Dracut Gossip

2008 Dracut Old Home Day

The 2008Dracut Old Home Day, taking place on Saturday September 6th, is forecasted to yield the biggest turnout yet. That is saying something considering that the 2007 Dracut Old Home Day estimated over 13,000 visitors in attendance.
Taking place along with the 2008 Firefighters Activity Day, the 8th annual Dracut Old Home Day will provide entertainment [...]

Ex Dracut Police Officer Philip Berard Retires

Dracut Police Officer Philip Berard retired all of a sudden this week and from what I heard it’s because he got in trouble for something new. The Lowell Sun could not reach Ex-Officer Berard for comment. Philip Berard, was removed from a normal patrol duty sometimes earlier this week and also was demoted from sergeant [...]

Dracut Cancels Town Meeting and May Shut Down the Town

John Zimini has a flare for the dramatic.
But the Dracut selectman was not far off the mark after Monday night’s Town Meeting when he declared that town government will completely shut down if a quorum is not reached and the town’s operating budget is not approved by July 1st.
“We can’t operate. Plain and simple,” he [...]

James Brescia Paid Scott Foxworth to Shoot His Wife’s Boyfriend

Edward Schiller knew he was in danger before he died, even in a tony suburb dubbed the safest city in America, police say.
Schiller had said, according to friends who talked to police, that if he ended up with a bullet in his head, they would know who did it.
His girlfriend’s estranged husband, James Brescia, had [...]

Accused Sergeant Brian OHare is Heading to Dracut

Brian O’Hare was arrested last month on charges of trying to seduce someone over the internet he thought was a 14-year-old boy.
In a motion filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Boston, lawyer Carlos J. Dominguez said O’Hare wants to move out of his aunt’s home in Arlington and live with his sister in Dracut.
The [...]

Party in the Dracut State Forest

Police arrested three teenagers involved in an underage-drinking party in a wooded area Friday night.
According to police, a group of teens were gathered around a small fire in the woods
behind 91 Donahue Road. The group began to flee the scene when police officers arrived.
Michael Lane Jr., 17, of 51 Florence Ave. in Dracut, Daniel J. [...]