As Lincoln says – A house divided against itself cannot stand. Dracut is at that point, with the “us vs. them” mentality at full throttle. I watched the joint Selectmen and School Committee meeting and wondered when someone was going to come up with any ideas about how to best utilize the town’s money. Only [...]

The Candidates’ Night committee met tonight to finalize the format and questions for the Candidates’ Night event scheduled for Monday, 30th April at 7PM at Harmony Hall. The event is open to the public and will also be televised live on either Channel 8 or 99, and will be replayed frequently throughout the week. It [...]

We have scheduled a canoe/kayak/light boat ride on Long Pond to christen the new trail that the Open Space Committee (and some helpers) made last month. The trail is at the end of Long Drive and there is a short hike from the road to the pond, where there a few areas to put in [...]

We are happy to announce a unique opportunity to visit our fields and learn more about our natural environment. Naturalist John Root will be leading two wild edible plant identification walks on Saturday, May 15: 10:30 a.m. – Farmer Dave’s at East Street Farm, 460 East Street, Tewksbury 1:00 p.m. – Farmer Dave’s at Dumaresq [...]

We are holding a Candidates’ Night event this Thursday, at 6:30PM at Harmony Hall. The public is welcome to attend! The evening will begin with the candidates for Housing Authority giving a brief overview of why they are running for office. Immediately following that we will have the Selectmen, who will be asked questions by [...]

A Draft copy of the Dracut Open Space and Recreation Plan is ready for viewing and comments by the residents, committees and anyone who has an interest in the future of open space and recreation for the Town of Dracut. There is a Public Review and Comment Meeting scheduled on October 7, 2008 at 7:00 [...]

The Open Space Committee is inviting you to join them on a site visit to the 23-acre Nickel Mine Brook conservation area (aka Polubinski land), at 103 Varnum Ave., Thursday, April 24, at 6 PM. They are meeting at 5:45 at the Campbell School parking lot to carpool since parking along Varnum may be limited. [...]

The Open Space Committee, which has been in existence since 2000, currently has openings for new members.  Our goals and responsibilities include, amongst others, enhancing the community’s awareness of available town-owned land; providing information to those interested in preserving their land; and educating the community on a number of subjects having to do with land [...]

As you know, Memorial Day is a time to honor deceased American Veterans. Each year after the parade there is a ceremony at the monument in the High School parking lot. Generally there is a guest speaker, taps and the National Anthem is played, and veterans who’ve died the previous year are recognized. If you [...]