Backtalk: 11/5/2015
NEW DEALS: The money you pay into Social Security and Medicare is not yours, it pays the people currently receiving those benefits. When your time comes to collect the working class will fund your...
View ArticleLocal School Workers Attend Narcan Training Course
On Tuesday, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan sponsored a free training for school nurses, athletic directors and coaches on how to use the drug NasalNaloxone, also known as Narcan, for the...
View ArticleBillerica tackles tastes of fall, food and football
Many in New England dedicate their Sundays to watching the Patriots, while ordering wings and grabbing some beer from the local package store. But this Sunday, football fanatics will have the...
View ArticleFaith in Action
The United Methodist Church of Westford invites the public to a traditional Thanksgiving-style dinner at the annual Harvest Supper today. The meal will include turkey with all the fixings and homemade...
View ArticleBicyclist struck by car in Billerica
A 36-year-old bicyclist was transported to the hospital after getting struck by a car Monday morning, according to police. The Lowell man took a "good spill," smashing the sedan's windshield before...
View ArticleBicyclist struck by car in Billerica
A 36-year-old bicyclist was transported to the hospital after getting struck by a car Monday morning, according to police. The Lowell man took a "good spill," smashing the sedan's windshield before...
View ArticleMiddlesex 3
U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton will be the keynote speakers at Middlesex 3 Coalition's third annual meeting in Billerica on Friday. "We're looking to create more of a dialogue and...
View ArticleJanet F. (Adams) Macentee: Lifelong Chelmsford Resident, Former Nashoba Tech...
Janet F. Macentee, 82 a lifelong resident of Chelmsford died peacefully on Monday November 9th at D'Youville Senior Care Center in Lowell. She was the wife of the late Henry J. Macentee who died in 2003.
View ArticleKeep Indian spirit alive on our playing fields and in our classrooms
Relish the turkey this Thanksgiving, and remember the lifesaving hospitality the indigenous peoples showed the Pilgrims. Centuries before, Columbus thought he discovered a shortcut to India - and Indians.
View ArticleWhy one company voluntarily boosted its minimum wage to $15 an hour
This article is part of the upcoming Top Places to Work issue. The names of the companies that made this year's list will be released online Thursday night.
View ArticleComedian Tingle opens sheriff's speaker series on substance abuse
Comedian Jimmy Tingle spoke to about 60 inmates at the Billerica House of Correction Monday to begin a new speaking series that will enable inmates to hear from community members about the effects of...
View ArticleBillerica couple honored for work helping veterans
Marshall traveled to 19 countries during his four years of service in the early 1980s, when there were no major wars. "I was very lucky that it was never a threatening experience," the Billerica...
View ArticleBillerica accountant suspended 1 day for releasing employee phone numbers
Billerica Town Accountant Paul Watson was at the center of a closed-door session with selectmen Thursday night, in which they discussed his role in releasing a report of town employees' names and home...
View ArticleSuspect in 1986 slaying arrested on drug charges
A Lowell resident accused of murder, who spent 26 years in prison before winning a new trial, is back behind bars. Michael J. Sullivan, 55, of 1483 Gorham St., Lowell, was arrested by Billerica police...
View ArticleBillerica Resident Arrested on Heroin Distribution Charges
On Friday, Nov. 13, detectives from the Tewksbury Police Department and the Andover Police Department were conducting surveillance on Woburn Street in Tewksbury for narcotics transactions. During the...
View ArticleTewksbury suspect: Drugs were for pain, not for sale
Using illegal drugs to dull the pain after he was seriously wounded in a Billerica home invasion four years ago, Robert W. Carter allegedly told his attorney the heroin Tewksbury police found on him...
View Article91 from Shawsheen Tech qualify for Adams Scholarship
For the second straight year, more than 90 seniors at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School earned the prestigious John & Abigail Adams Scholarship. It's the second straight year that 91 students...
View ArticleRaising the minimum wage is a no-brainer for this Massachusetts company
" Fight for $15 ," a grassroots campaign that advocates for a $15 minimum wage, has been sweeping across major metropolises in the U.S. for roughly three years now. The movement has seen some...
View ArticleNew York State Education Department Approves Curriculum Associates' ...
Online assessment for grades K-12 to help New York State school districts and BOCES define student growth for teacher and principal evaluations NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., November 17, 2015-The New York...
View ArticleAverage residential Billerica tax bill going up $121 a year
The average homeowner -- with a home valued at $320,400 -- is set to see a $121 property-tax increase, while the average business will pay $717 more in taxes. Officials said they were pleased with the...
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