Billerica

A man is facing a murder charge for the death of his grandmother at her home in Billerica, Massachusetts, prosecutors announced Friday. Investigators believe the 26-year old suspect, James Forsythe, had been living at the home since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, though he was not allowed to be there after he was charged with abusing his grandmother last…

A woman in her 60s was found dead and suffering from “apparent trauma” at a home in Billerica, Massachusetts, prosecutors said Thursday. The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office is investigating the woman’s death, which is not believed to be random. Police received a 911 call for an unresponsive woman at a Village Lane home at 10:17 a.m. Thursday, prosecutors said....

A menu mix-up at a Massachusetts pizza shop was causing problems for customers and workers so they turned to NBC10 Boston Responds for help. Paulo Caetano’s Pizza Mia Restaurant in Billerica has been doing well during the pandemic. “Luckily our take-out and delivery not only stayed but picked up a little bit,” Caetano said. “The community has been great.”...

When a menu mix-up caused problems for a Massachusetts pizza shop, they turned to NBC10 Boston Responds.

An hourslong standoff with police ended with two men being taken into custody.

A hawk that got caught in a net at a Billerica golf course was released late Sunday night. The Billerica Fire Department and Animal Control worked to get the female Red Tailed Hawk freed from the nets, the department wrote on Twitter around 11 p.m.

A fire moved quickly and engulfed a house in Billerica, Massachusetts.

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a surge in online grocery delivery service orders, causing long wait times and even shutting out some customers altogether. Some people use “Instacart” or “Peapod.” Others have the McDevitt family from Billerica. “We are picking up groceries from the senior center, dropping them off at the senior’s home. Our volunteers also will pick up —…

A Massachusetts family is helping out seniors in their community by picking up and delivering groceries amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A crashed truck left a road slick with red-tinted heating oil Wednesday morning in Billerica, Massachusetts, prompting a massive cleanup. Workers righted the truck and were pouring sand across the road in a bid to clean the spill up so vehicles could again drive along it. “Big mess folks,” Billerica police tweeted. The truck crashed at Salem Road and Gray…

A crash in Billerica led to power outages in the surrounding area early Tuesday morning, according to authorities. All outages were restored before 6 a.m., according to National Grid. About 2,000 National Grid customers were without power initially following the incident, according to company’s website. A single-car accident around 1:45 a.m. caused a pole to snap near 14 Webb Brook…

A two-alarm fire on Billerica Avenue in Billerica called for support from area fire departments.

Alex Grondell, 28 of Wilmington, Massachusetts went missing early Sunday morning.

Nearly three months after a pipe burst and temporarily condemned an apartment building in Billerica, Massachusetts, tenants back living in their units say the complex is far from back to normal. NBC10 Boston was invited inside the building by some of the tenants Tuesday. They pointed out the damage that includes ripped up floors, holes in walls and no access...

Billerica and Tewskbury Animal Control is warning residents in the area to beware of black bears.

Students in schools throughout Massachusetts are being physically restrained, held down for several minutes at a time, by teachers, staff or safety officers. The NBC10 Boston Investigators reviewed the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education records and found that 5,000 students were restrained 40,000 times in the 2017-2018 school year. The numbers are self-reported by public school districts and...

Residents of Billerica are coming together to support some of their own. “I’ve been together with a lot of the community leaders and the interfaith group and we are collecting gift cards for the residence today,” said long-time Billerica Resident. Darlene Torre.

Community in Billerica rallies together after many are displaced. Nia Hamm has more.

A burst pipe at an apartment building in Billerica, Massachusetts, has forced more than 100 residents out of their homes with few answers. The town temporarily condemned the building on Wednesday after a 4-inch pipe burst in the attic of Building 1 at The Commons on Boston Road. It houses roughly 60 units.

A house fire in Massachusetts claimed the life of a 78-year-old man who lived there. Romolo Capobianco was located deceased after rescue personnel entered his home at 29 Andover Road in Billerica around 10:20 p.m. on Monday. Authorities say firefighters responded to the scene around 7 p.m., where they found flames shooting out of the home’s first floor.