Top 5 Stories of the Week

It was a busy week for town committees and groups which generated some of the week's top stories. The week had some good news when Lucy the cat was returned after being abducted last weekend. 

Here are the top 5 stories of the week:

-- Salem Patch;s Facebook page has been busy with people voicing their opinion on a plan to allow traffic in the pedestrian mall. Read the story and weigh in.

-- Lucy the cat is often spotted basking in the sun outside The Barking Cat. Last Friday witnesses saw a man walking away with Lucy in his arms. Thanks to a tuned in neighbor, Lucy was reunited with her family this week.

-- Resident of Derby Street are worried about a plan by National Grid to dig up the street. Will Derby be the new Bridge Street?

-- Plans are in the works to bring Winter Island back to glory. What would you like to see there?

-- North Andover men took a speaker set from a Salem apartment last week only to find weapons inside. Turns out the speakers came from the apartment of the man behind bars for the Petsmart robbery in Salem.