Billerica News

Gen. Oscar DePriest, statements by American Legion Post Cmdr. Ben French and VFW Cmdr.

Helen Knight died in October 2006 at the age of 90, but not before her dogged determination convinced federal and state officials that there was a disaster brewing in the woods behind her Gray Road house.

Megan Whittier-Caterino, 40, 10 Roosevelt Road; driving with a suspended or revoked license , failure to stop at a red light and an arrest warrant.

What many consider the first weekend of summer is now underway. Although there are clouds and some foggy areas this morning, this will burn away leaving us with a partly to mostly sunny afternoon.

With graduation comes a new sense of freedom, Lowell Catholic High School Principal Maryellen DeMarco told graduates at the school's 23rd Commencement on Friday.

Junior attackman Tim Badgley scored 3 goals and Concord-Carlisle's defense stood tall in front of senior goalie Doug Gouchoe as the Patriots defeated Reading, 5-1, on Wednesday to complete a 16-0 regular season.

Brandeis University senior Chris Brown of North Chelmsford has been named the Division III New England Outdoor Track and Field Track Athlete of the Year by the Unites States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

On July 1, the cost of town water and sewer will go up 5 percent after selectmen on Monday night approved the increase in a narrow 3-2 vote.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , Billerica, Mass., has introduced its Thermo Scientific Au/Gold Detection & Identification Technology , a patent-pending software feature designed to help gold buyers meet the challenge of identifying gold-plated items.

"Applicants should have some knowledge of municipal government," the town's advertisement stated in an attempt to reach out to Billerica residents.

Friday, May 18 10:36 a.m. - Walk-in reported harassment at place of work by a former girlfriend.

BILLERICA, Mass., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aushon announced its plans today for an upcoming global launch of its new multiplex protein biomarker platform, which incorporates several engineering breakthroughs to deliver ELISA-level performance.

"Popular, I'll help you be popular," were the lyrics Wojtowicz belted out with an operatic passion, only she was no longer Samantha, the young woman from Dracut who attends the Merrimack Special Education Collaborative in Billerica.

Junior righthander Cam Latta pitched a 3-hitter and struck out 4 as Lowell High edged Acton-Boxboro, 2-1, in a non-league baseball game.

The Billerica House of Correction was placed on a level 3 lockdown Wednesday morning after a staff member at the jail opened an envelope containing a suspicious substance.

Evan Ryan checked in with 10 kills, 2 blocks, and 4 service points as Billerica beat Greater Lowell Tech, 3-0, in a non-league boys volleyball match.

When you hear the Red Sox on the radio this spring, you'll also hear from several public employees about the work they do for the residents of Massachusetts, thanks to a coalition dedicated to telling their stories.

Police arrested a Billerica man suspected of two robberies at two downtown banks that occurred within two hours of each other yesterday afternoon.

Medical-device maker Magellan Diagnostics Inc. will move its headquarters from 22 Alpha Road in Chelmsford to Brookwood Business Center in Billerica, according Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, the Boston-based real-estate leasing company that handled the transaction.

After an hour of discussion Thursday night, Town Meeting's fourth night came to a close as representatives elected to buy two vehicles for the Cemetery Department and spend $1.3 million rehabbing three run-down pump stations.