Massachusetts donors have been dropping all kinds of jewelry into Salvation...
An anonymous donor dropped a diamond ring into North Station's Salvation Army donation kettle early this month the same location where last year's wave of jewelry donations began - with a note that...
View ArticleTewksbury Man Pleads Guilty in Oxycodone Distribution Scheme
A Tewksbury man pled guilty in court Tuesday on Oxycodone distribution charges, while his coconspirator goes on trial in April. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced Tuesday afternoon that...
View ArticleChelmsford board backs facilities study
The School Committee has unanimously approved entering a $193,827 contract with the firm Dore and Whittier to conduct a comprehensive school facilities assessment. The committee also unanimously...
View ArticleBillerica may hold three elections in 32 days
Voter fatigue may plague Billerica next year when residents will be asked to enter the ballot box three times in 32 days. An expected high school debt exclusion vote would be sandwiched between the...
View ArticleArea school ratings highlight areas to improve
School test results have kept many Greater Lowell school districts in the same accountability level this year, a designation in Lowell that has administrators concerned about schools that could drag...
View ArticleCompanions provide respite for patients, caregivers
When Karen O'Rourke's mother was found to have dementia earlier this year, the diagnosis spurred many changes for her family. Dottie Boucher, who had been living independently, now required 24-hour...
View ArticleClergy plays Santa for kids of inmates at Billerica prison
In some households, where there's only one parent because the other is in jail, children may not receive presents due to tough financial times. So who's going to make sure these kids are not left out...
View ArticleTo soldiers abroad, words of cheer
While most people spend the holidays alongside their family, this time of year can be lonely for the troops stationed overseas. So when Sgt.
View ArticleAmid concrete and grit, a canvas
Cars whooshed by on the Lowell Connector overhead as drivers headed to stores and malls for an afternoon of holiday shopping. Most, if not all, were likely unaware that they passed "sacred space" beneath.
View ArticleBillerica officials consider medical-marijuana bids
MassMedicum Corp. and the Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Foundation -- both nonprofits -- have approached the town about creating medical-marijuana programs, and met with a Board of Selectmen...
View ArticleSix years later, the call came: She 'changed my life'
The Billerica family will never share a Christmas with Kristen; her father won't walk her down the aisle; and they won't get a chance to pop champagne after an accomplishment at work. An 18-year-old...
View ArticleBacktalk: 12/29/2015
GOOD TIDINGS: I just got my Christmas Day paper and what a beautiful picture you have on the front page. That's awesome.
View ArticleCounseling center is sold
As they walked around the Center for Family Development on Tuesday, Dr. Ashok Joshi and Kumkum Dilwali spoke excitedly about their plans to bring new life to the counseling center. Billing will be...
View ArticleChelmsford patrol officers to get retroactive pay hike
Patrol officers will receive a retroactive 2 percent wage increase per year and larger longevity payments and EMT stipends, via an arbitration ruling that ended a 2 1/2-year contract impasse. "We...
View ArticleDutile Elementary among best in class
It can be a tedious exercise, but for at least at one of the six elementary schools in Billerica, it appears the efforts are paying off. As an early Christmas present last week, Dutile Elementary...
View ArticleMan faces charges for allegedly spitting on jailhouse officers
A 32-year-old former Arlington man is accused of spitting on corrections officers at the Billerica jail while doing time for a 2014 home invasion when he tried to break into an Arlington police...
View ArticleBillerica seeking designation as state's 'Yankee Doodle Town'
And beyond that September weekend, Billerica is frequently referenced as the "Yankee Doodle Town." Even a Yankee Doodle Bike Path could be coming soon.
View ArticleBillerica police talk woman down from bridge
The southbound lanes of Route 3 were closed between Route 129 and Treble Cove Road Sunday afternoon as police attempted to help a woman who was threatening to jump from a bridge over the highway....
View ArticleBald Eagle Sightings, Ice Safety, New State Laws and More
Police diverted all southbound traffic on Rte. 3 at Rte. 129 in Billerica after a person threatened to jump from a bridge.
View ArticleBillerica COA thanks all those who lifted seniors' holiday spirits
On behalf of Billerica Council on Aging, we have to thank a long list of diverse folks, schools and businesses for brightening the lives of so many senior citizens in December. Our list includes local...
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