Library Keeps Summer Programs Rolling This Week

Billerica Public Library's summer slate continues with several dated programs for residents. The Summer Reading Challenge, underway since Monday, June 22, remains open to all ages, while the library's rear parking lot continues hosting the MassHire Lowell Mobile Career Center every Mond…

Billerica HDC Unanimously Approves Dog Daycare Renovation and 1796 Cafe Restoration

Billerica's Historical District Commission cleared two Boston Road properties for exterior renovation in unanimous votes at its July 8 meeting.

Billerica Finance Committee approves $237,657 in end-of-year transfers, elects new officers

Billerica's Finance Committee reorganized for the new fiscal year and approved two end-of-year transfers totaling $237,657 at its July 7 meeting. Donald Damon was elected chair unanimously, John Malloy was elected vice chair 9-1 in absentia, and Mary was re-elected secretary.

Billerica Charter Panel Votes to Mandate Annual Town Audit, Revise Public-Comment Rules

Billerica Charter Review Committee advances annual audit mandate and rewrites public-comment rules in four unanimous votes.

Billerica Board of Health Denies Grease-Trap Waiver, Continues Walk and Roll Hearing

Billerica Board of Health tightens grease-trap enforcement, denying a Jersey Mike's franchise waiver and deferring a new sushi shop's request to August.

Obituary notices, week of June 29, 2026 through July 5, 2026

Six Billerica obituaries were recorded for the week of June 29–July 5, 2026: Laffey, Gerald J. (78); Komulainen, Deborah A. (70); Caulfield Jr., Denis K. (67); Kerry, Anna M. (85); O'Toole Sr., Thomas F. (89); and Williamson, Sandra M. (83). Deaths ranged in age from 67 to 89. Services …

Billerica Youth Soccer opens fall in-town registration and recently notched a Commissioner's Cup win.

Billerica Youth Soccer Association (BYSA) opened fall 2026 in-town registration on July 1 for players Pre-K through 8th grade, with travel-team invitations going out separately. The registration comes as BYSA prepares to compete in a new conference — Mass Youth Soccer approved the assoc…

Charter Panel Adds Vote Requirement to Warrant Process, Rejects Single-Signature Restoration

Billerica Charter Review Committee closes ambiguity in warrant-compilation rule, rejects bid to restore select board single-signature authority.

Billerica 250th Committee finalizes July 2 Fitch Park event plan with cannon cutoff at 6 p.m.

Billerica's 250th Anniversary Committee finalized logistics Sunday for the July 2 celebration at Fitch Park, projecting a crowd of 7,000 to 10,000 in near-100-degree heat.

Billerica Library Closes July 3–5 for Independence Day Holiday Weekend

Billerica enters the Fourth of July weekend with its public library dark from July 3 through July 5. The Billerica Public Library announced the three-day Independence Day closure just as its Summer Reading Challenge — open to children, teens, and adults — completes its first full week s…