Escapee still at large

Boston Globe - Sat Nov 28

Manson Brown, an inmate with a history of violent crime and escape from confinement, walked off from a minimum-security setting in Bridgewater on Friday - a week after prosecutors had publicly linked Brown to the rape of a Cambridge woman more than a decade ago, but before anyone in the state prison system could place him in a more secure ...

Regional plan for emergency care system

Boston.com - Sat Nov 28

Thirteen cities and towns in Middlesex County have relied on an SUV from Emerson Hospital in Concord to provide paramedics and advanced life support during major medical emergencies since 1982.

Prison escapee still at large

Boston Globe - Sat Nov 28

A 51-year-old escapee from a state prison in Bridgewater remained at large Saturday, while Department of Correction officials were still unable to explain how he broke out of the facility sometime late Friday.

Repeat drunk driver charged in Lowell hit-and-run

Lowell Sun - Fri Nov 27

An alert motorist Friday night notified police about a driver who had hit a parked car on Lakeview Avenue and kept going.

Lowell High names Phil Conners interim boys' basketball coach

Lowell Sun - Fri Nov 27

Former Lowell High assistant basketball coach Phil Conners has been named the interim head coach for the 2009-10 season while Scott Boyle takes a one-year leave of absence.

Wearing charity on their sleeves

The Valley Dispatch - Fri Nov 27

The goal is 1,000 items, one at a time. Gloves, mittens, scarves, hats and socks for needy families are being donated by Dracut High School students in time for the holidays.

More charges filed in hit-and-run

Boston.com - Thu Nov 26

Kelvin Savanhmixay celebrated Thanksgiving, but could not indulge in the turkey dinner.

Christmas spirit shines brightly in a sister's sacrifice

Lowell Sun - Thu Nov 26

Emily says her baby girl's smile will melt anyone's heart. But little Mia's first few months have been filled with health issues.

'A holiday miracle' reunites wandering pup, Lowell owner

Lowell Sun - Thu Nov 26

Rafael Quiles was having a really bad month. Two weeks ago, his wife announced she was leaving him for a man she met over the Internet.

Staying a night in Lowell? Be ready to pay a bit extra

Lowell Sun - Wed Nov 25

City councilors last night approved increasing the city's rooms tax from 4 percent to 6 percent, a move projected to generate an additional $100,000 in revenue this fiscal year.