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Are you going to be making a New Year's Resolution this year? Maybe you are going to try and eat healthy and get to the gym? Maybe this is the year you finally quit smoking? Or, maybe, ...

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We asked for shopping tips and you delivered. Jeanne E. Craigie won this week's prize: a $25 gift certificate to Harrington's in Wakefield. Here are some of the great tips we go...

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With 2012 just days away, Reading Patch wants to know what our readers thought were the most pivotal, or simply, the most favorable, moments of last year. 2011 certainly had some big...

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The Board of Selectmen recently rejected a request for restaurant hours to be extended on New Year's Eve. Great American Tavern wanted to stay open until 2 a.m. instead of 1 a.m. Acc...

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All the presents are opened, the wrapping paper is strewn across the floor, and the kids are long gone, having absconded with their fresh loot. Mom and dad, meanwhile, are left to cl...

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Lucky enough to get a mobile device this holiday season? Let's put it to work learning about your community.  Patch has apps for iPhones and Android phones, and also makes it easy fo...

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Each week until the end of the year, Patch is running a shopping tip contest. All you need to do is offer a shopping tip in the comment section below and we’ll pick a winner at rando...

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We’ve had some fun over the past four weeks asking you about your favorite Christmas songs, movies and specials –- and which song you didn’t want to hear again. Here’s a roundup of t...