Pepperell News

Nashoba Publishing/John Love The Squannacook River in Townsend Harbor had risen so high that the waterfalls at the old cooperage were barely visible.

Fred Lawrence, 17, knew he had a lot of work left to do when he recently crouched down to snag a half-smoked cigarette butt behind the John R. Briggs Elementary School.

Selectmen offered and former police Lt. David Scott accepted the position of Police Chief during closed door discussions March 15, town administrator John Moak announced Tuesday.

Three days of soaking rain have caused four rivers in Central Massachusetts to surge above flood stage, while others have been placed at flood warning.

Highway Superintendent Peter Shattuck is hoping to make some changes at the transfer station by the end of the year that will have a positive impact on the bottom line.

A local man is facing numerous assault charges, accused of attacking an elderly relative with fists, feet, and even a chain saw.

Nationally known recording artist Jonathan Edwards will be performing with the Jonathan Edwards Trio on Saturday in a fundraiser concert presented by the North Middlesex Regional High School Project Graduation Parent Group.

Police Chief Alan Davis is retiring March 12 after 35 years of police work, 20 of them as chief and all of them in Pepperell.

The Pepperell Fireworks Committee held its first inaugural "Mardi Gras" event on Saturday evening at the Pepperell VFW.

As a resident of Townsend, I am actively following the candidates for state representative for the 1st Middlesex District.

Selectmen have offered and police Lt. David Scott has agreed to enter into contract negotiations to appoint him as interim police chief in light of the March 12 retirement of Police Chief Alan Davis.

Mid-March may sound like an odd time to try out a shave haircut, but Pepperell-based firefighter Vinnie Messina is asking people to take the plunge this St.

Michael Carroll captured the harsh reality of Romania's orphanages in the '90s. At right is the poster for the documentary about his experiences, 'Hand Held.' By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF rduckett@telegram.com Things have improved, that's for sure.

Four years ago, Lowell firefighters started collecting coats to give to the needy -- anyone down on their luck around the city -- and last year, the program gave away an estimated 600 to 800 coats in early November.

"You're taking a huge gamble with my life," said Jessica Lees to DPW Director Robert Lee and the Board of Public Works last week.

Jane Morriss joined the staff of First Middlesex Rep. Robert Hargraves only 14 months ago to direct his office at the Statehouse while he worked the district towns of Ayer, Dunstable, Pepperell and Townsend.

Nashoba Publishing/Nathan lamb Kim Casey of the Family Tree Child Care Center hands fire Chief Toby Tyler a check for $500, helping the department kick-off a donation to purchase paramedic equipment for the ambulance service.

Over the past several years budget shortfalls in Massachusetts have significantly affected the funding of schools in the North Middlesex Regional School district.

When students at the Varnum Brook Elementary School suggested a coin drive to benefit Haiti, fourth-grade teacher Jeanette Mihill was hoping they'd raise at least $1,000. She never expected the weeklong drive would net more than that in pennies and nickels alone .

The Pepperell Women's Club is accepting scholarship applications from high-school seniors who are residents of Pepperell, are graduating this year and are continuing their education in the fall.