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74-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Accident Involving Tractor

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Chelmsford
Vote on Varney Park Expected This Month

For North Chelmsford residents, the parkland around Freeman Lake is a point of neighborhood pride, and the Selectmen will act upon a $1.7 million improvement plan later this month, halting the final vote on the Varney Park Master Plan Committee's proposal until Selectman George Dixon, a resident of the area, has a chance to weigh in.

Wilmington

74-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Accident Involving Tractor

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A 74-year-old man sustained serious injuries Thursday afternoon in a freak accident outside a King Street home.

The victim, was working on an old farm tractor in the driveway at 36 King St., when he somehow became pinned under one of the vehicle's wheels, according to a Wilmington Police Department spokesperson.

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Tewksbury

Arrest Of Alleged Drug Kingpin Should Dent Cocaine Supply In Region

Area police chiefs say that the arrest of a local drug kingpin and the seizure of more than 100 pounds of cocaine will put a serious dent in local drug trafficking, at least for the time being.

Jose Martinez, 51, of Andover, is being held on $5 million cash bail after allegedly being arrested with cocaine in his car that carried a street value of more than $2 million.

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