Fort Devens News

In a departure from the agenda, the selectmen began their Nov. 2 meeting with a testimonial to longtime resident and decorated WWII veteran John Hebert, who died Nov.

It's home, sort of. A large stone watering trough that once offered welcome respite to thirsty horses along Harvard Road, is again along that Lancaster roadway, although a little farther south.

The first African-American U.S. president today honored Edward William Brooke , the first black elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, as winner of the Congressional Gold Medal .

July 1998 marked the end of my two years teaching English and Drama at Tiger Kloof School in South Africa.

In the winter of 1778, Town Meeting voted to "supply the families of the continental soldiers of this town." In 1946, the entire town gathered to welcome veterans of World War II home with a daylong celebration and dinner.

As the price of solar panels has plunged since then, the company has struggled, inviting questions about the wisdom of the initial round of public support - and of a $5 million loan recently approved by the agency MassDevelopment.

American poet, novelist and painter E. E. Cummings was one of the best-selling poets of the 20th century, earning fame for his unique approach to punctuation and syntax.

U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Brenton Rutter of Granite Road had one heck of a 20th birthday.

Dave Carden has led a colorful life. So when someone suggested he package the stories into a book, he did just that.

Marc A. Loranger brings an engineer's monotone to his discussions about his profession as a professional engineer and project manager.

A federal judge has gifted Boston Mafia godfather Carmen "The Cheeseman" DiNunzio another 30 days of freedom before he must report to the Federal Medical Center at Fort Devens on Oct.

The closure of Fort Devens in Massachusetts in 1996 eliminated close to 3,000 civilian positions.

Following their mid-August trip to Nova Scotia, three members of the Devens Enterprise Commission and three staff members recounted their North-of-the-boarder experience with Canadian counterparts who are also in the midst of redeveloping a former military base.

"I don't think a lot of what happened in the past is reflective of what's going on now," said Selectman Gary Luca.

To the strains of "Here I Am Lord," sung by soloist Claire Garrity Neas, the funeral service for Manuel "Manny" Velez began last Thursday morning at St.

To the strains of "Here I Am Lord," sung by soloist Claire Garrity Neas, the funeral service for Manuel "Manny" Velez began last Thursday morning at St.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY DEBRA RIVERA/BASE NEWS Three Massachusetts towns will decide the fate of Vicksburg Square on the site of the former Fort Devens .

The flag at Town Hall flies at half staff in honor of Ayer's Veterans Agent Manuel "Manny" Velez, who died last Thursday in Ayer at the age of 77.

Contact Citation: FORD, R. G., K. G. SCHECKEL, S. ACREE, R. ROSS, B. LIEN, T. LUXTON, AND P. CLARK.

Fresh from an Army Community Covenant meeting at Fort Devens July 1, Veterans Agent Joseph Mazzola brought particulars of the initiative before selectmen as the town considers signing on.