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Yesterday | Lowell Sun

Dracut deputy chief focus of inquiry

Police Chief Kevin Richardson said Tuesday he has opened a preliminary inquiry into whether the town's off-duty deputy chief had been drinking when he showed up to a 911 call for a man with a shotgun, wound up almost getting shot by his own officers and then tried to cover up his involvement in the late night September incident.

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Tuesday | Lowell Sun

Trouville has eyes for Dracut supt. post

Linda Trouville wants to be Dracut's next school superintendent. The 40-year veteran educator made a play for the head of Dracut schools last night, offering to serve as interim superintendent without a pay raise while School Committee members search for a permanent replacement for Superintendent of Schools W. Spencer Mullin.

6 comments

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Lowell Sun

Two thumbs down

Dracut residents have a lot of questions regarding the lengthy absence of Dracut High School vice principal Hank Golec.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

Lowell Sun

Wilmington in hunt for new housing executive

The Housing Authority may have a new leader at its helm as early as next month. The agency launched a search for a new executive director after Theresa Georgopoulos resigned from the post to take another job.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Lowell Sun

Board sets salary range for new superintendent

Continuing with a brisk pace in its hunt for a new superintendent, the School Committee last night laid most of the groundwork for the search process.

4 comments

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Lowell Sun

A walk down Nostalgia Lane -- er, University Ave.

It's a little over one-tenth of a mile on University Avenue in Lowell from the corner of Riverside Street to White Street.

11 comments

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Lowell Sun

Thank you for making a difference

Thanks to all who contributed to the "Make a Difference Day Food Drive" sponsored by the Dracut Food Pantry.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Lowell Sun

Dracut seeks new rules for PTO funds

In the wake of a PTO mom's embezzlement of nearly $13,000 from the Parker Avenue School's fundraising coffers, town officials want the volunteer parent organizations to run more like businesses, with an independent accountant double-checking the books.

9 comments

Lowell Sun

Reasons why Lowell should support 'choice voting'

On Saturday, Shawn Ashe of Dracut wrote a letter opposing Question 1 for choice voting in Lowell.

22 comments

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Lowell Sun

Wrongful death lawsuit opening

There is nearly $700,000 of life-insurance money at stake. But more importantly for the family of the late Marc Beauregard, of Dracut, they want to prevent Steven Knight, their son's former lover and a suspect in Beauregard's murder, from getting his hands on it.

5 comments

Lowell Sun

Kazanjian project's sewer tie-in questioned

A new commercial building in Chelmsford built by Kazanjian Enterprises Inc., a Lowell firm owned by City Councilor Alan Kazanjian, was connected to Lowell's sewer system five months after City Engineer Lisa DeMeo issued an order denying the connection, The Sun has learned.

208 comments

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Andover Townsman

Town Talk: 'Fired' football coach to confront school leaders, and other shorter items of interest

Ex-head football and baseball coach at Andover High School Ken Maglio said he finally gets to meet with the School Committee to find out why he was not rehired just six weeks before this year's football season started.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Lowell Sun

Lowell teen charged in Dracut armed robbery

Police arrested a 17-yea-old Lowell man who fueled up at the Dracut Shell Station on Lakeview Avenue who brandished a gun and took off without paying, Eric M. Silva of 27 Foch St., was arrested near his house in Lowell and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and armed robbery.

20 comments

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Lowell Sun

Dracut housing vote leaves seniors, town in bind

At least 200 senior citizens want to live in affordable housing in town and the waiting lists are growing.

12 comments

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Lowell Sun

Lowell teen ID'd in cemetery vandalism

An 18-year-old Centralville teen will face charges in Lowell District Court that he desecrated as many as 150 gravesites at the Hildreth Cemetery earlier this month.

80 comments

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Lowell Sun

Dracut Selectman Malliaros recovering from heart attack

Local attorney George Malliaros, who chairs the Dracut Board of Selectmen, is in intensive care at Lowell General Hospital after suffering a mild heart attack on Monday.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

High-school bands battle at Methuen High

Nicholson Stadium was the backdrop for a battle of the bands Sunday afternoon. High-school marching bands from the Merrimack Valley and beyond competed in an annual competition sponsored by the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Lowell Sun

Dracut pharmacy plan dead, but strip mall looms

Town planners may have rejected a plan to bring Walgreens to Dracut, but residents who own the land are now planning to sell their lots so a strip mall can be built at the intersection of Mammoth Road and Lakeview Avenue instead.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

TV38 Boston

Dracut Man In Fair Condition After Car Rolls Over

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

TheBostonChannel

Lowell Condos Built On Old City Dump?

Team 5 Investigates reported there's now a battle brewing over who's responsible and who should pay for the cleanup.

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