News Nearby: Candidate Ejected in Wilmington, A 'Hit List' in Andover
Each week we take a look at some of the news making headlines in neighboring Patch towns.
Wilmington
VIDEO: Candidate is Kicked Out of Selectmen's Meeting
Kevin MacDonald's battle with the Board of Selectmen continued again on Monday night.
As selectmen held their regular meeting, MacDonald attempted to speak in the Public Comments section. He was not recognized, as Mike Newhouse decided would be the case a recent meeting, but continued to speak out.
Reading
Details of Goddard School Alleged Abuse, Teacher Locked Children in Closet
Two children at the Goddard School in Reading were allegedly put in a closet by a teacher as punishment on two separate occasions and another teacher allegedly changed a child's diaper "roughly," according to a recently released report by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC).
North Reading
New Businesses May Be Coming to North Reading Plaza, Possible Renovations
Back in January, North Reading Plaza was sold by Great Island Development to RK Centers for $11.6 million. So what will they do with the plaza? They are still working on a future plan, but there are several different possibilities.
Andover
School Officials Investigating Student's 'Hit List' at West Middle
Andover Public Schools are in the process of looking into a student who was in possession of a "hit list" at West Middle School. The list, School Superintendent Marinel McGrath said, contained names of others students.
McGrath said that, in situations like these, safety of the student and staff is most important. However, she said she would not provide any details on the incident.
Kathy
9:52 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
maybe that hit list was of students who was bullying the student