Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Thursday, March 31. Follow these links for more on today's featured stories: Man Faces Kidnapping Charges After Trapping Girlfriend In Apartment VIDEO: Chelmsford Firefighter Prepares for Afghanistan Swearing-In Postponed Due to Close Race 7 Ways to Celebrate The Season(al) Snow Alert: April to Come In Like a Lion

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Wednesday, March 30. Follow these links for more on today's featured stories: VIDEO: Official Explains Decision to Discard School Food Tuna to Tomatoes: List of School Food at Rodent-Infested 'Barn' VIDEO: Swampscott to Host Mark Wahlberg Movie The North Andover Pulse: Election Edition VIDEO: Gingrich Presidential Buzz Comes to Salem National Grand Bank Buys Former Y Site for $1.25 Million

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Tuesday, March 29. Follow these links for more on today's featured stories: Local Senator Leads Push for Hearings on Commuter Rail Delays Vehicle Break-ins Rampant in Witch City By the Numbers: Breaking Down Salem Crime ELECTION DAY: Five Things to Watch For VIDEO: Lynch Excited About Bondelevitch Way Fore! Meadow at Peabody Golf Course Now Open

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Thursday, March 24. Follow these links for more on the featured stories: Worker Rushed to Boston After Three-Story Fall Crowd Turns Out to Help Stitch 9/11 Flag Cohen Says The Town Will Probably Not Get One Representative  Woofin' It Across Town

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Wednesday, March 23. Follow these links for more on the featured stories: Man Who Robbed PetsMart, Burned Car, Held on $1 Million Cash Bail Fire Officials: Smoking Materials Caused Washington Square Blaze Suspect in Robbery Ring That Hit Westford Being Hunted VIDEO: ‘Rolling Roadblocks’ Are Newest Obstacle for Drivers on Route 128 EMTs, Paramedics to Play Hockey to Help Boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Tuesday, March 22. Follow these links for more on today's featured stories: Route 114 Accident Victim Identified Selectmen Spar About Comments to the Press Peabody Medical Device Co.'s Japanese Facilities Escape Quake, Tsunami Damage IMAGE GALLERY: Westford Minuteman Defend Town Common

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Thursday, March 17. Follow these links for more on today's top stories: Level Three Sex Offender Captured Peabody Man Indicted in Organized Crime Case North Andover Man Charged in Connection to Larceny, Loan Sharking and the Mob St. John’s Hockey Soars Into Championship Game VIDEO: How Will You Be Celebrating St. Patrick's Day?

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Wednesday, March 16. Follow these links for more information: St. William Pastor: We Are Praying For Deacon Bill Consultants: Peabody, Salem Brownfields Sites Chock Full of Opportunity Lynn Is Back In On Dispatch Talks Eagles Head to State Championship Game Saturday Headers Defeat Pembroke, Book A Garden Party

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Tuesday, March 15. Follow these links for more information: Andover Girls Top New Bedford, Advance to State Championship IMAGE GALLERY: Andover Girls' State Semifinal Victory Town Meeting Approves $427K in Quinn Bill Funding $2.5 Million Landfill Closure to Go Before Voters VIDEO: Jumping With Meaning The North Andover Pulse: St. Patrick's Day

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region.  Here are the top stories around the region for Thursday, March 10. Warriors Rip Central, Advance to North Finals at TD Garden UPDATED: Swampscott Parents Worry About Air at Hadley School Commission Details A Cemetery In Need VIDEO: What Do You Think of the Pedestrian Mall? What is Your Favorite Hot Beverage In Town?

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region.  Here are the top stories around the region for Wednesday, March 9. Instructor Admits to Perjury in Hamilton EMT Case Doherty, Redmen Explode, Blast Beverly 6-1, to Reach Final Town Officials Railroad Pan Am Rep. For Abandoned Trains St John’s Boys Headed to Garden Final Friday VIDEO: Festivals Vital to Indy Films' Success

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Tuesday, March 8. Follow these links for more on today's top stories: Roy Patterson Fired, DA's Investigation May Be Nearing Conclusion Petition Seeks Wenham Dispatch Vote Superintendent Seeks Waiver For Missed Days North Reading Man Pleads Guilty in DiMasi Case

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Thursday, March 3. Follow these links for more on today's featured stories: VIDEO: Firefighting Continued; Demolition Began Peabody Keeps a Close Eye on Salem Walmart Expansion Hamilton Taxpayers Overcharged, Money to be Returned on 2012 Bills Sullivan: American Idol Was the Experience of a Lifetime "Biggest Loser" Finalist Lands Trainer Job in North Chelmsford

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Tuesday, March, 1. Follow these links for more on today's featured stories: Motorists, Merchants Dealing with Escalating Gas Prices Verizon: Payphone Passed Inspection Four Months Ago Lawyer Fees Exceed Cost of Bubier Road House VIDEO: Hot Chocolate for Hope Fights Hunger 'Cut-a-thon' Raises Over $700 for Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Thursday, Feb. 24. Follow these links for more on today's featured stories: Haverhill Man Dies in Route 128 Crash VIDEO: Tour of the Center Fire Station Dracut Man Arrested in Market Basket Robbery What's Next for Winter Island?    

Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Tuesday, Feb. 22. Follow these links for more on today's featured stories: Alleged Texting Driver Unhurt After Plummeting Off Bridge VIDEO: Committee Keeps Rail Trail On Track The North Andover Pulse: Wrestling Scandal Reaction TMHS Girls Basketball Team Is Going To The State Tournament MHS Swim Team Makes History Brides Flock to the Northshore Mall

Welcome to PatchCast. Every weekday at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Thursday, Feb. 17 — follow these links for more on today's featured stories:  Borders Book Store to Close TRIUMPH: Knights Wrestlers March to Worcester, Emerge Victorious Vacationing Seal Spotted Again Latest Move Puts 2014 Expiration Date on Salem Harbor Power Station VIDEO: Byam Students Celebrate 100 Days of School

Welcome to PatchCast. Every evening at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Thursday, Feb. 3 — follow these links for more on today's featured stories: Messy Storm a Chore to Clean Up Fire Fighters Hampered By Harsh Weather; Residents Can Help School Canceled for Friday, Roof Snow Removal to be Conducted Danger of Roof Collapses Escalates with This Week's Snowfall Man's Foot 'Tingles' After Resident vs. Plow Incident Storm Brings Accidents, Flooding Accidents and Fighting Fill Police Log IMAGE GALLERY: Snow Scenes

Welcome to PatchCast. Every evening at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Wednesday, Feb. 2 — follow these links for more on today's featured stories: Deep Freeze Making Travel Hazardous One Man Hospitalized, Another Man Arrested After 'Joke' Got Serious Gordon College Junior: Students Are Now Safe in Turkey Get To Know Our Moms Council

Welcome to PatchCast. Every evening at 6 p.m. we'll fill you in on the top stories from across the region. Today is Tuesday, Feb. 1 — follow these links for more on today's featured stories:   ▪                LIVE BLOG: Snowmageddon 2011 ▪                Miracle on School Street ▪                Multi-Town Crime Spree Begins and Ends in Tewksbury ▪                What’s in a Name? ▪               Gordon College Students in Egypt Await Departure