Dracut Forum

I  saw this article in this months Pediatrics Journal. It didn’t surprise me, but I had hoped differently.
The sexual behavior of virginity pledgers does not differ from that of closely matched nonpledgers, and pledgers are less likely to protect themselves from pregnancy and disease before marriage. Virginity pledges may not affect sexual [...]

Last week on 980 WCAP we had Mike Miles, a drug and alcohol counselor, in to discuss the drug GHB that the state had recently warned Massachusetts Department of Families and Children Foster parents about.
This week, we got another notice about a type of crystal methamphetamine that is going around:

This is a new drug known [...]

Last week I noted the need from Lowell Catholic for host families for international high school students. This is a great opportunity for your family to learn about other cultures and share our own with a student from another country.
I’ve had a child attend this school and found the personal attention and individual support the [...]

As they were made of Brox Industries sand, as reported in the Lowell Sun last week, I took the opportunity to visit Hampton Beach today to get some pictures from the annual Sand Scupture Competition.

Not really a big Dracut story, but it is another example of the kind of events held here in New England [...]

In a fascinating study reported in Pediatrics, The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, teens were surveyed as to their perception as to what causes such a large number of automobile accidents, and then questioned as to what behaviors they had actually witnessed.
The goal of the study was “to explore the adolescent perspective [...]

Its a very tough issue. As the kids get older, have graduated high school and are off in college.. it hits.
Drinking becomes commonplace.. and you can’t seem to stop it.
On any weekend night in Pelham, Dracut and Lowell, you can find parties in the woods or in one of many apartments across the cities and [...]

The Lowell Sun
PELHAM — Five teenagers are charged with underage drinking after police broke-up a house party on Surrey Lane early Sunday morning.
Responding to an anonymous report of an underage drinking party in progress, police found nearly a dozen 11 juveniles in a detached garage at the scene.
Police spoke with the juveniles and determined that [...]

Eagle Tribune Editorial

Does our society take underage drinking seriously or not? We need to make up our collective minds. One recent story — and reaction to it — indicates that we have not yet done so.
Early on the morning of Saturday, April 26, Lawrence police received a call of a possible home invasion. When they [...]

Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) Postsby Dennis Shaughnessey, The Valley Dispatch
I called my wife from work the other day and asked her one question:
“Hi Honey. Hey listen, how would you feel about adopting a little boy?”
There was extended silence on the other end of the phone.
“Honey? You there?”
Diane and I [...]