Sheriff's Dept. announces veteran services
Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian announced a program to help incarcerated veterans during a Wednesday press conference at Vietnam Veterans Park in Billerica.
View ArticleBlown transformer leaves some Billerica residents without power
Some Billerica residents are without power Thursday morning after a transformer blew on Boston Road in front of Town Hall at about 7 a.m., according to police.
View ArticleSecond suspect charged in Tewksbury gas station robbery
Tewksbury police Wednesday arrested a second man in connection with Monday's armed robbery of a Shell gas station, while the first suspect was ordered held on $60,000 cash bail at his arraignment...
View ArticleMcLaughlin sentence silences supporters
Before Chelsea Housing Authority chief Michael McLaughlin was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison, 47 people -- public officials, former employees, family and friends -- wrote glowing...
View ArticlePain at the pump fuels anxiety beyond travel
Ernest Tousignant regularly stops at Prime Energy gas station on Route 119 in Groton because it's the cheapest option for his car, he said.
View ArticleShedd stays red hot
Dracut's Roscoe Martin takes a high pitch before flying out in the bottom of the second during a Suburban Pony League game Thursday against Andover.
View ArticleSecond suspect in Tewksbury gas-station robbery held on $10G bail
A Tewksbury man identified by his friend as the brains behind the armed robbery of a local gas station this week got into a shouting match with a judge, yelling, "It wasn't me."
View ArticleRoad signs aimed to end driver confusion
Beginning Monday, "Do Not Enter" signs and barricades will be installed on Middlesex Turnpike Extension at Bedford Street as part of a one-year trial program.
View ArticleBody of Billerica man, 24, found in Dorchester
The body of a 24-year-old Billerica man was discovered this morning in a wooded area of Dorchester near Columbia Road and Route 93 south.
View ArticleBlood drives planned
All eligible and new blood donors are encouraged to give blood. Blood donors are needed every day to ensure an adequate blood supply for patients in need.
View ArticleChelmsford man, badly injured, among area road casualties
A 21-year-old Billerica man was seriously injured by a crash on Route 3A in Chelmsford and a 19-year-old Winchester man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Massachusetts Avenue in Boxboro during a...
View ArticleBillerica selectmam wins court case, can subdivide lot
After four years and endless legal fees, Selectman Mike Rosa has defeated the town's Planning Board in Land Court.
View ArticleAfter rash of break-ins, Billerica police want you to lock your car
Police are reminding residents to lock their cars because at least 20 vehicles in the Governor neighborhood have been broken into since late April.
View ArticleOut of detox, man allegedly stole disabled woman's meds
Minutes after being released from emergency detox at the Saints Campus of Lowell General Hospital Friday morning, police say Robert A. Santosuosso sat down on a bench outside the hospital and allegedly...
View ArticleOnce-bright solar industry dims as state nears limit
Alternative-energy critics who don't believe government can boost demand for solar power without spending big money might find it difficult to argue against Massachusetts' success in doing just that.
View ArticleGOP heralds birth of a gas tax increase
Heralding the impending $500 million tax bill that he hopes will fail to become law, Rep. Dan Winslow on Wednesday took a parchment from British royalty to mock the "birth" of a law that will wed...
View ArticleTwo charged with beating homeless man in Lowell
Police said two homeless men beat another homeless man so badly they broke his nose, his ribs and the bones in his face for his cigarettes and cash.
View ArticleTake this as a sign your painting isn't appreciated
How about stop hand-painted signs? It's bad enough that Billerica residents didn't allow the town of Billerica to make proposed changes to the center to allow for better traffic flow and to simply...
View ArticleBillerica signs of discontent also illegal
Those large, hand-painted signs are spread out across Billerica again, but they will be removed soon if Town Manager John Curran has his way.
View ArticleMaine requests Pan Am crude-oil data, fees
The Department of Environmental Protection is telling Billerica-based Pan Am Railways to report how much crude oil it transports across Maine and pay the associated fees.
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