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Selectmen will hold a hearing in June 12 to discuss bridge's future.
Rezoning for marijuana-cultivating facility rejected by Town Meeting, but $6.2M expansion of the Early Childhood Complex approved.
Feds allege gang leader authorized slayings of two teens.
Meeting about HMD at 7 p.m. on May 18.
Francis Nestico accused of lewd behavior in his hotel room.
Andover wins the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
Get ready to ride to find a cure for cancer.
First Lego League Jr. Expo explores the efforts of 20 teams.
UMass Lowell graduates 36 from UMass Lowell.
Wilmington 5th Annual Art Show to benefit the Joanne Benton Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Summit to provide pertinent information about Workplace Safety plans, policies and procedures.
The Tewksbury Public Library offers events for adults, teens and children.
Marina Maher, 20, of Wilmington, wins her first fitness title.
Tewksbury joins with Discount Madness to raise funds through Alex's Lemonade Stand to fight childhood cancer.
Becky McGrath, founder of WOW, named Wilmington's 2017 Good Guy Award winner.
Prosecutors says Daniel Christie allegedly threatened a North Reading store clerk and showed what appeared to be a gun.
Series of convenience store thefts stealing only cigarettes.
Forum: Let's stop saying 'If only' when it comes to the opioid crisis.
Police and DA's office have labeled the death as 'suspicious.'