Reading News

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 .

Residents are invited to celebrate the career of Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner on Thursday, May 23.

Scholarship deadline BOYLSTON -- The deadline to apply for the Berlin-Boylston SEPAC scholarship is May 10.

Seven finalists for the town's next generation cyber school board of trustees include a former school committee chairman and a former town councilor.

The Vermont Senate voted on Thursday to pass the Patient Choice and Control at End of Life Act, a bill that would permit physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.

The following story was provided by AOL.com By Debra Auerbach for CareerBuiler Have you ever had an itch to quit your job and instead do work that makes a real difference in the world? In honor of Earth Day on April 22, we've compiled a list of seven jobs that help people live a better life - from the buildings they work and live in, to the energy ... (more)

Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 12. Here are some gift ideas you can purchase locally to make your mom feel special: 1. Flowers.

Mr. Turner leaves his father, Gary G. Turner and his wife, Anita Leporati of Sterling and his mother, Joyce A. and her husband, Gordon Marko of Webster; his brother, Randy P. Turner and his partner, Julie Bouvier of Hawaii; his sister, Wendy A. Turner of Franklin; his high school sweetheart, Debby Osipov; and many nieces and nephews.