Car fire behind Billerica auto shop under investigation
Billerica Fire officials say they are continuing to investigate strange circumstances surrounding a vehicle parked in the rear of an automotive shop that caught fire Sunday afternoon.
View ArticleLawmakers promote cancer awareness through personal stories
The American Cancer Society estimates that prostate cancer will kill 29,480 American men this year, with 233,000 being diagnosed with the disease.
View ArticleStaff Accountant, Dining Services Jobs Available in Chelmsford
Looking for a new job? Your first job? Chelmsford Patch is here to help with a roundup of what's available in and around town.
View ArticleSelectman Dan Burns thanks to Billerica voters
To the residents of Billerica, I offer a heartfelt thank you for your support during my campaign and in electing me to be your representative on the Board of Selectmen.
View ArticleBroadcast Pix Announces New Financing Packages, Slate Trade-In Program
Billerica, Massachusetts ? Broadcast Pix ? recently announced a special Slate? trade-in program that offers incentives for customers to upgrade to native HD Mica? or Granite? integrated production...
View ArticlePolitical-sign bylaw debate springs eternal in Billerica
Those large, hand-painted signs have become a part of town elections in the last two years, but they will become a thing of the past if some town officials have their way at spring Town Meeting.
View ArticleAvellone: I have record to create jobs
From creating jobs to lowering health-care costs, Democratic governor candidate Joe Avellone emphasized on Wednesday he's the only candidate with the complete package to address the critical issues in...
View ArticleA 'cell out:' Billerica students give up phones to fight leukemia
"You're nuts, buddy. You can't be serious," Lavalle remembered saying to Corbett, who helped organize the "Celling Out for Leukemia" campaign.
View ArticleRevolutionary moment in Billerica has marker once again
The forefathers of our country were on the brink of imprisonment, or even death.
View ArticleWatch for lawyer keeping original will
Q: The lawyer who wrote my will 20 years ago has retired. I can't get ahold of anyone to locate my original will, which the lawyer kept in his file.
View ArticleFor some of us in Billerica, Sun's opinions don't shine
The Billerica Town Center highlighted the need for political signs when the town government practiced a strategy to lower voter turnout, making signs with the date of the election was vital to democracy.
View ArticleShawsheen Tech's Barriss a Plumbing All-Star
Thomas Barriss, a senior at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, was recognized as Shawsheen Tech's Plumbing All-Star at the recent annual conference of the Massachusetts Plumbing-Heating-Cooling...
View ArticleBillerica sign saga continues
Selectmen rejected placing the controversial proposed sign bylaw on the Town Meeting warrant last week, meaning that Town Meeting representatives will not have a chance to vote on it next month.
View ArticleNew high school has 'full support'
The whispers started in the hours after the April 5 election: "There goes the plan for a new high school.
View ArticleProbe ongoing into alleged liquor violations in Westford
A scheduled public hearing on two local establishments caught selling alcohol to an underage investigator with the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission was postponed Tuesday evening, but not without...
View ArticleTree falls onto house in Billerica
Strong winds caused a tree to fall onto a house and car on Governor Peabody Road Thursday morning, according to the Billerica Fire Department.
View ArticleTree crashes down on Billerica home
Heavy winds whipped up trouble in Billerica Thursday, causing a tree to topple down on a home and a car.
View ArticleStrong Winds Blamed For Toppled Trees, Downed Power Lines
Billerica Police responded to Governor Peabody Road where a tree came down on the roof of a house and the hood of an SUV parked in a home's driveway.
View ArticleWestford officials: Concerns growing over Pan Am
The May 6 meeting between local officials and Pan Am Railways will go beyond the Feb. 19 train derailment, and also focus on the need for track repairs and herbicide spraying, Town Manager Jodi Ross said.
View ArticleScott Lentine: A Millennial with Autism
In October 2013, a young man named Scott Lentine reached out to me to share his poetry, which examines his life with autism.
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