A closet filled with hope at Billerica's Vining School
Approximately 14 percent of Billerica families are considered economically disadvantaged. For children who are living below the poverty line, there is now an in-school resource called Catie’s Closet....
View ArticleLooking back at the history of BMHS
Just over 300 years ago, in 1713, Billerica Town Meeting directed the Board of Selectmen to provide a schoolmaster and a house for teaching.Five years later, Town Meeting appointed a committee “to...
View ArticleBillerica robotics team holds open house
The Billerica Memorial High School FIRST Team 4909 – Bionics hosted their sponsor and special guest open house on March 9 for an opportunity for residents to meet the team and learn about this year’s...
View ArticlePhysician Focus: Concussion, the invisible injury
For years, athletes and coaches downplayed the injury, calling it merely a “ding” or getting your “bell rung.” No longer. Concussion has finally captured the attention it deserves. The potential of...
View ArticleBillerica education achievers
Brendan Knickle, of Billerica, was named to the dean’s list at UMass Amherst for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credits.Peter Melo, of Billerica, a sophomore marketing...
View ArticleOcean of effort: Billerica parents create color guard mat
When the Billerica Memorial High School Winter Guard competes at the northeast championship this Saturday, March 19, they will perform on a mat that required a feat of choreography to create.A group of...
View ArticleSen. Michael J. Barrett participates in Invite Your Legislator to School Day...
Sen. Michael J. Barrett, D-Lexington, participated in Invite Your Legislator to School Day, an informational event co-hosted by the Perkins School for the Blind and the Massachusetts Association of 766...
View ArticleFirst Team 4909 participates in First Robotics Competitions
After six long weeks of brainstorming, designing, planning, prototyping, learning and building, First Team 4909 completed their new robot and attended their first district competition at Reading High...
View ArticleSudbury Valley Trustees to offer bat workshop
Sudbury Valley Trustees will offer a Bat Box Workshop at 10:30 a.m. April 9, at Wolbach Farm, 18 Wolbach Road, Sudbury. Bats, small nocturnal mammals, can eat 1,200 mosquitos per hour throughout the...
View ArticleBillerica elementary students perform at talent show
From cultural dances and kung fu to show tunes and drum solos, the 18th annual Talent of Billerica Performing Arts Show March 19 put elementary school students in the spotlight.Students in kindergarten...
View ArticleBillerica librarian named Massachusetts Super Librarian Accolade recipient
The Massachusetts School Library Association named Rachel Bouhanda, school librarian at Billerica High School, as a recipient of the 2016 Massachusetts Super Librarian Accolade.This award recognizes a...
View ArticleLocal school districts recognized by National Association of Music Merchants...
Nineteen school districts in Massachusetts are being recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation as among the Best Communities for Music Education in the U.S. Now in its 17th...
View ArticlePerks sweeten the pay of Massachusetts college chiefs
Housing, car allowances, free tuition, bonuses and other perks granted to top-paid executives at public colleges in Massachusetts are coming under increased scrutiny.
View ArticleBillerica resident named Distinguished Senior
Ingrid Hanson, of North Billerica, was named Distinguished Senior for January at the Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro for her dedication to the school community.Hanson takes part in the Drama Guild,...
View ArticleBillerica Public Schools named Best Community for Music Education
Billerica Public Schools, along with 18 other Massachusetts districts, was recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants as one of the Best Communities for Music Education in the U.S. Now...
View ArticleBillerica resident to become director of St. Paul’s Weekday Nursery School
Sharon Healey, of Billerica, will become director St. Paul’s Weekday Nursery School in Bedford, when the current director, Lee Frank, retires later this year.Healey has been a preschool teacher for 13...
View ArticleBillerica residents named Seniors of the Month
Charlotte Henderson and Christopher Burns, of Billerica, were honored as the Seniors of the Month for March at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School.Henderson, class valedictorian, is one of the top...
View ArticleBillerica education achievers
Micaela Tobio, of Billerica, a junior at Ithaca College, will intern with Smuggler in Los Angeles for the spring 2016 semester as part of the Ithaca College Los Angeles Program. The program is a one...
View ArticleMarshall Middle School in Billerica announces honor roll
The following students achieved honor roll for the second trimester at Marshall Middle School.Grade 8 high honors: Brandon Acosta, Avani Agrawal, John Aquavella, Mahathi Athreya, Madison Bonvie,...
View ArticleMarshall Middle School students visit Billerica Crossing
The Life Skills students from the Marshall Middle School paid a visit to the residents of Billerica Crossing on March 26, surprising them with handmade “egg baskets” filled with goodies. The students...
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