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Heading out on the national trek will be Grammy winners Evanascence, alt metal outfit Chevelle , Pennsylvania hard-rockers Halestorm, and post-grungers New Medicine.

Here are the winners in some of the categories of the Reader Raves sponsored by The Republican and MassLive.com. Winners in all categories will be announced in June: Best Municipal website: Springfield A Best Downtown Architecture: Springfield Municipal Group - City Hall, Symphony Hall and Campanile A Most Responsive State Legislator: State Sen.

Check out our top stories of the week below :i»¿i»¿i»¿ PHOTOS: Hidden Gardens Shine Under Bright Morning Sun :A Hundreds of visitors waited in lines to see picture-perfect Beacon Hill gardens Thursday.

The following excerpts are from reports in theA Peabody Police Department A press log from May 15-16. Tuesday, May 15 2:05 p.m. Olowabi O. Osun, 37, of 9 Clarendo Ave., Lynn, was arrested, following a report of a suspicious person at the Northshore Mall .

BOSTON - The state Department Of Transportation has decided to ban trucks carrying hazardous materials, including gasoline and heating oil, from traveling through Boston between 6 a.m and 8 p.m. "Vehicles carrying hazardous materials through the City pose a significant public safety threat to residents of our effected neighborhoods, as well as to ... (more)

Wealth management firm Lake Street Advisors announces it is relocating its Portsmouth office from the Pease Tradeport to downtown Portsmouth.

Motorists in the Albany area can expect delays Tuesday, May 8, because of the temporary closing of Exit 24 of the New York State Thruway.

Here are some of the stories making headlines in the Stoneham area last week: Malden Reported Mob Meeting in Downtown Malden Captured in Indictment : Alleged organized crime boss Anthony L. DiNunzio wasA arrested on seven counts of racketeering and conspiracy in East Boston Tuesday , after authorities say he took over the Patriarca crime family ... (more)

Connecticut. The Dogwood Festival 2012 is May 11-13 at Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, 1045 Old Academy Rd., Fairfield.