When You Need to Paint the House (Sponsored)

Everything you need to know about painting your house: stripping, powerwashing, fixing damaged wood and choosing paint colors. Sponsored by Home Depot.

  It’s that time of year again and you’re outside, enjoying your yard. Then you start nosing around—maybe you’re inspecting your plants, or reviewing the condition of your lawn or setting up your sprinklers—and before you know it, reality hits. You need to paint the house.   A daunting task. An expensive task. A necessary task—because it's not just about how your house looks, it's about your home's value. Neglect is not an option. Take heart, however. Information and resources have never been more easily available to help you through this project. Know Your Options Your options are to either hire a contractor or paint it yourself. Hiring a contractor is an expensive option, but if it's in your budget and you do the necessary research to …

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Tewksbury Police Bust Trio For Alleged Drug Deal Outside Home Depot

Possession of cocaine and oxycontin among the charges.

Ongoing surveillance operations conducted by Tewksbury Police detectives netted another drug arrest last week. Two women and a man were arrested on Friday (Dec. 28) after they were observed allegedly conducting a drug deal in the parking lot of the Home Depot, 85 Main St. According to Police Chief Timothy Sheehan, detectives observed a Honda Civic, occupied by two women later identified as Bianca Figueredo and Angelica Aviles, and a Mercury Sable operated by a man, later identified as Dana Fecteau. According to the detectives' report, they observed Figuerodo leave the Civic and get into the Sable and then saw her conduct a hand-to-hand transaction with Fecteau. Detectives then appraoched the vehicles and conducted futher investigation. …

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Couple Arrested For Selling Coke Outside Home Depot

Tewksbury Police Department ramps up efforts to combat drug trafficking.

The Tewksbury Police Department's efforts to stop drug trafficking in town took another step forward Monday night with the arrests of a man and woman selling drugs out of their car in the parking lot of Home Depot. Peter E. Surette IV, 27, of 19 Hancock Circle, Methuen, was arrested and charged with Distribution of a Class B Substance (Cocaine), Possession of a Class B substance (Cocaine), Possession of a Class A Substance (Heroin) and Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substance Act.  Jennifer E. LaFreniere, 23, of 183 State West Road, Westminster, was arrested and charged with Distribution of a Class B Substance (Cocaine) and Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substance Act. According to Police Chief Timothy Sheehan, officers were …

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Black Friday Hours For Area Stores and Malls

Planning to brave the cold and the crowds to get that big deal on Friday? This information will help you map your strategy!

It remains the craziest and busiest day of the Christmas shopping season. Black Friday. Over the years, the Friday after Thanksgiving has become synonymous with bargains and the chance to buy the hottest gifts for the holidays. If you plan to brave the cold and the crowds to get that big deal on Friday, you will need to know when stores in Tewksbury and the surrounding area will be open in order to plan your shopping strategy. Regional Malls: Burlington Mall: 12:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Liberty Tree Mall (Danvers): 12:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Northshore Mall (Peabody): 12:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Pheasant Lane Mall (Nashua, NH): 12 a.m.– 10 p.m. Solomon Pond Mall (Marlboro): 12:30 a.m.-10 p.m. The Mall of New Hampshire (Manchester, NH): 12 a.m. – 10 p.m. The Mall at…

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Honest Joe

11:33 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

I think it's great that some stores open up after midnight. It gives the folks that have to work during the day a chance at the Black Friday deals too.   more ›

2012 Veterans Day Free Meals and Discounts

Local businesses say "Thank You" to the men and women of the armed services.

Here's a guide to specials in and around Tewksbury, taken from themilitarywallet.com  check with their site for the latest deals. All active military and veterans that present their military ID or Honorable Discharge card will receive a free Big Two Do Breakfast and coffee on Monday, Nov. 12, during business hours only. Only 1 offer valid per veteran or active military member, per visit. Offer valid on 11/12/12 only at participating locations during breakfast hours only. Dine in only. Breakfast served until 11am. Applebee’s – free meal, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012: Last year, Applebee’s served over one million free meals to military veterans and active servicemembers. Applebee’s is again offering a free meal to military veterans and active-duty …

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Fed Up Resident Helps Police Nab Alleged Mailbox Vandals

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A Beech Street resident who said his mailbox had been vandalized three times previously, was spurred to action when he witnessed it happen for a fourth time early Wednesday morning. Alen Haley said he was standing on his porch at 251 Beech St., smoking a cigarette when a car drove past his house and the front seat passenger slammed his mailbox with a baseball bat. "It's ridiculous," he said. "This is the fourth time it's happened. And I had a pretty good idea of who it was involved because he had posted something about smashing mailboxes on his Facebook page." Furious, Haley went to his car and followed the suspect's vehicle. While driving, he called Tewksbury Police and gave a description of the car and its plate number. As officers were …

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Melissa Gleaton

8:55 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

Those are some hefty accusations there...   more ›

Super Bowl Parties And More Activities This Weekend

Whether you are a football fan or not, you'll find plenty to do this weekend.

Here are some of the local activities going on this weekend. When/Where: We have to start with the big one. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5. But remember, the pre-game buildup goes on for several hours. Looking for someplace local to watch the game with a couple hundred of your closes friends? Consider these locations: TJ Callahan's, 1475 Main St. Jon Ryan's Pubs, 1795 Main St. Maverick's, 2212 Main St. Applebee's The Sky Box, 553 Main St. The Ninety-Nine, 401 Main St. Why Go: Staying home is nice but a huge Super Bowl bash is better! Pricing: The price of food and drinks When/Where: Satursday, Feb. 4, 10:00 am, Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler St. Tewksbury Why Go: Make your own bookmark Saturday to celebrate Take …

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Bank of America Helps With Drug Bust

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Banks can do a lot of things, but this might be the first time one helped to make a drug bust. According to a Tewksbury Police report, the motion detector at the Bank of America drive through at 986 Main St. went off Sunday (Jan. 8) at around 8 p.m. Officers responded to the scene and discovered Patrick J. Murphy, 25, of 40 Estabrook Road, Carlisle, in the parking lot. A brief investigation found Murphy to be in possession of a variety of drugs. He was arrested and charged with Possession of a class A substance, a class B substance and a class D substance. She was coming back for it ...really  (Jan. 8) On Sunday, just after 3 a.m., Police were alerted to an abandoned vehicle with New Hampshire registration in the parking lot of Home Depot…

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Shoplifter Slips A Tackle, Thief Steals From Washing Machine

The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A shoplifter with the skills of a running back managed to slip away from Home Depot security, Sunday evening. Around 6:30 p.m., Tewksbury Police received a call from loss prevention at Home Depot, reporting that they had tackled a man trying to steal a drill. However, the man managed to elude their grasp and ran out of the store. A short time later, a woman called 911 and reported that she saw the suspect running toward Motel 6. A sergeant then spoke to a witness who said they saw the suspect get into a green Stratus or Neon and flee the scene. The witness was unable to provide a license plate number. Thief adds to his haul, quarter-by-quarter (Dec. 18) Around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, a clerk from the Marriott Town Place Suites called police …

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Fire Department, Home Depot Team Up For Safety Program

Deputy Chief Al Vasas will be at Home Depot Saturday to educate residents on the latest smoke detector and carbon monoxide regulations.

Ask Deputy Chief Al Vasas of the Tewksbury Fire Department how many times in the last year he has responded to a structure fire and found that the building either didn't have a sufficient number of working smoke detectors and he can give you the answer off the top of his head. "Too many times." "It's been too many times that we've gone to a fire and there either haven't been (enough) smoke detectors or the ones they had weren't working," said Vasas. With that as a motivation, the TFD has partered with Home Depot for a smoke and carbon monoxide education program. Vasas will be at the Route 38 Home Depot on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. educating consumers on the importance of having working detectors in their homes. "I will be …

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