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Massive fuel spill on Billerica highway will take years to completely clean
Two weeks after a tanker truck overturned, spilling thousands of gallons of fuel, environmental crews were back on Massachusetts Route 3 in Billerica Thursday for work that’s expected to take years to complete. “It’s a very painstaking process and you really can’t shortcut it,” Billerica Water Superintendent Todd Melanson said. Environmental remediation is needed to address the Nov. 15...
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Tractor-trailer rollover snarls traffic on Route 3
A tractor-trailer rollover on Route 3 in Billerica, Massachusetts, is causing major delays as crews work to clean up a fuel spill on the highway.
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Aerial video: Multi-vehicle crash shuts down Route 3 in both directions
Massachusetts State Police and firefighters are at the scene of a multiple-vehicle crash involving a fuel tanker spill on Route 3 north in Billerica on Wednesday morning.
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Route 3 shut down in Billerica after multiple-vehicle crash, fuel tanker spill
Massachusetts State Police and firefighters are at the scene of a multiple-vehicle crash involving a fuel tanker spill on Route 3 north in Billerica on Wednesday morning. The crash was reported just before 10 a.m. State police said the tanker was carrying several thousand gallons of fuel when it rolled over and is leaking fuel from the top of the…
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Truck crashes into building in Billerica
There were concerns that the building could partially collapse, so crews had to work carefully to remove the truck from inside the building.
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Driver hospitalized after crashing work truck into Billerica building
A quiet night in Billerica, Massachusetts, suddenly turned into a chaotic scene, after a truck crashed into a building after barreling across the road, according to authorities. Billerica police said the 19-year-old driver was on Floyd Street shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, headed across the intersection with Boston Road that comes to a T in front of the building —…
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Truck crashes into Billerica building
A flatbed truck crashed into a building Monday evening in Billerica, Massachusetts. The crash happened at the intersection of Boston Road and Floyd Street. The 19-year-old driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. Police say no one was in the building, formerly MacKenzie Mobile Electronics, at the time of the crash. Police say the…
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Man severely burned in massive fire at Billerica junkyard
The man was taken by a MedFlight ambulance to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. There was no update on his condition Friday night.
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Firefighters battling inferno at Billerica junkyard
One person was severely burned in a fire at a junk yard in Billerica, Massachusetts, on Friday afternoon.
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Junkyard fire injures one, sends black smoke high above Billerica
One person was severely burned in a fire that tore through a junkyard in Billerica, Massachusetts, on Friday afternoon and sent thick plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen from miles away. The city’s police and fire departments responded to the blaze at Jack’s Used Car & Parts, a scrap yard on Town Farm...
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Billerica Police Searching for Bank Robber
Police say the man gave the bank teller a letter demanding cash and then proceeded to flee on a bicycle.
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Authorities Looking to Identify Billerica Bank Robbery Suspect
Authorities are looking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man suspected of a bank robbery in Billerica, Massachusetts, on Friday afternoon. The robbery happened at TD Bank on 499 Boston Road at around 2:25 p.m., according to Billerica police. Police say the man gave the bank teller a letter demanding cash and then proceeded to flee on a bicycle….
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Billerica Officer Hospitalized After Fentanyl Exposure – But Experts Say It Probably Wasn't an Overdose
A Billerica police officer was hospitalized after being exposed to fentanyl during a traffic stop, according to the police department. Wednesday afternoon the officer stopped a vehicle with a canceled registration. According to the police report, the officer observed the driver ripping open and dumping a bag of heroin. “Obviously that is evidence and the officer attempted to stop him…
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Billerica Residents Face Power Outages After Car Crash
National Grid was called to the scene of crashes in Billerica, Hanover and Malden, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
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‘Malicious' Vandalism Causes Flooding at Billerica High School, Superintendent Says
Three floors of a high school in Billerica, Massachusetts, were flooded Saturday morning in what is being investigated as an act of vandalism, police and school officials said.
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Good Samaritans Help Neighbor With Lawn Cleanup
Days after a disabled woman in Billerica found a note in her mailbox bullying her over the leaves in her yard, good Samaritans came out to help her clean it all up.
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After Woman Gets Nasty Yard Cleanup Note, Neighbors Pitch in — Again
Days after a good Samaritan helped a woman with disabilities clean up her Massachusetts yard, because someone had left an unkind note in her mailbox, several people came by to finish the job. Someone wasn’t happy that Kristene Whitehouse’s yard in Billerica was full of leaves. But Whitehouse has a number of disabilities, including missing several fingers, and can’t...
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Good Samaritans Continue Disabled Woman's Lawn Cleanup
After a woman with disabilities got an unkind note about the state of her yard, neighbors came out to rake up all the leaves.
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‘That's What Neighbors Are for': People Help Disabled Woman After Nasty Note
After a rude note was left telling a disabled woman to clean up her yard in Billerica, Massachusetts, community members came together in support. Kristene Whitehouse says her heart sank when she received a note in her mailbox Monday night. The message read, “Clean up your yard leaves they blow all around.” Someone wasn’t happy her yard was full...
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Mailboxes Targeted in Billerica Vandalism Spree
Police are asking for help after numerous mailboxes were vandalized in Billerica sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning.