Billerica News

“Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense. Choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.”

Lura Smith has not forgotten her roots. As a young girl growing up in New Orleans, she and her mother would browse in Canal Street shops, picking out snazzy outfits, but were told they could not try them on ... via Lowell Sun

“If somebody has an addiction problem, they are going to find a way to do it”

Memories are short. Fortunately, the court record is forever. The Massachusetts Teachers Association, the Commonwealth's largest union, has decided to get into bed with Governor Slots and the fabulously ... via Boston Globe

“I knew you would be back. Are you going to arrest me?”

Below is a timeline of events the prosecution presented during a plea hearing Tuesday in the murder case against former Epping resident Sheila LaBarre. via The Citizen

A Billerica man, already serving up to 20 years in an Registry of Motor Vehicles bribery case, was slapped with another three years in state prison for selling $20,000 in counterfeit cash around Billerica. via Lowell Sun

Two leases totaling more than 40,000 sf are helping carry the momentum of a robust 2007 for the northern suburban flex/office markets into the new year. via GlobeSt.com

“I have always been a firm believer in public education”

School Committee members Thomas Galligani and Jessica DiOrio, both seeking re-election, will face two seasoned challengers at the polls on April 5. Joanne Barry, 45, has thrown her hat into the ring, hoping ... via Lowell Sun

“With cats, there is something mysterious about them. They have different personalities.”

Cats aren't particularly good at art - unless a shredded cardboard box qualifies as sculpture. via Http

Academy of Notre Dame seventh- and eighth-graders held a Science Fair, in which students worked on projects that included information regarding the formation of tornadoes, the creation of a hydraulic car, and ... via Lowell Sun

Whether a mall should have been located in the center of town was decided more than 30 years ago! Today's reality is that the mall is there, sitting nearly empty and deteriorating rapidly. via Lowell Sun

Results from the most recent period include $4.4 million, or 6 cents a share, in pretax stock-based compensation expenses. via MarketWatch

An Alabama rapist and murderer won a last-minute stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday as the country's highest court mulls a death penalty challenge brought, in part, by a Billerica native. via Lowell Sun

“I was working on another case and I just happened to be there”

If anyone is going to steal items and plan their getaway, maybe they should do it with a vehicle with a full gas tank - at least that was the lesson learned by a man and woman Tuesday, as their failure to do so ... via Daily Times Chronicle

“We use the switcher's preview and program output as two separate output channels which allowed us to replace two switchers with one. The switcher works well with our proprietary recording device and improves quality at the same time.”

BILLERICA, Massachusetts The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands , a known authority in the field of hydrodynamics, has purchased four Broadcast Pix Slate 100 switchers through dealer, Burst Video, to ... via Digital Content Producer

“A lot of people encouraged me to run again, including my wife and I think we're going to see quite a few changes this year”

State Rep. William Greene, a Billerica Democrat, will forego retirement and run for re-election for a 10th term. via Lowell Sun

“She'll come up and touch me, and that is enough of a stimulus to break the loop, bring me back to reality”

Jo Hanna Schaffer's dog is more than a best friend. The 67-year-old Vietnam veteran, a former Army medic, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder , and three years ago, she decided to get a service dog, a ... via CNN

A local materials science company recently landed a $71 million contract from the Marine Corps Systems Command to supply mortar systems and components. via Lowell Sun

“We are trying to keep this as focused as possible and not make it a he said/he said.”

A series of meetings will be hosted by the Board of Selectmen to address questions and concerns regarding the Billerica Energy Center, a $230 million, 348-mega-watt natural-gas-fired peaking power plant ... via Lowell Sun

“This is a program that makes sense for resellers and their clients by leveraging our economies of scale and gaining access to a service experience that is second to none. We expect this to be a very popular program coming out of the gate.”

BILLERICA, MA, January 28 / MARKET WIRE/ -- PlumChoice, Inc. , the nation's leader in online PC services, today announced a new Affiliate Reseller Program, making its award-winning remote technology services ... via TMCnet