Reading News

Ashley Waring is the Children's Librarian at the Reading Public Library and was recently appointed to the Liaison with National Organizations Serving Children and Youth Committee.

The Dunkin' Donuts at 293 Main St. will be closed starting Monday, May 20 for remodeling, according to the Community Planning Department.

Today is Monday, May 20. Here are five things to know today: 1. Weather. The temperature will reach 77 degrees today with a low of 45.

Though the Reading High School softball team hung close with visiting Woburn on Friday afternoon, the Rockets didn't have quite enough fire power at the plate to come out with a victory.

Memorial Day is a time to commemorate those who have fallen in service to the United States.

The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Tuesday through Thursday.

The Greenfield School Committee will interview Tuesday seven finalists vying for spots on the town's new cyber school's governing board - but the pool has changed slightly with two late additions and two withdrawals.

The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Tuesday through Thursday.

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

A home behind the Willow Tree Garden and Flower Center on Salem Street in Wakefield was damaged in a two-alarm fire early Thursday afternoon.

Towns across the country are getting new recycling centers, giving away rain barrels and installing parking meters with solar panels.

A series of health and safety violations led to a Scabies outbreak at CLASS, Inc., a facility that provides job training and placement, on site production work, day habilitation and other services to assist developmentally disabled adults, according to their website .

The two individuals arrested Monday in connection with a human trafficking enterprise that spans the borders of several area communities , including Reading, were arraigned Tuesday in Somerville District Court, according to a press release from Attorney General Martha Coakley.

Politics, current events, self-help, daily news and etiquette are topics that Americans have enjoyed reading about for centuries, and some of the materials that brought them such information are on display through May 28 at Smith College in Northampton.

The Powerball jackpot will hit $350 million for Wednesday's drawing. Though not the largest Powerball cash payout, the jackpot is inching closer to the $384 million that was given out in November 2012 in Arizona and Missouri.

A new Firestone Complete Auto Care may be coming to North Reading. According to the Community Planning Department, the business plans to open on Main Street.

A Medford resident and a Woburn resident have been arrested in connection with a human trafficking enterprise that spans the borders of several area communities including Wilmington, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced at a Monday press conference at the Wilmington Police Department .

Leading the Tewksbury West Minuteman Company into battle at Lexington and Concord on the first day of the Revolutionary War, Capt.

Tewksbury Tewksbury residents voted 189-39 in favor of funding a $950,000 artificial turf field Wednesday night at Special Town Meeting, with $600,000 coming in Community Preservation funding.

Did you miss some news last week? Here are the five stories that topped the charts: 1. Town Looking to Impose Moratorium for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries .