Legislators OK overseas bonus

Lowell Sun - Thu Nov 05

Call it an early "Thank You" card. Bay State servicemen and women returning home from their second and third tours of duty overseas will receive an added $500 bonus under a sweeping new law approved by House lawmakers yesterday.

Bonus for vets OK'd by House

Sentinel & Enterprise - Thu Nov 05

Call it an early "thank you" card. Bay State servicemen and women returning home from their second and third tours of duty overseas will receive an added $500 bonus under a sweeping new law approved by House lawmakers on Wednesday that extends new benefits to veterans in a show of appreciation just days before Veterans Day.

River's problems will require much bigger actions

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA - Thu Nov 05

A five-year study of conservation efforts, released yesterday at a Statehouse forum, proved there are things homeowners, and cities and towns, can do to relieve the stress on the Ipswich River.

Wilmington woman facing 4th drunken-driving charge

Lowell Sun - Wed Nov 04

A Wilmington woman is facing her fourth drunken-driving charge after she was stopped in Tewksbury driving erratically, nearly hitting a guardrail and then apologizing to the officer who stopped her.

Wilmington steps toward Sonic boom

Lowell Sun - Wed Nov 04

Despite calls from two commercial abutters for a traffic study to be conducted first, the Planning Board last night gave its blessing for Sonic to build its second Massachusetts restaurant in town.

Let juries determine sex offendersa fate

Boston Globe - Sat Oct 31

MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Attorney Gerard Leone wants state lawmakers to give juries more say in whether some sex offenders should be civilly committed after completing their criminal sentences.

Their Trick? Treating Troops: Tewksbury mother launches sweet campaign for those who serve

Lowell Sun - Sat Oct 31

For many soldiers, it is a cherished piece of home, an opportunity to escape just briefly from the horrors of war.

Economic development grants Duff opportunity

The Item Extra - Fri Oct 30

After two months in Clinton, Michael Duff is still excited to be the director of the Office of Community and Economic Development.

Students should recite the Flag Code

Sentinel & Enterprise - Fri Oct 30

Sometime between five and eight years ago -- the two men differ in their recollections -- Wilmington American Legion Commander Joe Steen approached his state senator, Bruce Tarr.

'The grip of addiction is very powerful'

Lowell Sun - Thu Oct 29

Colm Sullivan told his dad he loved him, then fell asleep on the couch. He never woke up.