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Sunday, January 20, 2013

News Nearby: Man Revived After Heart Attack At Bruins Practice

Each week we take a look at the stories making headlines in neighboring Patch towns.

Man Revived During Bruins Practice in Wilmington Terry Gardner was at Ristuccia Arena with a few of his friends to watch the Boston Bruins take the ice for practice. But he was hard at work before long. Gardner was among the group of on and off duty emergency personnel who saved the life of a man who had a cardiac episode in the stands on Thursday morning. Bruins players, who had just taken the ice in Wilmington, took a knee along the boards in front of the benches and watch as several professionally trained first responders rushed into the stands and used a defibrillator to shock the man back to consciousness. Westford Woman Seeks Help For Second Boston Marathon Run Sarah Jane Constantine was diagnosed with lupus and hopes to run in the …

Saturday, September 8, 2012

News Nearby: Missing Child Located, Oxycontin Sold on Craig's List

A look at the stories making headlines in neighboring communities.

Searchers Reunite Missing Child With Her Parents A North Reading family is breathing a sigh of relief this morning after missing daughter was located safe and sound. The child, an 8-year-old with Down Syndrome, had been reported missing Saturday morning. North Reading Police requested the help of area law enforcement agencies for help with the search, which began in the area of Spruce Road. Chelmsford Man Caught Selling Oxycontin on Craigslist Stephen J. Lombardo, 39, of 20 Worthen St. was arrested by Nashua Police on Aug. 30 after being charged with sale of the narcotic drug oxycontin, a class B felony. The investigation was initiated on Aug. 13 from and online web tips received by the Nashua Police Narcotics Intelligence Division. It was…

Saturday, August 25, 2012

News Nearby: Naked Man, Cemetery Thefts, Couple Killed

These stories have made headlines this week in towns close to Tewksbury.

What's Up With The Traffic Backups Lately on Billerica Road? Anyone driving through the town center knows that traffic can be particularly difficult, especially during peak hours, but recently that traffic has spilled off onto Billerica Road with a police detail limiting portions of the road to only one lane. One Chelmsford Patch reader e-mailed us asking what was going on, and we found out what folks living in the area found out in the mail. Couple Killed in Crash 'Did What They Loved' James and JoAnn Eckels, 82 and 72, were the type of couple that didn't let age define them and stayed active until the end, according to an article in the Eagle Tribune. The Andover couple died this past Friday in a car accident on Route 125.  Daughter …

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