DRACUT -- Dennis Tourville kicked softly at the surface of the road in front of his home at 30 Partridge Road, easily breaking off several chunks of asphalt from the crumbling top layer.   Full Story

Two summers ago, my husband and I took our sons to a shooting range for multiple days of firearms training with a certified instructor.   Full Story

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Boys 12-1 Dracut 2 Reading 0 Goals: Kyle Hould and Nick Desimone Assists: James Meli and Kobi Lane Goalie: Graham Shank Dracut worked very well as a team and kept possession for a majority of the game.   Full Story

Principal Maria McGuinness of the Englesby Intermediate School was pleased to recognize the Dracut 5th and 6th grade students who earned High Honors in the third quarter   Full Story

MediaNews DRACUT -- When event organizers ordered 1,200 Boston Strong T-shirts for the Boston Marathon recovery fundraiser on Saturday, they figured several shirts would be left over.   Full Story

The 2013 Dracut Girls Softball League season opened with an emotional ceremony to pay tribute to Dracut's first responders.   Full Story

DRACUT -- Dracut High School will hold a memorial 5k walk to honor beloved lunch lady Julie Boisvert, who recently lost her courageous battle with lymphoma.   Full Story

DRACUT -- She put joy on the menu every day. For the 15 years she worked the register in the Dracut High School cafeteria, Julie Boisvert served up a steady diet of brilliant smiles, hugs, kind words, music, dancing and shared laughter from breakfast through lunch, students and co-workers said.   Full Story

The Dracut Baseball Association's 2013 season is now underway. After a long snowy winter, the kids are excited to get back on the fields of Dracut.   Full Story

Girls 12-3 Dracut 4 Westford 3 Goals scored by: Tori Marrocco, Kelly Bisson and Haley Sheedy (2) Goalie: Maekala Turner and Julie Williams A tightly fought game saw Dracut come out on top.   Full Story

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BY DEBBIE HOVANASIAN Correspondent On Thursday, April 25, at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, life just might be a cabernet, old chum.   Full Story

The Dracut Pop Warner Board of Directors, coaches, teammates, friends and family members would like to congratulate the following Dracut Cheerleaders and Football players on their successful achievement of being selected as 2012-2013 New England Region Pop Warner Little Scholars.   Full Story

Correspondent DRACUT -- The Centralville Sportsman's Club at 308 Wheeler Road is holding its annual Spring Fishing Derby on Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14, from 7 a.   Full Story

The Dracut Youth Wrestling K-4 Team for placing third in the 2013 Massachusetts Youth Association State Tournament.   Full Story

The Dracut Travel Basketball Association ended their 2013 season with fun filled events for their boys and girls teams.   Full Story

DRACUT -- Sometimes it seems like when you find the most beautiful looking dress or the most comfortable pair of pants, they still need a touch-up to get that ideal fit.   Full Story

DRACUT -- The Super Bowl wasn't the only major annual TV event to endure a blackout before yielding epic results.   Full Story

DRACUT -- If bad behavior in school was a wrestling character wearing "BB" on his chest, the 750 students who attend Lakeview Junior High have no doubt their principal, Dr.   Full Story

At the Dracut High Sports Awards held on March 6, Zachary Bassett, left, and Zoe Malliaros, both seniors, received the Outstanding Leadership Award at the Dracut High School Sports Awards ceremony, held on March 6.   Full Story

DRACUT -- Every college spring break for 30 years since he graduated from high school, Gary Meuse has happily agreed to help televise and direct Dracut's own, unique, circus-like version of March madness.   Full Story

It's time again for Dining in Dracut, the fundraising event presented by Community Outreach-Circle of Friends to benefit its charitable endeavors.   Full Story

DRACUT -- Superintendent of Schools Steven Stone has presented the School Committee with a proposed 2014 level-service budget of $29,677,282, which contains a $217,000 increase, or 4.   Full Story

The Pelham Good Neighbor Fund recently completed its 43rd year by helping 37 residents in Pelham throughout the year with household expenses, including rent, heat, electricity and food amounting to $26,120.   Full Story

Spring is just around the corner. It's time to get off the couch and put the computer games away. Kids from Dracut are invited to register for baseball, softball and volleyball season teams from now to March 1.   Full Story

The Dracut Girls High School Basketball Team defeated the No. 4 ranked 17-3 Whittier Tech 62-52 in an exciting contest.   Full Story

GIRLS Tyngsboro 38 Dracut 33 OT The Dracut Girls 7th Grade Travel Basketball Team lost a disappointing 38-33 overtime battle to Tyngsboro.   Full Story

Pobrecita means "poor little girl" in Spanish. You won't find this word in Justice Sonia Sotomayor's recently published memoir, "My Beloved World.   Full Story