The building is set forward for two reasons, said Heidi Griffin, North Reading’s community planning administrator. First, because the septic system's leach field is located at the rear of the property, the building had to be near the front of the parcel. Second, smart growth guidelines set for by …

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North Reading Votes 2011

Nomination Papers for 2011 Election Now Available

May election will feature races for Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Community Planning Commission and town moderator.

Nomination papers for the annual town election on May 3 are available at the Town Clerk’s Office. According to the Town Clerk’s Office, the elected positions available for 2011 include one seat each on the Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Community Planning Commission, as well as the town moderator position. Interested candidates may pick up nomination papers at the Town Clerk’s Office. Candidates must obtain certified signatures for at least 50 registered voters who reside in North Reading. Candidates are urged to obtain more than the minimum number of signatures required, in case duplicate, illegible or ineligible signatures are not certifiable, according to the Town Clerk’s Office. Nomination papers must be returned to the Town …

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What's Next for the Former Stop & Shop Site?

Patch sets the record straight on prospective tenants.

Starting with the new year, North Reading Patch will seek to answer your questions and set the record straight on the issues and questions most often buzzed about around town. Please send Patch your questions for You Ask...Patch Answers, and we will head right to the source to get you clear, factual answers. Upcoming topics include how your recycling efforts pay off for North Reading and a breakdown of where your property tax dollars go. To pose your questions, e-mail editor Matt Bashalany. Here is the first question: Did the Board of Selectmen turn down a Christmas Tree Shops store as a tenant of the former Stop & Shop property at 97 Main St.? Since Stop & Shop moved from 97 Main St. to its new location in the former Shaw's Plaza, North …

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Ed Canney

1:51 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013

So you wrote to Wegmans...BILL! Exactly how did you sign that letter?...BILL! I'm following all your posts...it will eventually lead me to YOU!! With a defamatory suit. Unless you would prefer to cough up your REAL name!!   more ›