Government · Select Board Meeting
Select Board Votes to Aid Faulkner Kindergarten
Billerica Select Board votes to help save the 129-year-old Faulkner Kindergarten from closure.
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Water main shutdown hits Pinegrove Ave, Melody Lane
Billerica shuts down water mains at Pinegrove Avenue and Melody Lane for repair work. From our own coverage: Historic Commission picks firm for property survey. Also in today's brief (8 items): Water main shutdown at Pinegrove Ave, Melody Lane; Water main flushing underway on Treble Cov…
Sports
Billerica sports roundup, Sept. 14 to Sept. 20
Billerica's new 22,000-square-foot recreation center on Lexington Road, built on the old Vining School site, will hold its ribbon cutting Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 5:30 p.m., Recreation Commission Chair John Bartlett told the Select Board. The facility has two full-size basketball courts co…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20, 2026
Three Billerica-connected obituaries were published this week. Hinchliffe, Scott T. Sr., 63, of Billerica, died September 13 at home after a period of declining health; he was the husband of Tania (Alworth) Hinchliffe. Byron, Deanna M. (Amaral), 83, of Budd Lake, NJ, formerly of Billeri…
Morning Brief
Select Board declines health insurance overhaul despite $8 million shortfall
Billerica Select Board declines to adopt health insurance overhaul despite $8 million shortfall. From our own coverage: Board of Health waives rules for DPW road projects; Conservation Commission orders brook enforcement review. Also in today's brief (12 items): Library's Yankee Doodle …
Morning Brief
Billerica Posts 2026 Roadway Management Update
Billerica posted a 2026 Roadway Management update Thursday, the town's latest look at this year's road maintenance and paving work. At the Billerica Public Library, the annual Yankee Doodle Homecoming Book, Media, and Bake Sale continues through Sunday, September 20, at the Concord Road…
Government · Com of Disabilities Pt. 1
Disabilities Panel Approves Minutes, Eyes New Officers
The Billerica Commission for Disabilities approved its August 26 minutes 3-0 with two abstentions and opened talks on filling vacant leadership posts.
Government · Charter Review
Charter panel previews amendments for fall Town Meeting
Billerica Charter Review Committee closes two-year rewrite with public hearing before fall Town Meeting.
Government · LORAX
Lorax Committee adopts tree bylaw for warrant
Billerica's Lorax Committee finalizes its tree preservation bylaw, cutting the proposed fine to $300. Meeting Thursday, the committee accepted Town Counsel's recommendation to lower the penalty from $500 after being told state law caps such local fines at $300.
Government · ZBA
Billerica ZBA Denies Rumley Lot-Merger Appeal
Billerica's Zoning Board of Appeals denied a novel appeal testing how far the state's Affordable Homes Act reaches into century-old lot lines.