Patrick Blais

With hundreds of workers now marching into the new three-story building on a daily basis, general contractor Consigli Construction insists Stoneham’s teenagers will be walking into a new state-of-the-art high

WOBURN - Though some city officials reportedly question whether the declaration should have come in a traditional letterhead format, the City Council this week acknowledged receipt of a notification from

WOBURN - The City Council recently passed without debate an order that will hike the hourly pay rate for the city's reserve officers from $24.04 to $32.14.

WOBURN - Though some city officials reportedly question whether the declaration should have come in a traditional letterhead format, the City Council this week acknowledged receipt of a notification from School Committee Chair Andrew Lipsett about plans to abandon control of the Wyman Elementary School.

WOBURN - Stipulating the new structure can never be converted into a future residential or commercial facility, the City Council as promised in July granted a Lowell Street homeowner permission to construct an oversized garage to store his antique vehicles.

READING - Before a medical emergency cut the conversation short, a majority of Select Board members last week indicated they would support a pilot program allowing a limited number of residents to reduce their sewer bill costs by installing second water meters.

WOBURN - Refusing to intervene in what they deemed to be a legal spat between private parties, the City Council recently sanctioned a used car salesman's proposed move from Main Street's XPress Fuel site to the Winn Street area by Lannan Chevrolet.

WOBURN - A New Boston Street landowner wants local officials to modify local zoning regulations to ensure its approximate 3.8-acre parcel won't pick-up a permanent non-conforming status label due to a shared driveway connection.

By PATRICK BLAIS Anyone want to buy a castle? Unable to afford the hefty tab associated with bringing the historic Main Street

READING - Residents will likely have to wait until next spring before being issued new standard-sized refuse containers so that town officials can procure an oversized recycling tote to add to those special deliveries.