Prudence Brighton

DRACUT — The Massachusetts School Building Authority has set an Aug. 31 deadline for Dracut to submit a letter saying the town “is ready and able

DRACUT — Members of the School Committee and Board of Selectmen have started work on a five-year capital spending plan for those school buildings expected to require significant repairs and renovation.

TYNGSBORO — Battery energy storage is coming to Tyngsboro, and with it, the potential for the town to reap substantial financial benefits over the next two decades.

TYNGSBORO — The Fire Station Building Committee has been at work this summer looking for ways to cut the price tag for a new department headquarters after special election voters rejected a $24 million plan.

TYNGSBORO — Nearly 85% of those responding to a poll about a new fire station for Tyngsboro say there is a need for one. But just 80% would actually support building one.

DRACUT — A change to the town's zoning bylaws to permit multifamily housing by right will likely be placed before voters at the November Town Meeting.

TYNGSBORO — The town is getting ready to party and preparing to welcome several thousand guests to join in festivities at the annual Block Party-by-the-Bridge on Saturday, Aug. 29, according to Recreation Director Alison Page.

TYNGSBORO — The Declaration of Independence now hangs at Town Hall. This broadsheet document is actually a faithful copy of the Declaration as it was read from parish meeting houses across the new commonwealth in July 1776.

TYNGSBORO — Change is coming to the property at 160 Pawtucket Blvd. thanks to a recent change in ownership. The signage on the stone walls facing the boulevard still says Chateau Merrimack, but will soon read Merrimack River Estate.

DRACUT — The Board of Selectmen has closed the door — at least for the next several years — on a project to build a new Campbell School.