Billerica Remembers Air Force Veteran Joseph "Scotty" McGarry

Billerica is remembering longtime resident Joseph P. "Scotty" McGarry this week following his family's published obituary, while the Billerica Public Library keeps a free job-help clinic on the calendar for Monday.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Joseph P. 'Scotty' McGarry Obituary (2026) - Billerica, MA - Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home": Per a Legacy.com listing from Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home, McGarry settled in Billerica with his wife, Shelba, after leaving the Air Force and earning a degree from Suffolk University (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/joseph-mcgarry-obituary?id=62135738).

COMING UP

The Masshire Lowell Mobile Career Center returns to the parking lot behind the Billerica Public Library on Monday, Aug. 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., offering residents free, on-the-spot job-search assistance.

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