Billerica man anxious to be heard on town redesign vote
Andover Road resident George Simolaris estimates he's hand-painted dozens of signs to convince people to vote in next Monday's historic referendum on the town-center redesign plan.
View ArticleBillerica home invasion suspect held without bail
A 49-year-old Florida man is being held without bail after police say he burst into a Billerica home early Friday morning, assaulting the homeowner with a metal level, then taunting police who were...
View ArticleBillerica Man Charged With Alleged Armed Robbery
The following are arrest entries from the Chelmsford Police log for Nov. 9 to 14.
View ArticlePartying like the moonbats
On the positive side for the pony-tailed, trust-funded, Birkenstock-clad geriatric hippies of Menotomy, there was Dear Leader's 50 percent landslide last week.
View ArticleStonehamBank makes new appointments in Billerica
She is an eight-year StonehamBank employee, having spent the last four of those years at the Billerica branch.
View ArticleMoment of truth for Billerica
A look at Billerica Town Common, as seen from the First Parish Steeple. Town Meeting voted in favor of a $14 million redesign of the Common but Town Meeting Representative George Simolaris collected...
View ArticlePolice Log: Handbags Stolen and Wild Animals Spotted
The following is an excerpt from the Wilmington Police log from Tuesday, November 13 to Thursday, November 15.
View ArticleLeominster woman wins Miss Massachusetts pageant
She's planning on a career tweaking other people's smiles, but Leominster's Sarah Kidd was the one with the 100-watt grin Sunday after being crowned Miss Massachusetts USA for 2013.
View ArticleWest Springfield police charge 43-year-old Billerica resident Troy...
WEST SPRINGFIELD - A 43-year-old Billerica man, charged with robbing the TD Bank branch on Sunday afternoon , allegedly handed a note to the teller stating that he would shoot if he wasn't given money.
View ArticleState expanding Billerica jail by 496 beds
Faced with massive overcrowding at the Cambridge Jail, Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced on Monday a $37-million plan that calls for the expansion of the Middlesex House of Correction in...
View ArticleBillerica center traffic plan opponents kill project at the polls
Opponents of a plan to redesign the town center scored a resounding victory Monday, as a whopping 40 percent of the town's 26,000-plus registered voters showed up to vote, killing the $14 million...
View ArticleBillerica traffic redesign toppled
Residents crushed an ambitious $14 million proposal to reinvent the town center Monday night, obliterating the Town Meeting-approved project by more than 7,500 votes in a referendum that witnessed...
View ArticleBillerica suspect: Obscene pics a mistake
A 42-year-old Billerica man, accused of sending obscene material to a minor, allegedly told police he accidentally sent spam photos showing a man's private parts to a juvenile.
View ArticleWith 1,400 new jobs in area, jobless rate drops
With the reported creation of 1,400 jobs in the New Bedford area in October, unemployment dropped sharply but still remains among the highest in the state.
View ArticleMan to undergo evaluation after Tasering in Billerica
A 49-year-old Florida man is being held without bail while he undergoes a competency evaluation after police say he assaulted a Billerica homeowner with a metal level, then taunted police who were...
View ArticleSuspect charged in brash $30G brass theft in Billerica
A Chelmsford man who worked the night shift at a Billerica company has been charged with stealing more than $30,000 worth of brass and aluminum from his employer and selling it for scrap.
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ANON ALCOHOLISM SUPPORT: If someone's drinking is bothering you, Al-Anon can help; meets each Mon., 10:30 a.m., at St.
View ArticleBillerica High gets pumped up 'Gangnam Style'
"The whole beat of the song. The kids I babysit for can sing the whole thing and it's in Korean," said Christine Piacenza, who planned the music video.
View ArticleBillerica officials fuming over prison plan
Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian's announcement Monday of the state's plan to build a $37 million expansion at the Middlesex House of Correction on Treble Cove Road caught local officials by surprise.
View ArticleWoman needs help giving grandchild merry Christmas
Since its founding in 1989, Sun Santa has raised more than $2 million for families in need, providing groceries, toys and clothing.
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