Tyngsboro News

The Massachusetts School Building Authority took over the state's school building assistance program three years ago, and was immediately faced with a problem.

No criminal charges will be filed against a man accused of stealing money from a Tyngsboro restaurant.

Sgt. Anthony Sills comforts his wife as they wait outside the Fort Hood Army Base.

Property owners have until 12:30 p.m. Friday to challenge 2010 revaluation figures for their building and land holdings.

Selectmen Chairwoman Karyn Puleo has announced she will step down as chair at the selectmen's Nov.

Town Administrator Rosemary Cashman led several key Town Hall employees in publicly scolding the Board of Selectmen during last night's meeting for the board's recent decision not to hire acting Town Treasurer Kerry Colburn-Dion permanently for that position.

Michael Creasey and Jim Coleman bonded almost immediately about five years ago. That's when Creasey came on board as superintendent of the Lowell National Historical Park and Coleman took up the reins as president and CEO of the American Textile History Museum.

Town officials in Tyngsboro are standing behind newly hired Chief Assessor Joseph Gibbons, despite his involvement in two controversial incidents and the seizure of his work computer by Rockland officials that preceded his resignation there in August.

Sgt. Mark Bourque announced the arrival of the Tyngsboro Police Department's new Taser program last night with a very loud, primal scream that lasted a full five seconds.

Bringing together resources and knowledge from across the ocean, UMass Lowell, in partnership with Queen's University of Belfast, Ireland and Dublin City University, kicked off a two-day conference on Monday, presenting new research in biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, nanotechnology and more.

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.

The Amesbury Municipal Council voted last week to approve a regional health agreement with Salisbury.

Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to approve a liquor-license transfer to Michael Kazanjian, the new owner of "Michael's Pub" at 147 Frost Road.

Aldo Luca pulled into the parking lot at 68 Boston Road for the first time in years yesterday, looking for one thing: a good sandwich.

Ramsey Rehab, the leader of Sports Medicine Physical Therapy in North Central Massachusetts, celebrates National Physical Therapy Month in October by offering a free clinic to local youth and high school coaches.

Susanna Arthur, the new director of the Tyngsboro Public Library, is one librarian who doesn't mind a little noise.

As jury selection began yesterday in the 15-year-old murder case of Mark Jones, the defense attorney for Shawn Lessieur told the judge the case comes down to one key person: Lessieur's alleged accomplice.

Marie Armstrong of Tyngsboro gets a flu shot from Board of Health nurse Carol Devaney as board worker Chris Mellen looks on during an immunization clinic at the Tyngsboro Senior Center yesterday.

The case of Tyngsboro resident Timothy M. Smith Jr., who failed to report for jury duty as well as to complaints of being a jury-duty scofflaw, illustrates the problem this nation has with citizens who blatantly refuse to perform their civic duties.

Timothy M. Smith Jr. is officially a jury-duty scofflaw. The 29-year-old Tyngsboro resident was supposed to perform his civic duty in Ayer District Court in September 2007.