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LOWELL -- It's easy to imagine the classroom doors flying open, students filling the long-quiet corridors heading to their next class. It's not hard to envision the freshly scrubbed faces. The boys in blazers, neckties and dress pants.
Monday, October 13, 2008
BILLERICA -- Inside her studio at the Faulkner Mills, Helen Potter gently rubs her two thumbs against the clay face of an American patriot. The eyes she sculpted stare straight ahead with a burning intensity.
Monday, October 13, 2008
DRACUT -- The calendar next to Karen Merrill's computer tells the story. Every square is full of events. Coaching volleyball at the Brookside School at 4 p.m., high-school council meeting at 6 p.m., and a seven o'clock meeting with the Community Preservation Committee and the Open Space Committee, which she chairs.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Friends and family members of military personnel stationed at Bagram Airfield in Kabul, Afghanistan, are collecting winter clothing for Afghans this month. Collection bins are at the post offices in Littleton, Acton, Clinton and Bolton.
Monday, October 13, 2008
LOWELL -- Drunk and tired of being teased about the outcome of a Red Sox-Yankees playoff game, prosecutors say Julio Rodriguez went on a shooting rampage inside a minivan. On his way from a Lynn bar with his friends, Rodriguez pulled a gun from the waistband of his pants and began firing inside a moving minivan, prosecutor Elizabeth Dunigan
Monday, October 13, 2008
Police seek suspect in pistol-whipping LOWELL -- A 34-year-old Lowell man was treated for injuries suffered when he was pistol-whipped by another man on Prince Avenue yesterday afternoon, police said.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Well, I guess it didn't really matter what they said. We weren't really listening, at least not with both ears. We only heard what we wanted to hear. Besides, we were too busy admiring her stilettos.
Monday, October 13, 2008
GROTON -- Local residents will have a chance to step back in time and enjoy authentic designs of antique homes while raising money to help educate children during the Groton Community Home Tour on Saturday, Nov.
Monday, October 13, 2008
LOWELL -- The City Council will hold a public hearing tomorrow night on a proposed 11 percent sewer-rate hike, which will increase the average city homeowner's annual bill by $32, up from $293 to $325, to pay for $100 million in infrastructure improvements already approved by the council.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Stores/supermarkets: Open in Mass. and N.H. Liquor stores: Open in Mass. and N.H. Convenience stores: Open in Mass. and N.H. Restaurants/bars: Open in Mass. and N.H. Pharmacies: Open in Mass.
Monday, October 13, 2008
TEWKSBURY -- A local church has agreed to discard a controversial plan to build a new house of worship on Pine Street, as long as the town in turn agrees to rezone the targeted property. Bay State Baptist Church had proposed to build a 7,500-square-foot assembly hall and 50-space parking lot on a two-acre site at 36 Pine St.
Monday, October 13, 2008
By Don Eriksson MediaNews PEPPERELL -- The Pepperell Skatepark Committee is celebrating the park's first anniversary. The celebration will be held on town field at 2 p.m. on Sunday, coinciding with the annual fall classic automobile show.
Monday, October 13, 2008
WESTFORD -- The Historical Society has a reserved and poignant celebration planned to commemorate its 50th anniversary. At 7:35 p.m. on Nov. 20, which is exactly 50 years after its founding, members of the board of directors will hold their annual meeting with a wine and cheese reception then toast the anniversary with champagne.
Monday, October 13, 2008
PELHAM -- In the wacky Rodney Dangerfield comedy, Back to School, the bug-eyed comedian played a successful businessman who returns to college with his son. In the college's bookstore, Rodney's generous character shouts to his new classmates: "Shakespeare for everybody!
Monday, October 13, 2008
WESTFORD -- There will be a free Internet-safety seminar at the Westford Regency tomorrow, with police and others giving advice on how to keep your children safe while using the Internet. The seminar is hosted by Reichheld Ting Orthodontics, and is aimed at helping parents prevent all forms of online abuse by helping their parents take
Monday, October 13, 2008
The Sun is looking for correspondents to cover municipal meetings and news features in Greater Lowell. Payment is on a free-lance basis. News writing experience is preferred. Applicants should contact Assistant Managing Editor/Local News Kris Pisarik at (978) 970-4637 (e-mail kpisarik@lowellsun.
Monday, October 13, 2008
GROTON -- A skilled negotiator. A strategic planner. An open-minded listener. The three finalists for the Groton town manager's job have touted themselves in many different ways. Above all the skills, selectmen say, the candidates must possess one quality -- the ability to bring together town workers who may feel nervous about the change at
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Stores/supermarkets: Open in Mass. and N.H. Liquor stores: Open in Mass. and N.H. Convenience stores: Open in Mass. and N.H. Restaurants/bars: Open in Mass. and N.H. Pharmacies: Open in Mass.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
LOWELL -- The chill of an autumn night and stars twinkling against a jet-black sky. A small group of people pull up comfortable chairs around a wood stove and huddle under blankets. There is hot coffee, chips and dip and other goodies.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
By Lisa Redmond lredmond@lowellsun.com. LOWELL -- It is a twisted tale of deception, robbery and murder. Prosecutors say Alberto Cintron's girlfriend gave her keys to her boyfriend's apartment to her roommate, Joseph "Slow Joe" Morgan.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Meetings are held in Town Hall unless otherwise noted. Billerica TUESDAY -- Town Meeting, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY -- Town Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Dunstable TUESDAY -- Selectmen, 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY -- School Committee, 6 p.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
O.J. seeks new robbery trial in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Lawyers for O.J. Simpson are citing judicial errors and insufficient evidence as they seek a new trial. They filed documents yesterday in Las Vegas with Judge Jackie Glass.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Low blow: Kerry says Beatty's a Yankees fan BOSTON -- Republican Jeff Beatty is accusing Democrat John Kerry of leveling the worst possible insult in their U.S. Senate race. The Cape Cod businessman and former Army Delta Force officer is steamed after a Kerry aide accused him earlier this week of being a New York Yankees fan.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
SALEM, N.H. -- Police say a drunk Chelmsford man attacked officers when they approached him in a pool hall parking lot Thursday. Edward Pietrantoni, 40, was charged with two counts of assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
About 1,000 volunteers from Middlesex Community College will provide an estimated $60,000 worth of service next Friday. But money isn't the goal here. On Friday, Oct. 17, the students, faculty, and staff of MCC will help 50 local non-profit organizations in 15 cities and towns through the first "Be the Change: MCC Day of Service.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
By Don Eriksson MediaNews Group PEPPERELL -- The tough financial choices facing special Town Meeting voters have prompted selectmen to table discussion of spending $40,000 to study Town Hall repairs and upgrades.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
LOWELL --Absentee ballots are now available for the Nov. 4 presidential election. City residents who will be out of town on Election Day may vote at the city's Election and Census Commission office at City Hall until noon on Nov.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Taekwondo tournament in Tewksbury TEWKSBURY -- The high school will once again welcome taekwondo practitioners from around the region for the 2008 New England Taekwondo Championship on Saturday, Oct.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
LOWELL -- For 39 years, Mary Richard of Dracut has punched in at work with no idea what to expect. The normal routine of a midmorning coffee break, lunch and even a trip to the bathroom are interrupted or sometimes skipped altogether.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
GROTON -- Oak Ridge Estate, a controversial affordable-housing project off Route 119, may not be built if voters approve the town buying the land and saving rare reptiles living there. The Conservation Commission is seeking voters' approval at the Oct.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
DRACUT -- Since the 1980s, Dracut has grown in population by more than 30 percent. And while neighborhoods in town are densely populated near the outskirts of Lowell and Tyngsboro, much of East Dracut remains pristine, with a number of working farms that continue to operate.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
NASHUA, N.H. -- A 39-year-old Nashua man is being held on $10,000 cash bail following his arrest on Thursday on charges that he threatened his mother with a knife. During an argument with his mother on Thursday morning, Michael Harris, of 27 Greeley St.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
TYNGSBORO -- Alex Knight, the official greeter at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Innovation Academy yesterday, didn't have to fake a smile. He genuinely loves the place. "If you want to be a football quarterback or cheerleader, then this is probably not the school for you," said Knight, a Billerica resident and proud father of two
Saturday, October 11, 2008
PELHAM -- Police and fire officials are calling a fire on Thursday "suspicious." Fire broke out in a commercial-style office trailer just before 8:30 on Thursday night on Dick Tracy Drive, part of an industrial park off Mammoth Road.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Sun Staff Report BOSTON -- The Massachusetts State Police and the Sex Offender Registry Board announced yesterday the release of a new list of the state's Most Wanted Sex Offenders. The list includes 10 Level 3 sex offenders -- those deemed to be at the highest risk of committing another sex crime and a danger to the community.
Friday, October 10, 2008
CHELMSFORD -- Across the oceans, China and Taiwan may be feuding over the latter's sovereignty. But here in Greater Lowell, natives of the mainland and would-be breakaway province are having none of it.
Friday, October 10, 2008
TYNGSBORO -- They will have to wait until the economy improves. Saying that a budget freeze has been instituted for the foreseeable future, Greater Lowell Technical High Superintendent James Cassin postponed talks with the School Committee regarding contract extensions for Assistant Superintendent/Principal Mary Jo Santoro and School Business
Friday, October 10, 2008
As suspected serial killer Adam Leroy Lane was interviewed by police after his arrest last year for attacking a 15-year-old Chelmsford girl, he gave a chilling confession about how he murdered a New Jersey woman.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Acton library closed on Columbus Day ACTON -- Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main St., will be closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day. Normal library hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.
Friday, October 10, 2008
BILLERICA -- Town Meeting approved contracts for police officers, DPW workers and Fire Department dispatchers last night that pay, on average, 8.5 percent raises over three years. Each contract was approved after lengthy debates in which residents questioned the amount of sick-leave buyback in the agreements, as well as the judiciousness of
Friday, October 10, 2008
LOWELL -- The Animal Rescue League of Boston is bringing its Spay Waggin -- which provides subsidized spay and neuter services to pet owners in financial need -- to the Lowell Humane Society, 951 Broadway St.
Friday, October 10, 2008
TYNGSBORO -- While the school superintendent's financial outlook for next year is not "rosy," the opposite is true of the Tyngsboro Education Foundation's new "Tyngsboro Trot 5K," and "Kids Fun Run/Walk" fundraiser, which was termed a rousing success by organizers after its inaugural run last Saturday.
Friday, October 10, 2008
GROTON -- Town manager finalist Owen Quinn stepped into the selectmen's meeting room on Wednesday to find an unruly crowd ready to shoot questions at him. One of them could hardly wait to complain about the snow on the sidewalk around some school bus stops.
Friday, October 10, 2008
LOWELL -- City Councilor Alan Kazanjian says now is not the time for a city sewer-rate increase. City Manager Bernie Lynch says a delay is financially unsound, and will only cost the taxpayers more later.
Friday, October 10, 2008
WESTFORD -- Creating more room for senior citizens activities seems a simple solution to members of the Franco American Club. The club has a 10,000-square-foot facility it is willing to sell for a fraction of the cost of renovating and expanding the Cameron Senior Center about a half-mile away.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Gabe Nucci, 40, of Groton has worked in the broadcast industry for 20 years. As a freelance technical manager, Nucci travels around the globe to take care of technical needs of TV networks covering major sporting and political events.
Friday, October 10, 2008
GROTON -- School and town officials felt firsthand the impact of the Wall Street meltdown this week when rising loan interest rates forced them to postpone the issuing of a $2.5 million bond for a year.
Friday, October 10, 2008
PELHAM -- Citing an unforeseen conflict with a Pelham Memorial School track and field event, the Pelham Police Department has postponed the 6th Annual Domestic and Sexual Violence 5K and Walk-a-thon from this weekend to Nov.
Friday, October 10, 2008
LOWELL -- Residents along Butterfield Street in the Acre neighborhood were stunned to go outside their homes yesterday and find their automobile tires were punctured by vandals overnight. The Rev. Jeremiah Menyongai got home from a prayer meeting Wednesday about 10:30 p.
Friday, October 10, 2008
LOWELL -- The competition pitted officer against officer, all on motorcycles, as police from Massachusetts and New Hampshire took tight turns at high speed to see who has the most skill on a bike. A 14-year-veteran of Lowell police, who has been riding motorcycles almost all his life, took first place, and other officers from a regional police
Friday, October 10, 2008
By Gayle Simone Nashoba Publishing DEVENS -- The Devens Citizens Advisory Committee reviewed its Devens' draft success criteria regarding the disposition of Devens Enterprise Zone with the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission this week.
Friday, October 10, 2008
City officer on mend after cycle crash TYNGSBORO -- An off-duty Lowell police officer is on the mend in a Boston hospital after he collided with a car Saturday while riding his motorcycle in a charity event to benefit a deceased Tyngsboro officer.
Friday, October 10, 2008
By Don Eriksson Nashoba Publishing PEPPERELL -- Paper mill owner Perry Videx LLC is being cautious about committing $25,000 to help produce a development plan for its 14-acre Mill Street property.
Friday, October 10, 2008
LITTLETON — A Westford man suffered serious injuries, and his heart stopped after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on King Street on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Emergency workers revived Frederick Leduc, 44, of 48 Forge Village Road, and a medical helicopter landed at St.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
DEVENS -- Things will be hot and rockin' at Devens on Sunday. More than 20 cooks are slated to put their signature chili recipes up to the taste test at the Devens Grill's fourth annual Charity Chili Cook-off to benefit children affected by autism.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Age: 46. Address: Dunstable Road, Groton. Party affiliation: Democrat. Education: Bachelor's degree in government and economics from Colby College, Waterville, Maine; M.B.A. from Babson Graduate School of Business.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Greater Lowell municipal officials and legislators on both sides of the political aisle paint a grim picture of cash-strapped schools, higher property taxes and reduced services if voters approve a ballot question overturning the state income tax.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
TEWKSBURY -- Lia DiFronzo was never one to give up. As a young child, she was subjected to four open-heart surgeries, yet getting her to rest after each one proved to be a challenge. When she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in 2006, her newfound passion for hockey did not wane.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
By Don Eriksson MediaNews PEPPERELL -- Frustration over a patched-together staff, coupled with a demand for action by a Groton Street tenant, led to a screaming match between Board of Health members and an employee last night that barely ended a public hearing legally and without a clear-cut decision.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Age: 21. Address: 19 A Wheeler St., Pepperell. Party affiliation: Independent. Education: Currently enrolled at Northeastern University, majoring in political science, urban studies and history.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
LOWELL -- The commissioners of the Lowell Housing Authority met yesterday in executive session to discuss two personnel matters. Executive Director Gary Wallace met in public with Chairman Mark Paton and commissioners Walter Flynn, James Hall, Rosaline Willie-Bonglo and Michael Zaim for less than 30 minutes at the Armand Mercier Center.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
TYNGSBORO -- Three full-time Tyngsboro School District employees, and one part-timer, received formal, written notices yesterday from Superintendent of Schools Darrell Lockwood that they are being laid off for budgetary reasons.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
LOWELL -- Every penny counts. One week after Gov. Deval Patrick announced that the state's collected tax receipts are $223 million under projections, the Lowell School Committee's finance subcommittee is bracing for anticipated cuts in state aid.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
LOWELL -- About 12,000 homes and businesses in four communities lost power last night at 10:08 p.m., after a massive transformer at a Billerica substation failed, but crews doing work at the time were able to quickly bring power back.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
LITTLETON -- The annual open house for the police and fire departments that was rained out on Sept. 27 has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Fire Department will have displays at its Foster Street station next to police headquarters featuring games, displays and demonstrations of firefighting equipment and
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Ed Homer has only one wish this election season -- electing to the state Legislature "somebody who doesn't waste money." Amid the crisis on Wall Street, the self-employed contractor from Groton agrees with other voters that state lawmakers must handle the financial pressure without raising taxes.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
CHELMSFORD -- It was a night for the peoples' voices to take center stage. But as town officials prepared to field questions at Chelmsford's second annual Community Meeting, they found themselves staring out into a nearly empty room.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Democratic state Senate candidate James Eldridge of Acton was referring to the Devens community when he made the following comment to his opponent during a debate at Devens Common Tuesday night: "Steven, I think you need to spend a little more time up here.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
SALEM, N.H. (AP) -- The local animal control officer stumbled upon an artillery shell and 15 cats living in storage unit when he tried to catch a stray cat. Customers at Uncle Bob's Self Storage heard the cries of an animal Monday morning and called police.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
WILMINGTON -- Jeff Stallard, an award-winning photographer, will present two workshops on digital cameras at the Wilmington Public Library on Thursday at 7 p.m., for beginners, and on Monday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
TOWNSEND -- Townsend Recreation will host its first golf tournament on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1:30 p.m., at Townsend Ridge Country Club. Sign-in is at 1 p.m. Golf fees are $100 per player, which includes dinner.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
ANDOVER ARTISTS GUILD: Watercolor painting demonstration by Lowell artist Don Sullivan, Sun., Oct. 19, 2-4 p.m. at North Parish Church, Academy/Great Pond roads, North Andover. Guests welcome. Call 978-475-6399.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
WESTFORD -- As Sue Hanly helped her daughter cope with clinical depression, she learned some amazing facts about the illness. The statistics say one in eight children suffer from depression. One out of every five children in a classroom will suffer some form of mental-health issue, and one in every 10 children suffer from serious
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Student suspended for carrying knife WILMINGTON -- A Wilmington Middle School student was suspended after the school's resource officer confiscated a knife from him. Officer Chip Bruce reported the incident to the police station Tuesday shortly after 2 p.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
TEWKSBURY -- Residents will continue to receive their annual Town Meeting warrants in their mailboxes -- for now. Town Manager David Cressman is working on scraping together another $7,000 this fiscal year after voters this week rejected a money-saving proposal to stop printing the warrants.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
DEVENS -- Drawing sharp contrasts between their leadership styles and goals for the district, state Rep. James Eldridge and Marlboro City Councilor Steven Levy last night each blasted the other as out of touch with voters and siding with special interests during a heated debate at the Devens Common Center.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
CHELMSFORD -- As election day nears, the top issue among voters in the 14th Middlesex House District stretches across party lines. "It's the economy, the economy, the economy," said Lois Bernall, 62. "This is the worst things have looked in years.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
TYNGSBORO -- Saying that he has never lost more sleep agonizing over a decision, Superintendent of Schools Darrell Lockwood announced at last night's School Committee meeting that he will mail out layoff notices this morning to an unspecified number of staff members in order to balance the school district's budget.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Avella gets Chelmsford endorsements LITTLETON -- Republican state Rep. candidate Paul Avella of Littleton announced yesterday he picked up the endorsements of former Chelmsford Selectman Mike McCall and current Selectman Eric Dahlberg.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Since January 2007, the face of homeland security in Massachusetts has belonged to Juliette Kayyem. She's a 39-year-old Arab-American who spends her days weighing the practical, political and existential implications of her job.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
DRACUT -- Selectmen say the pole at the intersection of Broadway and Salem roads is a hazard. Verizon New England says that removing the pole is not that simple, and it will cost the town between $30,000 and $50,000.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Age: 61 Party affiliation: Democrat Address: 1540 Monument St., Concord Education: Associates Degree in Marketing Research at Burdett Business School; bachelor of science in Political Science, UMass Boston.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Age: 49 Party affiliation: Independent Address: 8 Westford St., Chelmsford Education: Law degree from the Massachusetts School of Law; an MBA from the University of Lowell; and a bachelor's in economics from UMass Amherst.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
LOWELL -- More than 300 revelers attended the Mayor's Harvest Ball last Saturday night, donating a ton of food -- literally -- to the Merrimack Valley Food Bank. Two-thousand pounds of non-perishable food items were dropped off in the lobby of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, repackaged into Market Basket bags by student volunteers from the
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Health clinics open to residents WESTFORD -- The Health Department will sponsor the flu/ pneumonia clinics for residents only on the dates, times and locations listed below. No appointments are necessary.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
BILLERICA -- When Billerica set out to find a replacement for outgoing Town Manager Rocco Longo earlier this year, the town's bylaws limited eligible applicants to full-time city or town managers. At last night's kickoff of the annual fall Town Meeting, representatives voted 107-61 to change that, allowing assistant city and town managers to
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
By Gayle Simone MediaNews AYER -- The Oct. 27 Fall Town Meeting Warrant was closed at last night's Board of Selectmen meeting. The draft warrant had eight articles requiring Town Meeting vote, but the selectmen decided to remove an article -- $20,000 appropriated by the town for residents in need of fuel assistance.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
By Don Eriksson MediaNews PEPPERELL -- A year-and-a-half, tens of thousands of dollars in attorney's fees, two court cases, multiple public hearings and four unsettled appeals involving residents of three neighborhoods have yet to result in a Zoning Board of Appeals resolution.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
WINDHAM, N.H. -- A bank dye pack found on an on-ramp to Interstate 93 north has police thinking that a man who held up an Indian Rock Road bank yesterday morning may have had a vehicle waiting to aid his escape.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
By Damien Fisher MediaNews TOWNSEND -- Trash contractor Glen Shaw agreed last night to get a $195,000 performance bond to guarantee his work. Townsend Shaw, owner of New Ipswich, N.H., based GW Shaw & Sons, assumed he did not need the bond because the Board of Health did not press the issue.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
BOSTON -- The state Appeals Court has sided with a lower court judge who ruled the illegal firearms found in a Billerica storage area -- rented by a man accused of murdering Billerica's Donovan brothers -- must be tossed because of a faulty alert by a drug-sniffing state police dog.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
LOWELL -- When Hector A. Jimenez was released on personal recognizance while his first bank-robbery case was pending, he promised a judge he wouldn't commit anymore crimes. Months later, police say the 28-year-old Lowell man broke his promise.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
LOWELL -- Four days after Jules Ruggs was released on probation after pleading guilty to beating a transsexual male, the 20-year-old Lowell man was arrested in connection with breaking into a Lowell home and startling the sleeping homeowner, who chased him from her house.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
DEVENS -- Democrat Jim Arciero and Republican Paul Avella held true to their campaign messages and avoided any significant gaffes during their debate sponsored by The Sun and Nashoba Publishing at Devens Common Center last night.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
DEVENS -- Republican Kurt Hayes and Democrat Jennifer Benson have similar visions for the 37th Middlesex District but they could not agree on how to reach them during their debate at Devens Common Center last night.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
By Don Eriksson MediaNews DEVENS -- State Rep. Robert Hargraves, R-Groton, and challengers Virginia Wood, D-Groton, and Zachary Saboliauskas, I-Pepperell, squared off last night during a debate in the Devens Common Center.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
TEWKSBURY -- It's hard to picture taking a quiet stroll down Tewksbury's high-traffic Main Street for coffee and a paper today. Last night, the Planning Board revealed its road map to a pedestrian-friendly, traditional, New England-style town center.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
DRACUT -- As many as 7,400 sewer customers received their biannual bills late last week, stunned to see a dramatic rate increase. Sewer Department Superintendent John Turpin said the bills, which are printed by an outside vendor, were in error and correct bills were sent out as soon as the mistake was discovered.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
By Gayle Simone MediaNews Staff AYER -- The question of whether or not a property on Westford Road is in fact a farm or a junkyard continues even after the state Department of Agricultural Resources conducted a swine inspection.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
By Don Eriksson MediaNews PEPPERELL -- "He's always there when you need him. Now he needs you," the flier reads. In the case of firefighter/EMT Al Deshler, even though he is truly in need, he's still working his shifts -- when he can -- in Pepperell, part time in Shirley and part time for MedStar in Fitchburg, all while battling kidney
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
TOWNSEND -- The Townsend Police Department is announcing several potential traffic detours and road closures on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., as the annual Gregory Reeves Memorial Road Race steps off from the Townsend Common.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
CHELMSFORD -- An attorney hired by abutters to a proposed $7.8 million water-treatment plant in North Chelmsford asked water commissioners last night to form a committee to study whether building the plant makes sense.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
BILLERICA -- A group of local activists are rejoicing after a proposal to permit gasoline-powered boats on Nuttings Lake was nixed about 24 hours before today's Town Meeting. The petitioner article, submitted by Selectman Michael Rosa, would have allowed watercraft propelled by an internal-combustion engine no larger than 10 horsepower.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
HUDSON, N.H. -- A Hudson woman, who filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the school district after she was prohibited from handing out fliers for a Bible school on public-school property, has dropped her lawsuit.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
BILLERICA -- It took police and a K-9 unit less than an hour to arrest three teenagers after an attempted break-in on B Street in the town's Pinehurst neighborhood yesterday. Police say the suspects, who all live in public housing at 795 Boston Road, targeted the home at about 1 p.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
n Racing greyhounds are routinely confined for 20 or more hours each day in cages barely large enough to stand or turn in. n State records show that 800 racing greyhounds have suffered injuries ranging from broken legs to cardiac arrest since 2002.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
CHELMSFORD -- With the housing market in turmoil and Wall Street reeling from the credit crisis, voters are scrutinizing how candidates for the 3rd Middlesex Senate District are going to help them save money.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
TEWKSBURY -- A Lowell man was taken to a Boston hospital on Saturday afternoon, after he fell from a garage on which he was installing a new roof. When emergency responders arrived at 1335 Andover St.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
GROTON -- Gail Sun stood in the October sun on Saturday, mixing one batch of mortar after another. Being covered in gray cement dust isn't something the local mother is used to. She couldn't even name the tools the men on the scaffolding were using to chip away at a 16-foot chimney.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
HUDSON, N.H. -- It was a sight that two years ago could only have been envisioned in a child's -- or the Hills Memorial Library director's -- fantastical imagination. Workers from North Branch Construction Co.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
As flu season creeps closer, this year's cocktail of vaccine is plentiful, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bigger question is, however, how effective will it be?
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
TEWKSBURY -- The patriotic season may still be months away, but one town group is hoping to already get it on residents' minds. The Friends of the Patriotic Activities Committee are launching a major fundraising effort for next year's Memorial Day parade, Fourth of July fireworks and 275th Anniversary celebrations.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
LOWELL -- The last day to register to vote for the Nov. 4 presidential election is Oct. 15. U.S. citizens, who will be at least 18 on or before Election Day, may register by visiting the city's Election and Census Commission office at City Hall or visit the city's Web site (www.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008

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