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A look back at the top stories from the past year.As 2011 winds down, Reading Patch will be counting the down the most viewed stories on the site this year. Today we're bringing you the 10 most popular articles of 2011. So without further delay, here's the top 10. 10) Joe Ronan, Reading Yearbook: Joe Ronan, murder victim, left Reading Memorial High School in 2007 as one of the graduating captains of a powerful RMHS hockey team. The entire season, Ronan and his teammates lost just three games, and Ronan had the privilege of congratulating now-deceased RMHS hockey coach Peter Doherty on his 400th career victory. The 2007 "Pioneer," the high …
As 2011 winds down, Reading Patch will be counting the down the most viewed stories on the site this year. Today we're bringing you the 20th through the 11th most popular articles of 2011. Each day this week, we'll be bringing you 10 more stories, culminating on Friday, with the top 10 stories of the year. 20) RMHS Alumnus at UNH Arrested in Drug Raid: Another Reading High alumnus has been arrested on drug charges after police raided a University of New Hampshire fraternity house in Durham, N.H. on Sunday. David E. Fitzpatrick was one of 11 brothers arrested as a result of the raid, and one …
As 2011 winds down, Reading Patch will be counting the down the most viewed stories on the site this year. Today we're bringing you the 30th through the 21st most popular articles of 2011. Each day this week, we'll be bringing you 10 more stories, culminating on Friday, with the top 10 stories of the year. 30) Five Things, Including a Call for Memories: Another somber edition of our daily Five Things column, this time, from the day after the Joe Ronan murder. Reading Patch asked readers to share their memories of the former hockey star as the community tried to make sense of yet another …
As 2011 winds down, Reading Patch will be counting the down the most viewed stories on the site this year. Today we're bringing you the 40th through the 31st most popular articles of 2011. Each day this week, we'll be bringing you 10 more stories, culminating on Friday, with the top 10 stories of the year. 40) More Details on the Reading Commons Home Invasion: The two men suspected in an Archstone Circle home invasion may not have only beaten and robbed their victim, but also ordered him to take off his pants, according to court records. The crime’s victim told police that he was talking on …
As 2011 winds down, Reading Patch will be counting the down the most viewed stories on the site this year. Today we're kicking the countdown off with the 50th through the 41st most popular articles of 2011. Each day this week, we'll be bringing you 10 more stories, culminating on Friday, with the top 10 stories of the year. 50) Police Log: Police raid underage drinking parties: Entries in the Reading Police log for March 4-5, including a raid on several underage booze parties. 49) Comment Corner: Substance Abuse, Police Logs, and the Ronan Murder: A summary of our comment boards for the week…