Caring for Their Neighbors
By Tuesday morning, thousands of pounds of food was stacked in neat piles, ready for pick-up at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 70 Concord Road. The ordered scene offered little...
View ArticleWestford tops Highlands
Daniel Giannasca pitched five shutout innings and lefty Sean Kennedy closed it out in the sixth and seventh innings as Westford doubled up Lowell Highlands, 4-2, during a Suburban Pony League 14-15...
View ArticlePolice scour area for suspect after Billerica store robbery
Police flooded River Street in search of a man who claimed to have a knife during a robbery at 1 Bridle Market at around 9:20 p.m. Sunday. "The lone suspect walked into the store, had a conversation...
View ArticleJohn Carson Race: King Louie and a cast of thousands again
At the annual John Carson Memorial Road Race on the 4th of July in Chelmsford, Mary Morse of Westford attacks a watermelon after finishing. SUN/JULIA MALAKIE Sun staff photos can be ordered by visiting...
View ArticleThere's a new spouse in the house
Question: I have owned my house for many years, alone, as a single man. Last year, I found love, late in life.
View ArticleJohnson campaign opens Tuesday
Erika Johnson, candidate for state representative in the 19th Middlesex District, announced her campaign kickoff event will take place on Tuesday, July 10. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the...
View ArticleBillerica's Turnpike Market makes changes
Founded in 1904, owner Sam Patel believes the store at the intersection of Middlesex Turnpike and Nutting Lake is a serious contender for the oldest business in town. But the contents of the store have...
View ArticleJohnson campaign opens Tuesday
Erika Johnson, candidate for state representative in the 19th Middlesex District, announced her campaign kickoff event will take place on Tuesday, July 10. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the...
View ArticleArrest Log: 7/10/2018
Jarred Fleming, 20, 21 Cardington Ave., Billerica; breaking and entering building in the daytime for felony, person under 21 possess liquor. Welcome to your discussion forum: Sign in with a Disqus...
View ArticleBillerica Rec takes a trek
More than a decade ago, Peggy Hannon Rizza, the late director of the Billerica Recreation Department, initiated a recreational program in town designed for young adults, ages 13 and older, with...
View ArticleBillerica restricts possible pot sites
In a meeting that at times split selectmen between those who wanted to model local recreational marijuana regulations after existing liquor laws and those who advocated for tighter control, one major...
View ArticleBillerica Green moves to 10-0
The Billerica Green Shamrocks remained undefeated in Suburban Pony League 14-15 Division play with three victories, the most recent an 11-3 victory over Billerica White on Sunday. First-place Billerica...
View ArticleHis hobby: Recreating history
Sitting on the porch of his home at the corner of Wyman Road and School House Lane, a young Richard MacKay watched carpenters hard at work. It was then that MacKay, then 12 years old, found his...
View ArticleAved Electronics, Inc: Cable Assemblies & Box Builds for High-Reliability...
Custom manufactured high-reliability cable assemblies, box builds, and wire harnesses built to strict medical and military specifications are available from Aved Electronics, Inc. of North Billerica,...
View ArticleWhat we are working on 7/11/2018
It's Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Here is some of what Sun staffers and other news providers are working on for lowellsun.com Wednesday's edition.
View ArticleSpecial viewing of 'Paper Lanterns' for Scouts
It all started with a local Boy Scout inspired by Shigeaki Mori's commitment to honor the 12 American POWs killed in Hiroshima near the end of World War II. On Thursday evening, several area troops...
View ArticleTierney keys Billerica win
Matt Tierney started and went the distance for Billerica, scattering 8 hits over 7 innings while throwing just 84 pitches and striking out 3 as Billerica beat Dracut, 4-1, during Northeast League play...
View ArticleBillerica
For a brief moment, now-closed bakery House of Sweetness will return to Billerica -- this time through residents' television and computer screens. Former Billerica bakers, Ben and Amber Cooper joined...
View ArticleArrest Log: 7/15/2018
Jennifer Murphy, 31, 62 Stevens St.; distribution of a Class A substance, distribution of a Class A substance in a school zone, possession of a Class B substance . -- Frederick Gutierrez, 26, 3...
View ArticleThis guy has the CHOPPS
For Joe Williams, accepting the 2018 CHOPPS Champion Award for Education at the Boston Marriott Burlington recently felt like coming home. The Billerica resident, who has taught for 25 years at...
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