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🌱 Billerica’s Shawsheen Tech quietly builds one of America’s longest streaks

Billerica, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Billerica! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Billerica’s Shawsheen Tech quietly builds one of America’s longest streaks
  • How Billerica police helped stop a major regional fentanyl operation

Also on today's calendar: Girl Scouts STEM Challenge and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 70 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, temps: high: 60, low: 37.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Carl Albert Celebrates US #1 Consecutive Game Winning Streak (statelinesportsnetwork.net) — Shawsheen Valley Tech of Billerica extended its impressive football winning streak to 31 games with a 21–12 victory over St. Mary’s, earning a mention among the nation’s hottest programs. The roundup also tracks Carl Albert’s new national-best 59-game streak and several other long runs and recent streaks that ended. It’s another sign of how strong local high school football has become.
   

• Police Blotter: Alleged fentanyl dealer nabbed in sting (bostonherald.com) — Billerica police helped Tewksbury and Methuen officers arrest a Methuen man accused of trafficking significant amounts of fentanyl and cocaine across the Merrimack Valley. The sting, conducted at a Tewksbury hotel, seized over 100 grams of suspected fentanyl, crack cocaine, and nearly $19,000. Chiefs praised the multi-agency effort, stressing that drug trafficking crosses town lines.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I am looking for a dog sitter for 17 days in March of 2027.
    Would anyone know of one to take care of 2 dogs one is 12lbs and 4 years old and the other is 25lbs and 5 years old. Any information would be… (Nextdoor Griggs Farm / Nuttings Lake)
  • Molly Maid posted a job opening for Estimator for cleaning services in Billerica. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Merchandising Assistant Manager in Tewksbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Billerica here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tewksbury

  • Tewksbury police terminate Flock Safety contract (homenewshere.com)
  • Tewksbury Board of Health keeps Jimbo's closed for repeated food violations (homenewshere.com)
  • Weight Management Dog Food Market To 2035: Premiumization and Canine Obesity Drive Growth (indexbox.io)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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