BILLERICA In the middle of a busy local election season, two candidates, Dina Favreau and incumbent Andrew Deslaurier, are vying for a seat on Billerica’s Select Board in the April 6 town election.
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The 2023 MCAS results were released last month and school officials from districts with high performing schools talked about the challenges they have to overcome after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning.
BILLERICA At first glance, Emma Barber appears to be a typical, energetic 5-year-old girl. Like most kids in kindergarten, her favorite part of school is recess, she is making friends and she has taken a liking to the classic school science experiment of mixing baking soda and vinegar. But Emma has to navigate life differently than most kids.