By Hiroko Sato MediaNews PEPPERELL -- Call him the king of tomatoes. Dozens of trophies from tomato contests blanketing a shelf at Carl Hills' farm stand are testament to his skills in growing high-maintenance heirloom varieties, like multicolored "big zebra" and "black plum.

Michael Ouellette sits with his sons, Christopher and Daniel, outside Varnum Brook Elementary School on Tuesday morning as they wait for the first day of school to begin.

PEPPERELL -- The grand reopening celebration for the new Pepperell covered bridge, the fifth at that location, is set to take place on Saturday, Sept.

By Hiroko Sato MediaNews PEPPERELL -- Selectmen are expressing strong concerns about the ongoing merger talks between the North Middlesex and Lunenburg school districts, saying the town cannot afford to borrow tens of millions of dollars to construct a new high-school building.

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DEVENS -- Why are we here? What's it all about? They're not pondering the meaning of life. But the Joint Boards of Selectmen for Ayer, Harvard, Shirley and the community of Devens (JBOS) considered retooling their 1992 mission statement at their Aug.

DEVENS -- A Sterling-based company presented plans to redevelop the old Davis Library on Jackson Road at a public hearing held by the Devens Enterprise Commission (DEC) Tuesday night.

"To be candid, due to the instability of the consistency of that funding, I would find it difficult to recommend hiring permanent teaching staff since the dilemma of where to fund them in the future would then face the district," Klimkiewicz said.

* Congratulations to Red Tail Golf Course, which was named the No. 2 public golf course in Massachusetts by Golf.

Don't let that half-empty bag from last summer sit around. Charcoal—the natural lump variety made from hardwood—can do more than cook burgers

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Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprises (MPGE) today announced that Tara Gregson has joined the organization as Vice President of Brand Strategy for Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods.

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WEST GROTON -- On a night when Ernie Banks would have refused to play, Piccolino and H & V finished off the best-of-five championship series with Piccolino sloshing through a persistent drizzle and a wind-driven rain to pick up the Nashua River Valley League title with an 11-8 win.

WEST GROTON -- On a night when Ernie Banks would have refused to play, Piccolino and H & V finished off the best-of-five championship series with Piccolino sloshing through a persistent drizzle and a wind-driven rain to pick up the Nashua River Valley League title with an 11-8 win.

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Assistant football coach needed at G-D Groton-Dunstable Regional High School is looking for a varsity football assistant coach for the fall season.

MANCHESTER – Some teams’ forte is offense, some teams’ forte is defense, and others might be special teams. One game into the 2010 football season, the Milford Spartans may have discovered their forte is actually a kid named Forte – senior running back/linebacker John Forte, that is. While Manchester Memorial took advantage of several big Milford mis […]

LITCHFIELD – Campbell High School’s introduction to Division V was a rude one. St Thomas Aquinas, considered a contender in the division, showed why with a 34-0 thrashing of the Cougars in their home opener Saturday afternoon. Campbell won the toss and elected to receive. There was little to cheer about after that. St. Thomas’ Hayden Middleton kicked […]

BOSTON – Clay Buchholz and John Lackey reminded one and all why on Opening Night the Red Sox’ starting rotation was a popular choice as baseball’s best. Neither of them were rewarded with a win. With what passes for the “A” lineup in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader at Fenway Park, the Red Sox fell to John Danks, 3-1, wasting a relatively brief […]

HOLLIS – It would take three touchdowns from Brody Williams, including one in the dying embers of the fourth quarter for the Merrimack Tomahawks to narrowly escape a Saturday afternoon upset on the road from Hollis/Brookline Cavaliers, 28-14. Williams posted his first score in the beginning of the second quarter. It was one of the only highlights in the fi […]

A headline in Saturday's editions misidentified the temple at which Jonathan Guss will perform. Guss will perform at Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley in Lowell on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Sun has been named the winner of seven writing and multimedia awards in the 2010 New England Associated Press News Executives Association's annual contest. Sun staffers won three first-place awards, two in the expanding multimedia category: * Judges selected The Sun's multimedia slide show, "A day in the life of a visiting nurse, […]

LOWELL -- A 19-year-old Lowell man died at the scene of an early-morning car accident on a dangerous stretch of Pawtucket Boulevard that also sent a young woman to the hospital with serious injuries. Capt.

DRACUT -- Another financial crisis could be brewing, depending on the outcome of talks with the town's unions. Town Manager Dennis Piendak said he is negotiating with five unions for municipal employees after contracts expired June 30.

Live in the Arena on October 9th with special guests Five Finger Death Punch & Drowning Pool Multi-platinum selling Massachusetts rockers Godsmack are returning to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, October 9th at 8:00pm.  They will be joined by support acts Five Finger Death Punch & Drowning Pool. Tickets are $40.00 and go on sale Thursday, September [ […]

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