Around the Region: Cross-Dressing Bank Robber Bagged; Scott Brown in Melrose; Revenge Motive in Reading Killing

Here are some of the top recent headlines from just beyond Medford's city lines:

The Reading Memorial High School alumnus charged with  was allegedly motivated by revenge, according to prosecutors. Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Dunigan told Woburn Superior Court Monday that John Burke had been robbed in his Revere apartment in April and came to believe that  had committed, arranged or been involved the crime before later becoming convinced Ronan had been involved. -Matt Casey

An anonymous tip lead the Wakefield Police to arrest an individual they believe is the man who dressed up as a woman to rob two Wakefield banks in 2010, breaking open a previously cold case that was more than a year old. Patrick J. O'Connell, 28, of 129 Appelton Street in Arlington, was arrested on two outstanding warrants for two bank robberies at two different banks in Wakefield in February of 2010. -Sara Jacobi

: Sen. Scott Brown visited Main Street in Melrose on Friday afternoon, popping into local businesses with Mayor Rob Dolan and attending a ribbon cutting at . -Daniel DeMaina

The city plans to install seven more this spring through a grant from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, according to Sarah Spicer, a representative from the city's department of transportation and infrastructure.  The announcement elicited a collective "wow" from the members of the Somerville Bicycle Advisory Committee, who met Nov. 15 at City Hall and who regularly encourage city officials to expand bicycle infrastructure. -Amanda Kersey

ARLINGTON - Arlington’s schools superintendent said Friday afternoon that a map containing approximate address information of special education students was released mistakenly. The map comes from a Tuesday meeting of the Redistricting Committee, which is charged with figuring out new boundaries for individual districts to alleviate overcrowding at some schools. -Pedro Oliveira Jr.