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LOWELL -- A former Dracut nurse pleaded guilty to stealing morphine intended for elderly hospice patients, including taking the pain-killing drug from a pair of patients at a Lowell nursing home in 2016, authorities say.

By Chris Lisinski
State House News Service
BOSTON -- Senate leaders unveiled a $42.7 billion fiscal year 2020 budget proposal on Tuesday, virtually mirroring the total spending figure in the House's budget approved last week but embracing

BOSTON -- Senate leaders unveiled a $42.7 billion fiscal year 2020 budget proposal on Tuesday, virtually mirroring the total spending figure in the House's budget approved last week but embracing

TEWKSBURY -- A town police officer and driver were injured this morning in a head-on crash on Route 133 near Cooney Road.

DRACUT -- Incumbents Jesse Forcier and Tony Archinski retained their seats Monday night, beating out challengers Brian Bond and John Joyce in a four-way race for two seats on the Board of Selectmen.

TEWKSBURY -- After about two hours of civil, but passionate debate, Town Meeting approved funding for the new elementary school project.

LOWELL -- A Lowell man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a woman who is 6-months pregnant during a fight in the city's Acre neighborhood on Saturday, authorities say.

By Jon Winkler
jwinkler@nashobavalleyvoice.com
AYER -- Police are searching for a 28-year-old Nashua resident who is believed to have been involved in a home invasion last month.

By Chris Lisinski
State House News Service
BOSTON -- Legislation revamping the state's overtime laws would add or improve protections for one in four salaried workers across Massachusetts, but the Trump administration's proposed approach would

LOWELL -- Firefighters are investigating what caused a backhoe to burst into flames at an industrial facility in the city's Acre neighborhood on Sunday night.