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Possible Transformer Explosion Prompts Power Outage In Reading
Police said the power outage knocked out traffic lights in at least one area of town.

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Police said the power outage knocked out traffic lights in at least one area of town.

The event will feature a variety of attractions, including an array of emergency and DPW vehicles on display.
The screening is part of Wakefield Community Access Television's Movies by the Lake series.
The survey is part of the town's master plan process, which aims to develop a 10-year framework for town work and development.
The event is part of the Reading Public Library's “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” summer reading initiative.
The youth academy promotes public safety through lessons on everything from internet safety to fire preparedness and prevention.
Haverhill and Lowell Line trains were scheduled to temporarily end service at Malden Center and Anderson/Woburn stations respectively.
Police said a 21-year-old Tewksbury man was believed to be racing with a black sedan when his motorcycle crashed into a guardrail.
Trains were previously scheduled to end service at Malden Center on Aug. 4 and 5 to accommodate work at North Station.
Trains were previously scheduled to end service at Malden Center on Aug. 4 and 5 to accommodate work at North Station.
Shuttles busses were scheduled to run from the Anderson/Woburn station to North Station this weekend and next weekend.
The event was hosted by the Melrose Chamber of Commerce and the city of Melrose.
The clinics will offer Pfizer booster shots across four Thursdays beginning next month.
The town has vacancies on at least four boards, according to the office of Town Manager Fidel Maltez.
The brush fire was the latest in a string of incidents in a difficult summer for fire crews around the Middlesex Fells Reservation
The money will go the Friends of the Fells organization and its Sustainable Fells campaign.
The Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department warned on Friday that spiking energy and fuel prices will result in higher bills.
Residents should keep an eye out for Black Swallow Wort vines, which can disrupt monarch reproduction processes.
Dawn Mooney and Maura Gildea were seriously injured in the accident at the intersection of Francis Wyman Road and Cedar Street last month.
National Night Out is a nationwide program aimed at improving relations between police and the communities they serve.