Tewksbury Police Host Annual Safe Halloween On Sunday

Safe Halloween event to take place at Parks and Recreation complex on Livingston Street on Oct. 28.

(Editor's note: The following information was supplied by the Tewksbury Police Department.) The Tewksbury Police Department, in cooperation with the Community Services Department, will be hosting the 14th Annual Community Safe Halloween on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Parks and Recreation Center on Livingston Street. There will be games for the children to play, as well as arts & craft tables courtesy of the Tewksbury Public Schools, Tewksbury Food Services, Tewksbury Public Library, and Lowell General Hospital. Volunteers will be providing free face painting and the Police Department will be distributing temporary tattoos.  There will be a motorcycle demonstration on the tennis court, a costume contest by the snack shack…

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Tewksbury Ready To Celebrate Fourth Of July In Grand Style

Games, food, fun, music, fireworks and free Patch T-shirts!

Plans are in place for Tewksbury's annual Fourth of July Celebration at the Saunders Recreation Complex on Livingston Street. This year's celebration promises to be better than ever, with games and activities for the children and adults, lots of food and fun and live music leading up to an awesome fireworks display in the evening. And new this year -- Tewksbury Patch has joined forces with the Tewksbury Community Food Pantry to give away FREE Patch T-shirts. All you have to do is donate a non-perishable food item at the Patch/Food Pantry table at the event and you will get a free Patch T-shirt. This has been a challenging year for the Food Pantry, which helps out around 250 local families, as donations have been down. Anything you can do …

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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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PHOTOS: Tewksbury's Community Safe Halloween

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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Cures for the Summertime Blues

If Mother Nature ruins your plans for your perfect day, just roll with it!

The last few weeks have been wonderful!  Spring is here, and it's been great spending sunny days out playing with the boys.  Kids need to burn off excess energy, and what better way to do that than riding a bike or playing at the park with their friends?  But let's face it: this is New England, which means anything can happen.  Winter is tough enough, but with the rain and chilly days, it can sometimes feel as though spring and summer don't exist. So, what to do when you're stuck inside on a rainy day?  Get creative!  Turn lunch into a picnic: take a blanket and spread it out on the living room floor, and settle in for a picnic lunch.  Or that same blanket draped over a few chairs can become a temporary play-fort.  If you can stand the …

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