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Friday | Shirley Oracle

Departed veteran honored

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.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Item Extra

Old watering trough is now back home in Lancaster

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.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Bloomberg

Edward Brooke, First Elected Black Senator, Given Congressional Gold Medal

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 .

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Edwize

Goodbye "Faustie": Theodore R. Sizer, 1932-2009

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

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

Lowell Sun

Once again, Pepperell answers call from troopsBy Paul MacDonald

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.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Boston Globe

Editorial: With green energy, state needs to make bets

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.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

FindingDulcinea

Happy Birthday, E. E. Cummings, Poet and Painter

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.

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Wed Oct 07, 2009

Granite State News

Once a Marine, always a Marine

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

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Fri Oct 02, 2009

The Item Extra

Book details a colorful life

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

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Sun Sep 27, 2009

Hartford Business

Engineer Loranger's Passion Is High-Performance Cars

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

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Fri Sep 25, 2009

Boston Herald

Judge cuts Cheeseman some slack

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.

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Thu Sep 10, 2009

Island Packet

Decommissioned bases find new life

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

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Mon Sep 07, 2009

Nashoba Publishing Online

Bienvenue! DEC treks to Nova Scotia

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.

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Sat Sep 05, 2009

Nashoba Publishing Onine

'We're in a good place'

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

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Thu Aug 27, 2009

Pepperell Free Press

'He will forever be the greatest man I have ever known'

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.

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Sun Aug 23, 2009

Nashoba Publishing Onine

'He will forever be the greatest man I have ever known'

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.

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Thu Aug 20, 2009

Washington Times

Photographs by Debra Rivera/Base News Three Massachusetts towns will decide the fate of Vicksburg Sq

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

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Tue Aug 11, 2009

Pepperell Free Press

Ayer's Veterans Agent dies

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.

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Fri Jul 17, 2009

Recent EPA Catalog Records

Final Report; Arsenic Fate, Transport and Stability Study;...

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

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Sun Jul 12, 2009

Pepperell Free Press

Town participation in Army Community Covenant advances

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.

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