Top Five Stories Last Week

Did you miss some news this past week? Check out the five stories that topped the charts:

1. . After passing a town budget of almost $91 million for fiscal 2014, which starts this coming July 1, and three of four proposed instructional motions Monday night, annual Town Meeting ended – after giving retiring Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner a standing ovation. 

2. Reading Resident Saves Woman's Life After Marathon Bombings. Reading resident and Northeastern University student Shores Salter acted quickly after the marathon bombings and saved a woman's life, according to an article on wcvb.com. Ealier this week, he found out who she was.

3. Reading Gymnastics Academy Planning Move to North Reading. Reading Gymnastics Academy has been a staple in town for 31 years. Owner and Reading resident Leslie McGonagle is looking forward to moving the academy to North Reading this summer.

4. Tsarnaev's College Friends Face Federal Charges in Boston Marathon Bombing. In the days following the Boston Marathon bombings April 15, accused suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev texted with a college friend thrusting him and two others into the precarious situation of helping the man who may have attacked the city.

5. Burbine Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Essex County. Accused child molester John Burbine has pleaded not guilty to charges of Rape of a Child and Indecent Assault and Batte