Cole's ascent peaks in chief position
"Some of my first memories," the 49-year-old Cole said on Thursday. "I always thought it'd be really cool to do that as a job."
View ArticleClose calls in Tewksbury, Billerica
Twenty-one-year-old Alex Limoli was relaxing on the couch Friday afternoon, watching TV, as heavy rain and winds swirled outside when, all of a sudden -- BANG! -- a tree came crashing down on the...
View ArticlePower restored to thousands in Greater Lowell
National Grid has restored power to thousands of customers across the region, including in Chelmsford and Westford where more than 6,000 customers had lost power at the height of Friday's storm. As of...
View ArticleNo flight of fancy: Bald eagles soaring over Greater Lowell
Marlies Henderson hears a whistle as she walks the peaceful trail of the Great Meadows Wildlife Refuge along the Concord River. "It was so cool," said Henderson, who leads the Hike Beautiful Billerica...
View ArticleBacktalk: 3/7/2018
DELIVER ME: This is for the "Mail Madness" Backtalk caller from Feb. 26, in Dracut. You are not alone in this mail problem.
View ArticleMCC collects items for pantry
A collection of non-perishable food and personal-care items to benefit the Middlesex Community College Food Pantries will start Friday. Donations can be delivered to the main lobby of the Bedford...
View ArticleNational Grid customers will receive fee rebate
More than 50,000 National Grid customers will receive refunds or credits after they were improperly charged reconnection fees for their gas service, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Tuesday. The...
View ArticleLowell police: Armor-wearing drug dealer had large cache of weapons
Police say they arrested a drug dealer -- who was wearing body armor during a transaction -- and found him with more than 1,000 grams of heroin on Wednesday. According to police, detectives working...
View ArticleRegion copes with warm meal, cup, conversation
It was a wild and crazy day in Greater Lowell on Thursday, as residents tried to shovel themselves out and prayed for the power to return. The Dunkin' Donuts along Dutton Street in Lowell swelled with...
View ArticleHere's how much snow the nor'easter has dropped on Massachusetts so far
The National Weather Service says wintry weather will continue to impact Eastern and Southeastern Massachusetts Thursday, as the nor'easter that began dropping heavy, wet snow on Wednesday completes...
View ArticleNew visitor limits for state-run prisons
Maintaining that face-to-face connection with their families is critical for an inmates' successful re-entry to society, the sheriff stressed. There's no visitor cap at the Middlesex Jail and House of...
View ArticleSpurrell carries on tradition at SVTHS
"I've always been a hard worker, and I've always wanted to be prepared," he said. "I'm always looking forward, thinking about what's next."
View ArticleGenerators hum on as power slowly returns to Greater Lowell
If you stood on Lake Shore Drive with your eyes closed on Saturday, you could be forgiven for thinking the neighborhood was overrun with leafblowers on a late fall afternoon. The droning hum of...
View ArticleSlow recovery from latest nor'easter; 3rd storm on tap?
The sun came out across much of the Northeast on Friday as utilities tackled the arduous task of restoring power to hundreds of thousands of customers who lost electricity during the storm that hit the...
View ArticleThird long, cold night in Billerica
Downed trees and power lines at the home of Joel McKenna of Billerica. He has been without power for the last 36 hours.
View ArticleIn Tewksbury, a light in the darkness -- and a warm meal
It was the second straight night that the church on East Street opened its doors to anyone who needed a hot meal. Many area residents remain without power and heat because of this week's nasty nor'easter.
View ArticleReady for another 15 inches?
Less than a week after a nor'easter ravaged the region, residents are bracing for another nasty punch from Mother Nature. Forecasters are predicting a significant storm Monday night into Tuesday...
View ArticleThird major snowstorm in 10 days kicks into high gear
As snow continues to fall across Massachusetts, the latest nor'easter has already knocked out power for some residents in several towns throughout Greater Lowell. The region is expected to receive...
View ArticleShovels, snowblowers tools of choice for nor'easter cleanup
The scrape of snow shovels and the drone of snowblowers filled the New England air on Wednesday as the region cleaned up from a storm that left 2 feet of snow in some places and tens of thousands...
View ArticleBacktalk: 3/21/2018
KIDS KNOW BEST: Are we going back to the Wild Wild West only to have shootouts at the neighborhood schools? Congratulations to our school children who have more sense than those politicians in...
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