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School Committee meets amid busy week
Billerica School Committee meets Tuesday evening as Town Hall hosts three other board sessions.
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Sports
Indoor badminton, pickleball facility proposed for Middlesex Turnpike site
A proposal to convert a vacant restaurant at 15 Middlesex Turnpike into an indoor badminton and pickleball facility advanced at the Oct. 14 Planning Board meeting, with the site plan special permit hearing continued to November.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026
Two Billerica-connected obituaries were published this week: MacLennan, Barbara, 92, of Billerica, who died October 4 and had spent her childhood in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Morning Brief
Wellness festival set for Saturday
Billerica Wellness Festival runs Saturday morning at Marshall Middle School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also in today's brief (10 items): Town clerk tests ballots Monday morning; Select Board meets Monday evening; Precinct wardens prepare for fall election; School Committee meets Tuesday evening.
Government · Planning Board Meeting
Planning Board OKs WL French Site Permit
Planning Board unanimously approved WL French's vehicle maintenance facility permit and began a trial zero-fee program for minor administrative site plan reviews.
Morning Brief
Clerk sets ballot testing, poll worker meeting
Town clerk schedules ballot testing and poll worker meeting ahead of Billerica's next election.
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Veteran joins police force after academy graduation
Billerica Police Department welcomes Air Force veteran as newest patrol officer after academy graduation.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5 through October 11, 2026
This week's obituary column carries notices for four Billerica residents: Cloutier, Amy L., 50; Hourihan, Joseph R. "Joe," 48; O'Donnell, Keith M., 43; and Robinson, Rosemary, 80. Hourihan was a lifelong Billerica resident educated in the Billerica School system, and Cloutier had lived …
Morning Brief
Five boards share one meeting night
Five Billerica boards, including Planning and Conservation, meet the same night Oct. 14. Also in today's brief (13 items): Library closes Monday, open regular hours this weekend; Select Board meets Tuesday at Town Hall; Finance Committee holds a site visit Tuesday; Library hosts Mysteri…
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Select Board debates camera audit request
Billerica Select Board heard hours of debate over disabling police license-plate reader cameras pending an audit. From our own coverage: Select Board hears surveillance camera debate, no vote taken; CPC sends bike path study, conservation funds to warrant. Also in today's brief (16 item…
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