Residents have been driving to ProEx Physical Therapy's Woburn clinic for several years. It's not that long of a haul, but it's still farther than a clinic in Billerica.
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ProEx Physical Therapy expands to Billerica
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Two council candidates registered in last month
Of the eight people who applied for the vacant At-Large City Council seat, two registered to vote in the city in the past month, according to voter registration records obtained by the Sentinel & Enterprise. Fitchburg investor Harold Mateo registered on Jan. 11. Jacob Roth, a recent graduate from Fitchburg State University, registered on Jan. 30. Neither have voted in any of the nine local or special elections held in the city within the last five years.
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Five charged in Burlington prostitution sting
George Arkalis, 20, and Naren Koya, 28, both of Burlington; Christopher O'Connell, 33, of Wilmington; Paul Zagami, 53, of Bedford; and Dana Cangiamila, 50, of Billerica, were each charged with sexual conduct for a fee, according to Burlington police. Cangiamila was also charged with possession of a Class B substance and a warrant out of Haverhill District Court for motor vehicle offenses.
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Possible ethics issue lingers over Billerica superintendent's contract
The School Committee plans to vote on a new contract for the superintendent Monday night as questions linger about whether he committed an ethics violation during contract negotiations. At the last School Committee meeting on Jan. 22, Superintendent Tim Piwowar said he had reached out to the state Ethics Commission after he learned that the School Department's recent campaign-finance violation could also raise issues under the conflict-of-interest law.
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Virginia Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates'...
Schools and districts across the state can use the online program aligned to Virginia's Standards of Learning to report measures of student growth NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., February 6, 2018-Curriculum Associates' i-Ready A was recently named an approved Student Growth Assessment for Local School District Use by the Virginia Department of Education . The online diagnostic and instruction program, which is currently used by districts across Virginia and more than 5 million K-12 students nationwide, was chosen by VDOE officials for its alignment to the state's Standards of Learning and its ability to report measures of student growth.
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Stock drop rattles investors after long market run-up
Working alone at home, Erik Lovequist often turns on a TV sports channel to supply background chatter. But when stock prices plummeted Monday afternoon, the music research specialist quickly flipped to a financial news show and leaned in to listen.
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Billerica Catholics to host inspirational speaker
The Catholic community of Billerica welcomes Andrew LaVallee, founder of Live the Fast and LaVallee's Bakery Distributors, to speak on "Why Prayer and Fasting is a Team," on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 6:30 p.m., at St. Theresa Church. LaVallee will tell his story of conversion and how we, too, can incorporate prayer and fasting into our own lives.
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Interfaith group plans luncheons
The Billerica Interfaith Association is sponsoring spring luncheons for six Wednesdays during Lent at First Congregational Church, 18 Andover Road. The Ash Wednesday luncheon and service of ashes will be hosted by St. Anne's Episcopal Church.
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Former motorcycle dealership manager pleads to $750K theft
The former general manager of a Massachusetts Harley-Davidson dealership has been sentenced to two years in jail and ordered to pay more than $750,000 in restitution for pocketing the proceeds from the sales of more than 100 motorcycles. The Lowell Sun reports that 47-year-old Michael Sienkiewicz, of Milton, pleaded guilty Wednesday to larceny, money laundering and falsifying entries in corporate books.
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Backtalk: 2/10/2018
NOT MY SIDEWALK: Why should the city fine the landlords for not shoveling sidewalks? The city owns the sidewalks. They should be talking care of it.
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A black family's pride strong as roots are long
"People looking at me like, 'What are you doing here?' " Snowden, who is African-American, said last week from her Concord Road kitchen, during the first week of Black History Month. "I'm sick and tired of that."
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B-f.i.t.t.:60 in Billerica offers unique training regimen
She said she has been struggling with her weight for years, continually cutting calories to lose weight, She worried she was slipping back into the anorexia she suffered in her 20s. Since she started at B-f.i.t.t.:60, she's lost 20 pounds and about 7 percent body fat and gained muscle.
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MassHealth requires information, to a point
Q: My father is entering a nursing home. Filling out the MassHealth application, it asks about his bank accounts.
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Billerica school board
Good governance or bad governance? The residents of Billerica must decide for themselves. Exactly one week ago, the Billerica School Committee voted to extend School Superintendent Tim Piwowar's contract to 2022 and to increase his $177,725 salary by 17 percent over the next four years.
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EDITORIAL: Billerica school board taints public process
Good governance or bad governance? The residents of Billerica must decide for themselves. Exactly one week ago, the Billerica School Committee voted to extend School Superintendent Tim Piwowar's contract to 2022 and to increase his $177,725 salary by 17 percent over the next four years.
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Chelmsford PD earns accreditation
"This is a tremendous achievement, which was made possible by a lasting commitment by our entire department to uphold the highest professional standards," Chief James Spinney said in a statement. He thanked Lt.
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Billerica police probe possible attempted abduction
Police are searching for a man who allegedly attempted to lure a middle school student into his car Wednesday, according to a Police Department press release. The suspect was reportedly waiting near a bus stop at the intersection of Treble Cove Road and Wilson Street in North Billerica around 3:30 p.m. The middle school student described the suspect as a white male between the age of 40 and 60, with brown hair and no facial hair.
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State gives big boost to sewers, water in Billerica
State officials, including Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Treasurer Deb Goldberg, were on hand at Billerica Town Hall to make the announcement.
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Billerica man gets 40 years for sexually exploiting children
A Billerica man was sentenced to 40 years in prison in federal court Thursday for sexually exploiting young boys, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston. Philip Toronto, 43, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV.
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Two-alarm house fire drives out Tewksbury family
Daniel Forrest Jr. thought he would check the basement after he smelled smoke inside his home at 258 South St. early Saturday night. "I noticed some smoke coming up out of the basement," Forrest said.
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