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Updated: March 12, 2010 12:44:15 PM EST
By Lisa Redmond MediaNews AYER -- A 39-year-old Pepperell man remains held without bail for allegedly attacking an elderly relative with his fists, feet and a chain saw after his dangerousness hearing was delayed until next month.   Full Story
 
 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK REVIEW

Cornelius "Connie" Sullivan, a Republican candidate for the First Middlesex house seat, has challenged his primary Republican opponent Sheila Harrington to a series of monthly debates. He's chastized her for refusing his call for monthly debates starting now and held in each of the district's 5 communities - Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell and Townsend. Sullivan has stated that if Harrington doesn't comply, he'll start conducting his debate series without her present.

The primary is some six months away on September 14. The general election is November 2. Harrington has answered that she's not afraid to debate Sullivan, but rather that there's plenty of time to debate later in the campaign in the weeks before the election. Harrington said the voters need adequate time to learn about the candidates and the candidates need adequate time in the field gathering voter concerns to properly form their platforms.

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03/12/2010 10:41 AM EST - PEPPERELL -- There's plenty of antique lumber on display at the Pepperell Town Hall, where paint is rapidly deteriorating from the late 19th-century clapboards that comprise most of the building's exterior.   Full Story
 
03/12/2010 10:38 AM EST - GROTON -- There were signs of impatience at last week's meeting of the Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee when departing member Paul Funch blamed residents for not supporting the schools and Groton Selectman Anna Eliot defended ordinary citizens crushed by taxes, fees and unemployment.   Full Story
 
03/12/2010 12:58 PM EST - PEPPERELL -- Town clerk and School Committee are the only contested races on the local ballot this spring--but those two offices are being sought by a total of 11 candidates.   Full Story
 
03/12/2010 10:15 AM EST - PEPPERELL -- A local man is facing numerous assault charges, accused of attacking an elderly relative with fists, feet, and even a chain saw.   Full Story
 
03/12/2010 10:12 AM EST - PEPPERELL -- The absence of Selectmen Chairman Joseph Sergi and Administrative Secretary Peggy Mazzola, coupled with an inability to telecast the March 8 meeting due to the unexplained absence of recording equipment, led board members to put off several decisions this week.   Full Story
 
03/12/2010 11:39 AM EST - PEPPERELL - Unlike its predecessor, the Chester A. Waterous bridge, which has been likened to a wooden dog house sitting atop steel beams, the new landmark covered bridge is designed as a totally wooden structure that includes reinforcements for the wooden decking under the road travel surface.   Full Story
 
03/12/2010 12:44 PM EST - By Lisa Redmond MediaNews AYER -- A 39-year-old Pepperell man remains held without bail for allegedly attacking an elderly relative with his fists, feet and a chain saw after his dangerousness hearing was delayed until next month.   Full Story
 
03/12/2010 10:15 AM EST - PEPPERELL -- Highway Superintendent Peter Shattuck is hoping to make some changes at the transfer station by the end of the year that will have a positive impact on the bottom line.   Full Story
 
03/12/2010 10:42 AM EST - Maureen Marshall, Superintendent of Schools of the North Middlesex Regional School District, was recently informed by the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education of an upcoming Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Coordinated Program Review.   Full Story
 
03/12/2010 10:35 AM EST - PEPPERELL -- Board of Selectmen vice chairman Patrick McNabb has recommended each board member work on a budget contingency plan just in case all carefully thought out strategies fail.   Full Story
 
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