5 Stories That Made Waves This Week

Here are our top stories of the week, they are listed in no particular order:

: Fire Chief Jason Gilliland appeared before the Finance Committee Wednesday night and explained how a new $1.2 million quint ladder truck would help the better-serve the residents of Marblehead. The name "quint" means five, and refers to the five functions that a quint provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial ladder and ground ladders.

: Laura Cooper, of Marblehead, was the big winner on Tuesday night's episode of , walking away with $20,550, including a $7,000 trip to China. Cooper, who said appearing on the show was a "dream come true," breezed her way into the bonus round by solving the puzzles "Famed Explorer Marco Polo," "Playing Dominos" and "Refrigerator Repairman."

: Every week we set out to answer a question submitted by one of our readers as part of our column. This week, we had a local resident write in with a question about the progress at the Pleasant Street site of the new Warwick building.

: Work to rebuild the interior of is underway and the School Street restaurant will be taking over the space formerly occupied by , according to a post on the business' Facebook page. 

: Work inside Village Plaza's newest restaurant, Soall Bistro, was full-steam ahead Monday afternoon as sibling owners Mia Lunt and Tan Nguyen prepared to open their doors to customers. The Vietnamese restaurant is opening on Bessom Street in the former home of and Lunt said a "soft opening" is planned for either Thursday or Friday. A grand opening, she said, will take place in the coming weeks.

For more of this week's news stories, check out our news section.