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David Brouillette Returns to Dracut from Iraq

Dracut Fire Capt. Dave Brouillette, 41, was with them. For months, the U.S. Army National Guard captain acted as an adviser to the Iraqi Army, living as an Iraqi, eating their food, wearing their clothes, and gaining an understanding of the differences between American and Iraqi culture.
Members of the Iraqi Security Force entered a home [...]

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 [...]

Peggy Ogonowski Speaks Out About 9/11

The federal government has largely failed to implement anti-terrorism upgrades recommended by the 9/11 Commission more than a year ago, according to a report released yesterday by the panel’s members.
Unveiling a “report card” that featured a litany of D’s and F’s, members of the former panel warned that the slow response has left the United [...]

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. [...]

Dracut Funeral Home in crematory lawsuit

from Lowell Sun.com
Dracut Funeral Home in crematory lawsuit
Over a dozen named for using N.H. facility
By DENNIS SHAUGHNESSEY, Sun Staff
DRACUT — Dracut Funeral Home is one of 18 defendants named in a class-action suit charging that they “turned a willful blind eye” to the mishandling of remains at a New Hampshire crematory.
At the center of the [...]

The Sun adds 2 local residents’ comics

Today, The Sun announces two new comics strips drawn by a pair of Dracut residents, 12-year-old Alex Cope and Bob Conroy, who is 52.
Despite their difference in age, Cope and Conroy share a passion for cartooning. I believe readers will enjoy their special talents in the comic strips they have created, Cope’s “On the Playgound” [...]

Gas Prices are up

Gas prices are rising. Over $2 now for regular gas.
What’s the cheapest gas in town and where do you fill up?

How well was your street plowed this winter?

Leave a comment about how well (or bad) the plows cleaned up your street.
I know Nashua Rd and Lakeview Ave looked great thoughout the snow storm but a lot of the side streets were hardly touched.