Another note from DATV’s Patty Higgins:
Channel 8 News
This week is the week for sports on channel 8! We have new games from DHS Hockey, DHS Girls Basketball, Dracut 7th Grade Girls Travel Basketball and Dracut 7th Grade Boys Travel Basketball.
 
Channel 10 News
Two new meetings on channel 10, We’ll be live on February 25 [...]

On Saturday, March 1st 2008, our annual Comedy Night for Dracut Baseball
will once again take place at Lenzi’s in Dracut. As in past years, Dracut
Baseball Recreation expects this to be a huge fundraiser for the
organization. Individual reservations are $25 each and you can reserve a
table for $250. Where else can you [...]

The latest birth statistics (2006) have appeared at the State of Massachusetts. When taken in the long run, we continue to see a downward trend in the number of births each year registered to Dracut residents though in the last eight years or so, the trend is fairly flat.

The bill to provide a waiver for seniors so that they would not be impacted by proposition 2-1/2 override votes in local communities passed its first vote in the house.
Happily, once again our own Representative Colleen Garry voted against this thing (as per the Beacon Hill Roll Call, as did Billerica’s Bill Green and Lowell’s [...]

You know, I love Village Pizza by Broadway Convenience. They know my voice, and know my sub order. The new Brother’s Pizza across the street delivers some great dinners at a good price. The new Parker House also has some good lunches that I’ve grabbed once in a while.
Face it, when I’m in a rush [...]

Well, the realty trust that owns the Meadowcreek Golf Course on Broadway have worked out a deal to sell the golf course to a local partnership.
At issue, of course, are all the agreements made by the previous owners (such as ongoing issues with the American Legion, the permanent clubhouse, other permit stipulations).
As reported in the [...]

Hypnotist Show, featuring Barb Gambrill (our Grad Night Hypnotist)
and
Acoustical Duo, featuring Dave Morency & Tom Sperounis
Saturday, February 16, 2008, 7:00pm – 12:00am
at Harmony Hall (next to Englesby Intermediate School ) on Lakeview
(Bring your own food & refreshments)
Tickets: $15 in advance / $18 at door
info: dhsgradnight@yahoo.com

Not to be outdone by the schools, the town has started posting the minutes of key committee meetings on the town website at http://www.dracut-ma.us.
Announced by Town Manager Dennis Piendak during his “Manager’s Report” at the Board of Selectmen’s meeting last night, the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Selectmen, Board of Appeals, the [...]

Selectman George Malliaros made his point last night, but made a few mistakes along the way.
During the Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Malliaros called for the board to forward some information that he had (an except from Mass General Laws on “Costs, expenses and interest for insubstantial, frivolous or bad faith claims or defenses”, see attached [...]