Monday, November 7, 2011
Despite a one-week delay, hundreds of children turned out to participate.
Hundreds of children and their families gathered at the Saunders Recreation Complex for the annual Community Safe Halloween celebration. The Police Department was on hand with vehicles and a K-9 demonstration, as was the Fire Department and DPW. The National Guard also made an appearance. The event was organized by a committee led by Tewksbury Safety Officer Jennie Welch. There were games and activities for the kids and, of course, no shortage of creative costumes. Editor Bill Gilman was on hand and captured these images.
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Tewksbury Parks and Recreation
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Students show off their costumes in annual parade at the school.
Trick-or-treating in Tewksbury may have been postponed but the students at the Trahan School had the chance to show off their wildest get-ups at the annual costume parrade at the school on Friday.
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Trahan Elementary School
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Leftover candy can go to a great cause.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Due to the postponement of Halloween trick-or-treating due to the storm and power outages, the Treats For Troops Program has been extended. Candy will be collected at Tewksbury schools on Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 3 to 5 p.m.. Also, a _collection bin is set up at Town Hall _through Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The candy will be sent to our men and women in the armed services though the Wilmington-based group Local Heroes.
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Town Hall of Tewksbury
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Heidi Klum will choose the Grand Prize winner from our favorite photos of your creative kids' costumes
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Which kid in America has the most creative Halloween costume in the pumpkin patch? That's what we intend to find out with your photos and the help of celebrity judge Heidi Klum, who will select the Grand Prize winner. Patch will whisk the winner to New York or Los Angeles for a three-day, two-night trip for two that includes a meet and greet with Heidi, plus a donation of $1,031 to a local charity of the winner's choice. Nine runners up will also get a $1,031 donation from Patch to a local charity of their choice. Full contest rules are here. We have stopped accepting entries for the contest, but we'd love for you to continue sharing your Halloween photos on Patch! Simply click the green Submit Your Photos button (above or below), and …
National Grid provides new timetable to getting power back on in Tewksbury.
UPDATED: Monday, 4 p.m. More repair crews are gathering in Massachusetts to help restore power to hundreds of thousands of residents still without power from the historic Snowtober storm over the weekend. According to National Grid President Marcy Reed, crews from Virginia, Texas Kentucky and Kansas are enroute to join crews from Ohio, Michigan and North Carolina in helping the local workers. The company currently has more than 1,200 workers restoring power across the state. Once those additional crews arrive, there will likely be more than 1,800 workers on the job. Around 10,400 Tewksbury homes and businesses lost power Saturday night or Sunday morning. Several thousand south Tewksbury residents had power restored today. However, between …
Library event, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. is an excellent addition to (or substitute for) Trick-of-Treating amid the blackout.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Yee-haw! Saddle up, pardner! Gather your posse and head to the _Tewksbury Public Library _from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today for a fun, safe Halloween event. Kids dressed in costume today can Trick-or-Treat at all three of the service desks, plus they can help track down the members of the Chandler Street -- seven of the most desperate (and silly) desperadoes this side of the Shawsheen River! Search the library and find each member of the gang to earn a reward! We got a tip from a stool-pigeon that each of the members of the gang bears a strange resemblance to a member of the library staff. "Wanted Posters", featuring photos of these desperadoes can be found attached to this article. The member of the gang have been identified as: "Gallows" Gail…
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Tewksbury Public Library
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Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest trick-or-treater on your block.
(Editor's Note: Monday at 10 a.m., town officials decided to postpone trick or treating until Sunday, Nov. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m.) Here are five pieces of information designed to help get your week off to a fine start and to help make you the smartest person finding tree limbs in the strangest places today. 1. Today's Local Weather Forecast: According to the NWS, today will be sunny, with a high near 47. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind. 2. No School Today: Classes in Tewksbury Public Schools are called off because most of the town still has no power. A decision on Tuesday will come later today. 3. It's Happening Tonight: Despite the power outages, Tewksbury will still be …
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Possibility exists that it could be rescheduled for next weekend.
Tewksbury Police Department officials have announced that the Community Safe Halloween event scheduled for Sunday at the Saunders Recreation Complex has been called off due to the bizarre early season snowstorm pushing through the region. The National Weather Service has declared a winter storm warning through 8 a.m. Sunday. Snow accumulation of up to eight inches is expected. Winds of 15-25 mph, coupled with heavy wet snow makes power outage In an email forwarded to the media by Police Chief Timothy Sheehan, Safety Officer Jennie Welch, who is organizing Safe Halloween, said there is a possibility that the event may be rescheduled for Sunday, Nov. 7. If the event is rescheduled, Tewksbury Patch will publish that information.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
AppleFest, Prescription Drug Drop-off, Community Safe Halloween and more.
When/Where: Saturday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tewksbury Police Department Why Go: On October 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Tewksbury Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to Police Headquarters at 918 Main St. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Pricing: Free When/Where: Saturday, October 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tewksbury Memorial High School, 320 Pleasant St, Tewksbury, Why Go: 24th Annual AppleFest Craft Fair is a fundraiser for the Tewksbury Memorial High School PAC (Parent Advisory …
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Tewksbury Memorial High School
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Home Depot
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Town of Tewksbury Police Dept
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Tewksbury Parks and Recreation
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Stained Glass class to begin in November.
The Tewksbury/Wilmington Elks will hold its Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Tewksbury Senior Citizens on Thursday, November 10th. The event will be held at the Elks from 6-11 PM with dinner served at 7:00 PM. Tickets are free and will be distributed to Tewksbury Seniors this Thursday, October 27th beginning at 9:00 A.M. Please keep in mind that we limit the tickets one can get as follows: a single person can get one more ticket; and, a couple can get tickets for another couple. This seems to be the fairest way to distribute these tickets. The Friends will hold its Halloween dance this Friday, October 28th from 7:00 to 10:30 PM at the Senior Center. Tickets are available now and at the door at $10 per person. Why not join in the Halloween …
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Tewksbury Senior Center
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