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CHELMSFORD — "From excessive to accepted: the saga of the flag garden" could be a potential title for the story of the flag flap that propelled LAER Realty Partners into the national spotlight last year.

"We're cutting out some of this ear hair that you get when you get older," said the 46-year-old manchild who is auditioning to be Skateboarder-in-Chief.

Thank God someone is reining in the University of Massachusetts and its president Marty Meehan's out-of control spending that balances the books on the backs of those who can least afford it.

LOWELL — A new committee will oversee the naming and dedication of public spaces in Lowell.
In a 8-0 vote, the City Council Tuesday approved an ordinance creating the Monument Committee, an up-to-11-person committee tasked with establishing a

TYNGSBORO — Town Meeting on Tuesday narrowly rejected an article pertaining to the Tyngsboro Country Club, crushing the hope of many who wanted the town to secure it as a golf course and open space for future generations.

GROTON — Some things changed while others stayed the same after election night on Tuesday.
Two seats on the Groton Select Board were up for grabs on election night May 21.

Church to hold TrinityFestCHELMSFORD — Trinity Lutheran Church will hold its annual TrinityFest picnic on Sunday, June 2 from 10:45 a.m.

BILLERICA — Megan Brown has known since middle school that she wanted to work in medicine.
As a student at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, she worked towards that goal through the school's Health Assisting program.

WASHINGTON — Tamping down talk of war, top Trump administration officials told Congress on Tuesday that recent actions by the U.

A Dracut woman was rescued by emergency crews after she fell while hiking on the Carter Moriah Trail in the White Mountains on Saturday, authorities say.