News Nearby: Identify of Woburn Drowning Victim Released

Here is a look at the stories making headlines in the Burlington region this week:

Woburn

Identity of Horn Pond Drowning Victim Released

The identity of the man who drowned after a canoe tipped over in Horn Pond last week has been released.

According to a report from the Woburn Police Department, the victim is Pedro Pereira of 138 Kate Lane, Tolland, CT. Police do not have his exact age but Woburn Police Chief Robert J. Ferullo Jr. said he was in his 30s.

According to the police report at 6:05 p.m. police responded to Horn Pond after hearing a canoe had overturned with two males, who had been fishing, inside. According to the report, one male, who was later identified by police, was able to swim towards the shore and officers were able to pull him out of the water when he was about 30 yards from land.

Winchester

Two Burn Victims at Robinson Park Kitchen Fire

The fire broke out shortly before noon on Wednesday at 6 Robinson Park in Winchester.

Wilmington

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for New Wilmington High School

t's been a trying time for the Wilmington community, with thousands of residents packing Town Common on Saturday to grieve the loss of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier.

While Collier's memory was still fresh in the minds of state and town officials on Thursday, there was a lighter feeling in the air during a different kind of gathering on Town Common.

"From loss and from tragedy and from grief comes optimism and hope," said Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new high school. "And nothing gives us more hope than to know that to my left a new school will go up and we will celebrate every single day the values of the people of Wilmington."

Melrose

Melrose Police officers assisted at the Boston Marathon and Watertown scenes last week.