The price of gasoline on the rise
Gas prices are still trending higher here in western Massachusetts. Drivers were busy at the F.L. Roberts station in Hadley, pumping what could be some of the last gas we'll see for less than $2 per...
View ArticleDracut squabble: Picture, $100Gs
WONDERING WHY a $100,000 appropriation made at Dracut's Town Meeting in 2013 resurfaced at Tuesday's Board of Selectman meeting? The state performed a routine audit of the school district was recently,...
View ArticleBillerica Police searching for missing man with Alzheimer's
According to police, Richard Sawyer, a 79-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer's, wandered away from his home in West Billerica on Tuesday. The man was last seen Tuesday morning between 7 and 8 a.m....
View ArticleMusical weekend: 'Honk!' in Groton, 'Peter Pan' in Acton
Emma Kane, left, of Groton, and Erin Wilson of Pepperell, in ArtsNashoba's Honk! this weekend at Lawrence Academy in Groton. ArtsNashoba brings the loveable HONK! to life with performances on Friday,...
View ArticleVirgin Mary statue vandalized at Billerica church
A statue of the Virgin Mary at a Billerica church was found vandalized Wednesday morning, the third time this has happened at an area church in the past week. Police said a parishioner reported the...
View ArticleBest boxing buddies
Two nine-year old boys from Dorchester made a splash at the New England Silver Mittens boxing tournament in Billerica earlier this month.
View ArticleMinor injuries in Billerica rollover
Two people sustained minor injuries when the car they were riding in rolled over at the intersection of Nashua and Treble Cove roads Thursday afternoon around 3:30, police said. Deputy Police Chief Roy...
View ArticleConway tops in Billerica selectmen race; Simolaris re-elected
Conway, a School Committee member, topped the ticket in the contentious four-way selectmen race that highlighted the ballot in the annual Billerica town election on Saturday. Selectman George...
View ArticleBroadcast Pix Introduces BPNet Cloud-Based IP Workflow Management for Video...
Billerica, Massachusetts ?? Broadcast Pix ? today introduced BPNet ? , a cloud-based IP workflow management system for all Broadcast Pix integrated production switchers. BPNet software provides easy...
View ArticleRAM Companies acquires Billerica's Corporate Place for $8.1M
The RAM Companies said Thursday that it has acquired a Boston Road property known as Corporate Place for $8.1 million. The 97,403-square-foot property, at 261 and 267 Boston Road, is home to a New...
View Article2 taken into custody after police search in Woburn
At around 10 a.m. Wednesday, Lawrence Police attempted to stop a Jeep Cherokee as part of an ongoing investigation according to State Police spokesman David Procopio. The Cherokee's driver allegedly...
View ArticleMore people need to 'cell out' for a cause
For the third year now, there was a group of students from Billerica Memorial High School who all forfeited their cellphones for 30 days in order to help raise money for someone in the community in...
View ArticleStudying the impact of wildfires on air quality, environment
Research assistant professor Ezra Wood at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded a four-year, $800,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to participate in...
View ArticleBillerica center project to begin
But this is not that $14 million town center project, which was rejected by residents in 2012. This one is a MassWorks road project extending along Boston Road from The Shops at Billerica to O'Connor...
View ArticleSVTHS picks Hayes, Bukoiemski
Kimberly Hayes of Billerica studies Health Assisting and combines her skills in the classroom with plenty of success on the playing fields. She is a four-year lacrosse player, played three years of...
View ArticleIn the steps of history
After three years of work, the Tewksbury Historical Society is installing nine monuments along its historical walking trail to honor those who fought in the Revolutionary War. The granite memorial...
View ArticleCongress on Your Corner
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton hosted his Congress on Your Corner event at Billerica Town Hall Thursday afternoon to listen to residents' most pressing concerns. In the Maurice A. Buck Auditorium, Moulton...
View ArticleIn Lowell, innovative program changes lives
Two years ago, Kailene McInnis was crying when she got off the phone with her grandmother to let her know she was in the state correctional facility in Framingham. "I was at my rock bottom," said...
View ArticleShawsheen Technical High School Deemed Safe Despite Bomb Threat
Burlington, MA - Despite a bomb threat Monday morning, the Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School District is going forward with the school day as planned, after public safety...
View ArticleBomb Threats at Several Massachusetts Schools Monday
A number of high schools were reported to have received bomb threats Monday morning, thought to be the latest in a string of hoaxes over the last few months. Police confirmed threats in high schools in...
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