Good Samaritans rescue elderly Lowell man from burning house
A 91-year-old World War II veteran was rescued by three Good Samaritans who kicked in his doors as a two-alarm fire raced through his Centralville home on Friday afternoon. "I'm very lucky," said a...
View ArticleShawsheen teacher's passion earns her top state award
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School teacher Kate Marshall has received the Eastern Massachusetts New Vocational Technical Teacher of the Year award. COURTESY PHOTO BILLERICA- Kate Marshall was that...
View ArticleLowell House presents free screening of 'Beyond the Wall' documentary
Join Lowell House for a free preview of Northern Light Production's "Beyond the Wall," a powerful documentary about life after incarceration in the Lowell area, on Monday, June 27, 6-8:30 p.m., at the...
View ArticleThe 2016 Softtail Breakout Giveaway at High Octane Harley
We were giving away a brand new Harley Davidson Softtail Breakout at High Octane Harley in Billerica, MA to one lucky listener and wow! Practically everybody showed up! The event was also packed with...
View ArticleLocals are tops at AP for '06
Emma Tilley of Billerica was named valedictorian of the Austin Preparatory School Class of 2016, and she did something different for her valedictory remarks at the recent graduation ceremony. She asked...
View ArticleDracut defeats Pelham
Sean Nugent went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI to power Dracut to a 7-1 victory over Pelham during Northeast League action. Michael Avery pitched 4 strong innings, striking out 6 while giving up only 2...
View ArticleParole for convicted Billerica murderer denied -- for a fourth time
A former Billerica man who is serving life in prison after he beat his teenage son to death in a drug-fueled rage in 1986 has been denied parole for the fourth time. "It was the best possible outcome.
View ArticleWoman gets probation on Billerica cruelty charge
A Lynn woman has been placed on pretrial probation for a year on the condition that she doesn't have any more animals after she was accused by Billerica police of abandoning 13 domestic rabbits -- 11...
View ArticleEnterprise Bancorp, Inc. Announces Successful Completion of Its $20...
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. , parent of Enterprise Bank, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its combined shareholder subscription rights offering and supplemental community offering...
View ArticleParole Board gives no indication about future freedom for Billerica killer
In denying parole this week to a former Billerica man who is serving life in prison for the 1986 beating death of his son, the state Parole Board's decision appears to shed little light on convicted...
View ArticleDurham Police Department arrest log for May 2-30
Zach J. Sakurai, 18, of 55 Esker Rd., Hampton, was charged May 5 with internal possession of alcohol. Sakurai was released on $1,000 personal recognizance.
View ArticleSecond man guilty in 2012 Billerica murder
Nearly four years after Quintin Koehler was gunned down in his grandmother's Billerica home, a jury on Friday convicted a 33-year-old Lynn man of first-degree murder in the slaying. After a two-week...
View ArticleLocal students earn National Merit Scholarships
Several local students received scholarships in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation's 61st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They were selected from more than 15,000 finalists.
View ArticleBillerica board looks to relaunch boat-access site
Billerica selectmen hope to make it easier for residents and visitors in the future by adding a state-funded boat launch off Boston Road. The Board of Selectmen voted on Monday to send a letter to the...
View ArticleMother of Billerica slay victim: It was 'like a tsunami hit my family'
"They killed him. They killed him. They killed Quintin," Quintin Koehler's 70-year-old grandmother cried into the phone.
View ArticleMiddlesex 3 Coalition testing on-demand shuttle in Bedford
But that's going to change soon as the Middlesex 3 Transportation Management Association looks toward resident-focused transportation. Bedford, one of the Middlesex 3 communities, has partnered with M3...
View ArticleChelmsford man sentenced to 20 years for murder-to-hire plots
A Chelmsford financial planner was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison for twice trying to hire undercover state troopers in murder-for-hire plots, according to the US Attorney's office....
View ArticleBacktalk: 6/29/2016
PARTY CRASHERS: I'm 60 years old and I've never seen a party like the Republicans sabotaging their own candidate for president. Don't they realize it's either Trump or Clinton, and nobody wants Clinton...
View ArticleAS&E makes Billerica beach shine
Ernie Valcanas ignores the water view as he works alongside the AS&E team to spruce up Micozzi Beach. More than 50 AS&E employees pulled weeds, swept the sand, mulched, trimmed, constructed a...
View ArticleBillerica emergency services add CPR to students' skillset
No, the school district did not add metal detectors; and there are no plans to increase police presence in the schools. Students at Billerica's Locke Middle School may be more protected from...
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