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Reading Public Library Helps Readers Travel The World Through Books
Around the World in 80 Days and Armchair Explorer Book Club are 2 programs that encourage participants to read books about other countries.

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Around the World in 80 Days and Armchair Explorer Book Club are 2 programs that encourage participants to read books about other countries.

The company is offering 14 $1K grants and 1 for $2.5K to graduating seniors who plan to enroll in college in the fall.
The Somerville DPW chose the winning names last spring after local pre-K and kindergarten classes submitted ideas.
Sprinter Alex Arbogast will run at Rhode Island, and Jayani Santos, a 200-meter specialist, will compete for UMass Lowell.
The 18-team Sons of Italy HS Wrestling Tournament will take place at Shriners Auditorium. The event begins at 9 a.m., finals start at 5 p.m.
Thomas White, a lefty from Rowley, was ranked by MLB Pipeline scouting service and is projected to go 21st in July's MLB Draft.
The Housing Choice Grant Program funds planning and infrastructure projects that support housing or economic development.
The 18-team event is at Shriners Auditorium. The first matches are scheduled for 9 a.m., and the finals are expected to start at 5 p.m.
The Housing Choice Grant Program funds planning and infrastructure projects that support housing or economic development.
Philip Wetmore was arrested in Feb. 2022 after selling meth to an individual working for the FBI. He is due to be sentenced in March.
Caio Costa, of Methuen, received 90 months in jail for the Sept. 2020 armed robbery. He also admitted to robbing Wilmington's Reading Co-Op.
Caio Costa, of Methuen, received 90 months in jail for the Sept. 2020 armed robbery. He also admitted to robbing Chelmsford's Eastern Bank.
Attendees at the Public Health Museum session will receive doses of the overdose-reversing drug and learn how to administer Narcan.
The Merrimack Valley Credit Union collected toys, games and sports equipment at its 10 branches and donated the items to local nonprofits.
The department said the funds will be used for the purchase of ballistic protective clothing for EMS personnel.
Caio Costa, of MA, was arrested at a Salem hotel a day after he robbed a bank in Tewksbury, MA, and led police on a high-speed chase.
Caio Costa, of Methuen, also admitted to other armed bank robberies in Tewksbury, Chelmsford, Lowell, and Wilmington.
Kelvin Lewis was arrested in RI, but he waived extradition and has been charged in NH with first-degree assault and criminal threatening.
Virtual Author Visit, An Introduction To Hanukkah, And A Sunday Movie.
See the latest announcement from the Town of Andover.