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Woburn Council Finalizes Permanent Outdoor Dining
City Council recently completed a six-month process to make outdoor dining areas legal permanently.

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City Council recently completed a six-month process to make outdoor dining areas legal permanently.

Both public libraries have logged over 600,000 minutes over the six-week challenge.
Hector Diaz Emiliano was sentenced to life without parole for the 2014 shooting of Omar Ortiz Lopez.
City Council is holding a special meeting Tuesday where they will discuss $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act spending.
The food drive on behalf of the Lawrence food bank and soup pantry will run until Dec. 12.
AAA is forecasting a 13 percent increase in Thanksgiving travel from 2020, with traffic at its worst Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.
Want to get a jump on Black Friday shopping? These Woburn-area stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
Want to get a jump on Black Friday shopping? These Wilmington-area stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
Want to get a jump on Black Friday shopping? These Tewksbury-area stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
Want to get a jump on Black Friday shopping? These North Andover-area stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
Want to get a jump on Black Friday shopping? These Andover-area stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day.
In this scam, the caller pretends to be the victim's grandchild calling from jail, or their attorney, asking for help with bail.
Street closures will begin at 6 a.m. and last until around 11 a.m. Thursday as the annual race returns to downtown Andover.
Massachusetts expanded booster shot eligibility to all adults Thursday amid rapidly rising coronavirus cases.
We're One Wilmington's annual holiday charity event will run in person this year from Dec. 3 to 5.
The cleantech startup recently raised over $100 million, it said Wednesday.
The grant program "helps communities purchase modest but important recycling materials and outreach tools."
The grant program awards communities for putting in place programs to maximize recycling.
The grant program awards communities for putting in place programs to maximize recycling.
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