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Monday, February 18, 2013

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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Monday, Feb. 18

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person on your team.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your week off to a flying start and to help make you the smartest person at the coffee shop. 1. Your Local 3-Day Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "It is sick what these 2 did...that is what drug addiction does...it is the devil....it steals your soul...it ruins everyone around you's spirit as well as the addict. I hope someday the government will seize the opportunity once and for all about DRUGS and all the problems that it has caused! Educate your children, and those with young kids, educate yourselves now, before it might be to late. We can not get ride of drug dealers, but we can definitely educate." Reader MsJennie, commenting on the story, "Pair Arrested In Connection …

Robert Hayes

12:53 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Sorry for the mistake. William Martin is coming TONIGHT (Tuesday, February 19) at 7pm to the Tewksbury Public Library.   more ›

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Wednesday, Feb. 6

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in the cafeteria.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get you over the hump on this Wednesday and to help make you the smartest person at your breakfast table. 1. Your 3-day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "People need to slow down on this road. It is a 30 mph road. Every time I drive it I keep it at 30 and laugh at the upset drivers behind me who want to break the law and put lives in jeopardy by speeding. Remember people there is a reason behind speed limits. Be safe and slow down. Let's all get there alive!" reader Mike T, commenting on the story, "UPDATED: Car Strikes Pedestrian, Victim Lifeflighted To Boston." 3. Quote of the Day: "The thing I became most aware of on the campaign trail is that there is a large group of …

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Tuesday, Feb. 5

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person at the water cooler.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Tuesday off on the right foot and to help make you the smartest person in line at the supermarket. 1. Your Local 3-day Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "I myself is a dog owner and I can fully feel for the people that lost their dog. Any animal you have in your household becomes a member of your family. My heart goes out to the owners. If my dog took off, I know, I wouldn't be able to sleep until she was found. As I sit here on my couch in my living room, my dog is laying next to me. I hope Snappy's owners have him back in their home real soon. As for Dan, you are a heartless person. Keep your mean comments to yourself!" Reader Mary, commenting on the story, "Roving …

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Tuesday, Jan. 22

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person at your breakfast table.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Tuesday off to a flying start and to help make you the smartest person caught in rush-hour traffic on I-93. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "Great article, Don. I know it is tough for some veterans to discuss wartime, but your approach to opening the conversation will be very helpful for many. I have known, and even lived with veterans in my life and consider those individuals to be heroes. If an alteration in our attitudes toward heroes and successful people shift, our society will be better off because of it. Many (not all) war protesters DO come off as being anti-troops and veterans. The expression "being rich" sounds like an insult today. And our …

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Wednesday, Jan. 16

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person on your block.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get you over the hump this Wednesday and to help make you the smartest person in the checkout line at the supermarket. 1. Your Local 3-Day Weather Forecast: 2. It's Happening Today: The Conservation Committee is scheduled to meet tonight at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Click here for the complete agenda. 3. Reader Comment of the Day: "I think this is absolutely disgusting..1969? All these years go by without a word and they are still going to try and plea bargain with these people..They should rot in prison every single one of them..As far as I'm concerned they got to live their lives, get married have kids buy nice houses in the suburbs and now that they are at the age of retirement, let them finish …

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Bob

2:49 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Took over an hour for the Tech bus this morning! A disgrace and I agree about other towns!   more ›

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Tuesday, Jan. 15

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in your office.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to make Tuesday a lot better than Monday and to help make you the smartest person in the cafeteria. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "I hope they find the person who is responsible for hitting the fence, but I find it so amuzing that when my sons car was hit infront of our house, and pushed down the street in the middle of the night and had to be woken at 5am, by a decent neighbor to tell us, the police came and took the statement, and we have never heard from them again. Still do not know who hit the car. Police said it was probably malicious... ya think!!!! so do something about it! So like I said I hope they at least find this person." Reader "Sued" commenting …

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Bill Gilman

11:05 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

No desire to snub anyone. My apologies for any offense this caused.   more ›

Thursday, January 10, 2013

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5 Things You Need To Know Today. Thursday, Jan. 10

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person in line at the drive-thru.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to start your Thursday with a smile and to help make you the smartest person in your family. 1. Your Local 3-Day Weather Forecast: 2. It's Happening Today: the Tewksbury High gymnastics team is in action today. The Redmen take on Dracut High in a  meet at Lakeview Junior High in Dracut. It begins at 7 p.m. 3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Wow, I better get to Oscar's soon!!!" reader Dan, commenting on the story, "Selectmen's Notebook: Tax Deliquents To Be Called In For Hearings." 4. It's Also Happening Today: The High School Building Committee meets tonight at 6 p.m. at Tewksbury High in a first floor classroom. 5. By The Numbers: 700 and 18. The Boston Health Department says there have been 700 …

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

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5 Things You Need To Know Today. Tuesday, Jan. 8

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person at the watercooler.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Tuesday started on the right foot and to help make you the smartest person stuck in rush-hour traffic on I-93. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "I don't have enough words to describe how unbelievable you are to so something so awesome! I don't know you but I wish you nothing but the best of what life has to offer to you! God bless you for the heart he has given you! Congratulations to the parents that raised you, how proud they must be!" Reader Cristina Medeiros, commenting on the story, "Former TMHS Star Athlete Gives of Himself To Save a Stranger." 3. It's Happening Today: The Tewksbury High boys basketball team is back in action at home tonight and …

Thursday, January 3, 2013

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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Thursday, Jan. 3

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person finding creative ways to stay warm today.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your Thursday off and running and to help make you the smartest person in the cafeteria. 1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "One of the biggest reasons we have such high residential tax rates is the fact that we don't have the commercial base that many of those other communities have. That is a key factor as to why the percentage of town revenue is overwhelmingly towards the residential... As a community we have to encourage business to move to Tewksbury or forever bear the weight of the tax burden on the residents..." Reader Dave, commenting on the story, "2013 Tax Rates by Municipality: How Does Tewksbury Compare?" 3. It's Happening Today: The Board of …

Friday, December 28, 2012

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5 Things You Need To Know Today, Friday, Dec. 28

Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person working for the weekend.

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your weekend started a bit early and to help make you the smartest person already planning how you'll break your New Year's resolutions. 1. Your 3-Day Weekend Local Weather Forecast: 2. Reader Comment of the Day: "There are definitely people living under the 38 overpass. Walking my dog at night I've seen them commute via the tracks up and down 38." Reader Shaun, commenting on the story, "Man Tells Police He Was Kidnapped, Held At Motel 6." 3. It's Happening Today: Here's something for the kids -- a Morning Movie Matinee at 10:30 a.m. the Tewksbury Public Library! This is for all ages. Come on down for a showing of the newly release film, ParaNorman. This film is rated PG and runs 92 minutes…

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