Dracut News

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Neighbors continued to criticize a proposal to bring a Walgreens to the corner of Lakeview Avenue and Mammoth Road, even as the Planning Board chairman warned last night that the ongoing public hearing would not be prolonged.

Barry Cregg was on his way to investigate a house robbery when he spotted two men on the side of Route 110.

Efforts to make "Click It or Ticket" more than just a slogan have shifted into a higher gear after a deadly holiday weekend on Bay State roadways.

Police Chief Dan Rosa has a warning for liquor store clerks, waiters and bartenders across town.

Call it a seven-year itch. Since Tony & Ann's Pizza closed in North Chelmsford in 2002, rumors swirled that the family of the pizzeria's founders, Tony and Ann Privitera, would revive the business.

While the town will purchase a Mammoth Road apartment building for senior housing, two Housing Authority board members are concerned that the project could end up costing the town more money in the future.

Eileen Ireton was told she would never walk again. After having a hip replacement, she went from one nursing facility to the next, hoping one of them would help her heal.

In the middle of a neighborhood that has deteriorated in recent years, Rosemary Antunes has spent the last four years filling her little corner of the world with beauty.

Mosquitoes in Dracut hate Mondays, too. The cloudy skies, cool temperatures and above-average rainfall that's dominated the month of June is likely to produce a "moderate increase" in mosquitoes for the rest of summer, according to Timothy Deschamps, executive director of the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project.

An ex-convict was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a man in a Newton parking garage.

Lee Lessard lives in Dracut. I don't know what The Sun's initial motivation was when the "BackTalk" column was created, but after reading it for many years I have decided that my opinion of it is -- I'm not sure.

Jun 25, 2009 5:10 pm US/Eastern DRACUT 1 of 2 The boy fell 12 to 14 feet out a window at this Dracut home.

Dracut is among several communities statewide slated to benefit from the state's revolving fund loan program for clean water projects this year.

A four-run sixth inning by the host Mountaineers broke open a tight two-run game as Vermont rolled to 9-2 win over the Lowell All-Americans in last night's New England Collegiate Baseball League game in Montpelier.

In a 3-2 vote, the School Committee approved a budget of $26.59 million for fiscal 2010, but some feel the budget is not enough to properly run the school district.

Neighbors were promised there would never be lights on the athletic field at Veterans Memorial Park.

The Dracut Food Pantry is open Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., for any resident struggling to put food on the table.

The pain radiated through Maureen Wood as she shook violently near the bed. Her body was consumed by the spirit of Abigail Borden, the stepmother of accused 19th-century murderess Lizzie Borden, who allegedly bludgeoned her with a hatchet.

There were Honda Gold Wings, maybe a Triumph or an Indian, but most of the more than 100 motorcycles on hand for the second annual Ride for Hearts bore the unmistakable Harley-Davidson logo on the side.