Scandal a painful lesson for Billerica
Three Billerica male firefighters and a female dispatcher who engaged in sexual misconduct while on duty in the firehouse will be allowed to keep their jobs. Under a disciplinary agreement negotiated...
View ArticleGreater Lowell youth groups sharing $130G United Way grant
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, through the Summer Experiences in Greater Lowell initiative, will award $130,000 to 14 area youth organizations to support summer programs. These...
View ArticleBillerica beams with anticipation as iron work begins on new school
Construction workers erected the first steel beams for the new Billerica Memorial High School on Monday, marking another significant milestone for the $176 million project on the existing site. "To...
View ArticleBillerica beams with anticipation as iron work begins on new school
Construction workers erected the first steel beams for the new Billerica Memorial High School on Monday, marking another significant milestone for the $176 million project on the existing site. "To...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Log
Ann Lamarre, 18, 20 Alpine St., Billerica; breaking and entering a motor vehicle in the nighttime, receiving stolen property $250, contributing to the delinquency of a child. -- Adamu Amadu, 46, 256...
View ArticleRed All Over: The Billerica firefighters and the dispatcher are going ...
MORE ISSUES: Five city councilors in Lowell have decided on the fate of Lowell's tax bill and they had no consideration for the money that will have to spent on widening the roads at Cawley Stadium....
View ArticleBacktalk: 7/5/2017
ON THEIR DUFFS: No matter how many days these Billerica firefighters work without pay, they do not ever make any restitution toward what they did. These guys were sitting on their duffs collecting pay.
View ArticleStrategic Collaboration Between Aushon Biosystems And Announced For Advancing...
BILLERICA, MASS and LOS ANGELES - July 11, 2017 -- Aushon BioSystems and?RDL Reference Laboratory today announced that RDL has adopted Aushon's CiraTM multiplex platform as part of a strategic...
View ArticleBorn in Billerica, solar-powered Tertill ready to tackle weeds
But now there's a solution, thanks to a company on Rangeway Road. Franklin Robotics has created Tertill, a solar-powered robot that weeds vegetable and flower gardens.
View ArticleMooyah burger chain opening in Billerica
The Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes brand, a Texas-based chain making its move into Massachusetts, is opening in Treble Cove Plaza on July 17. Mooyah is a fast-casual, "better burger" concept...
View ArticleA funny thing happened on his way to Bull Run
"I have a twin brother who's kind of slow. In fact, he's two years younger than me."
View ArticleShamrocks red hot
Chris Disciscio pitched six shutout innings, striking out 10 and giving up only 2 hits. Cam Lewitzky and Jeff Goguen paced the offense with 2 doubles, with Chris Roberts chipping in a key hit to score...
View ArticleBillerica sinks its teeth into Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes
"Top shelf," says Nee, who pumps his fist after taking the first sip of his vanilla shake. "This is great."
View ArticleBaker in Tewksbury to boost road work
Data released by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shows that the intersection of Salem Road and South Street in Tewksbury had 54 vehicle crashes from 2012 to 2014, ranking the troubled...
View ArticleBillerica firefighters' punishment too light
It sure is tough to fire a government hack at any level -- local, state and federal. I refer to the resident firehouse/brothel in Billerica, where firefighters and a dispatcher kept their jobs despite...
View ArticleHodgson vows to counteract SJC immigration ruling
Reacting to a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision Monday, Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson said he is drafting state legislation to counteract the decision by explicitly allowing...
View ArticleBillerica railroad firm fined over discarded ties
Massachusetts has fined two railroad companies $60,000 for leaving discarded railroad ties along the tracks, some of which later caught fire. The state Department of Environmental Protection first...
View ArticleYes, voters, there's a Senate election Tuesday
This is the situation in the 4th Middlesex Senate District, which has an election on Tuesday. The district includes Billerica, Burlington, Arlington, Woburn and parts of Lexington.
View ArticleReps push for legal detention of immigrants
After the state's highest court ruled there is no authority for officials to hold immigrants solely at the request of federal authorities, three Republican House members are working to gather momentum...
View ArticleShamrocks end regular season on 15-game win roll
The first-place Billerica Shamrocks finished the Suburban Pony League 13-year-old Division regular season with a 15-1 record after defeating Chelmsford, 8-1, on Friday evening. The bats came alive in...
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