Billerica News

Describing a 62-year-old Billerica man facing his 12th drunken-driving charge as a "deadly menace," prosecutor Katherine Briggs argued that the only way to keep the public safe from Guy Patierno was to lock him up.

GRASS STRAINS: All the towns and cities are scared of the medicinal-marijuana initiative passed by the people.

The Billerica Recreation Department is seeking adult and teen volunteers for a full-day of playground building on Saturday at Lampson Recreation Complex.

Recent reports detailed in The Sun of what authorities believe is a widespread prostitution ring hit close to home, especially if you live in Billerica, Wilmington or Bedford, three towns where Attorney General Martha Coakley claims massage parlors were used as fronts for illegal sexual conduct.

For the second time this month , an individual has fled from police on foot near the area of Billerica Road.

A 62-year-old Billerica man who is facing a dangerousness hearing Friday after being charged by Boxboro police with his 12th drunken-driving offense became so enraged at the threat of going to jail that he repeatedly allegedly threatened officers until they hit him with chemical spray.

Following are excerpts from the Burlington Police Department log.i»¿ Note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account.

Billerica Superintendent of Schools Tim Piwowar announced at Monday's School Committee meeting that Tyngsboro Elementary School principal Beth Devine will be the next principal in the district.

Police arrived at Motel 6, Room 251, on Friday, May 10, at 4:37 a.m. to serve a male party and two females on outstanding warrants.

A Billerica man facing his 12th drunken-driving charge will be held without bail until Friday, when prosecutors plan to argue that the only way to keep Guy J. Patierno off the road is to keep him behind bars.

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A veteran of the Afghan war is accused of shaking his baby boy so hard , the child is in critical condition.

The evaluations are conducted every five years on previously completed cleanup and remediation work performed at Superfund sites to determine whether the remedies continue to protect human health and the environment.

A Medford resident and a Woburn resident have been arrested in connection with a human trafficking enterprise that spans the borders of several area communities including Reading, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced at a Monday press conference at the Wilmington Police Department .

A Town Meeting article was approved in Billerica a couple years ago allowing residents to keep backyard chickens.

Leading the Tewksbury West Minuteman Company into battle at Lexington and Concord on the first day of the Revolutionary War, Capt.

It's getting towards crunch time for spring sports teams with the spring season starting to wind down.

A 2-month-old boy who was found unconscious in his Mammoth Road home Saturday afternoon is in critical condition in a Boston trauma center, and his 22-year-old father, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, is being held without bail.

John Flynn's brother was raped and murdered at age 12, found in the Carter Avenue woods next to Route 4 and the Concord River.

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