Billerica sports roundup, Aug. 17 to Aug. 23
Billerica's Select Board began its Aug. 17 meeting with a moment of silence honoring four residents who died, including two men remembered for coaching local youth: Otis Thorlander, a longtime wrestling and football coach called a mentor to generations of Billerica kids, and Kevin Heffe…
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COMMUNITY -- The Select Board opened its Aug. 17 meeting with a moment of silence for four Billerica residents who died recently, two of whom were remembered specifically for coaching local youth. Otis Thorlander was described by the board as a longtime teacher who coached wrestling and football in town, called "a mentor to many, many of us that grew up here in town." Kevin Heffernan, a former Planning Board member who chaired the High School Building Committee, was also remembered as a coach; board members said he "left a mark on a lot of the youth here in Billerica" who, per the board, "are winning championships" and are "grateful to what he's done." The board thanked both men's families for their contributions to the community.
Compiled from team and league reports, reader submissions, and local coverage.
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