Dracut Forum

This morning’s paper focuses on some of the local restaurants and businesses trying to survive in this recession and having a tough go of it.
Many are having trouble keeping up with the costs and expenses, and the taxes are just another thing throwing them over the edge.
Our own Bob Cox is trying to survive this [...]

By Dennis Shaughnessey, Lowell Sun
The economic downturn has left some local restaurants struggling to pay state meal taxes.
And the bills are piling up.
According to Robert Bliss, a spokesman for the Department of Revenue, the state is owed $91.5 million in meal taxes — now 5 percent of every customer’s bill.
The list of [...]

I got their water quality report in the mail this week, and was impressed to see that they listened.
The report was just as informative as always, but printed in a much more cost effective manner (without the glossy finish, etc).
I have often complained in the past of the wasted cost of the fancy printing of [...]

Today and tomorrow is a charity event and fundraiser being held at the Collinsville Beaver Brook Mills.
Starting at 11:00 and going until 9:00 today, and more time tomorrow as well, the local businesses have come together to have a fun family event to help raise funds for the Lowell Wish Project, the Transitional Center, and [...]

During last nights Board meeting the Selectmen voted to reduce the Rally Cap’s closing time to midnight for 30 days in response to all the problems coming from that establishment.
Selectman Zimini called for a harsher punishment, but was not joined in his motion.
While the owner of the establishment tried to blame the neighbor for [...]

By Ed Burns, Sun Correspondent
DRACUT — Closing time will come a little earlier for a local pub after selectmen voted to punish the establishment for repeated complaints.
Selectmen voted, 3-1, to move back the closing time of the Rally Cap Pub on Pleasant Street to midnight for 30 days. It presently closes at 2 a.m. [...]