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Current News & Events / Re: Woman's purse Stolen From Hannafords In Essex

« on: March 17, 2013, 11:17:23 AM »

Rod's not far from the truth.  I've heard the next thing the banks are going to be trying here are what's known as "Chip and PIN", where there's a little metal chip on the credit card, and you have to enter in a secret code just like with debit cards.  I think it's required for credit cards in Canada nowadays.

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Current News & Events / Re: Break-in in Fletcher during the day yesterday

« on: March 14, 2013, 10:05:33 PM »

My house on Toof/Cambridge rd right near the fairfax/westford border was broken into on Thursday. 

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Current News & Events / Re: Family Video Closing???

« on: September 17, 2012, 09:09:41 PM »

That's pretty facile, Ed, even for you. 

Forget the fact that Netflix, Redbox, and Amazon have rendered another business model obsolete.

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Current News & Events / Country Pantry under new management

« on: July 07, 2012, 09:37:18 PM »

I noticed a sign up today that the Country Pantry is having a grand reopening on July 21st under new management and a new menu. 

It looks like the business is still for sale, though.  Asking price was $49,000 on a craigslist advertisement post up yesterday.

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Current News & Events / 104 Construction?

« on: April 25, 2012, 04:42:09 PM »

Does anyone know the details for what looks to be the quickly approaching Rt 104 construction between 104a and 15? 

Specifically, I'm curious about the following: When is it expected to start and complete?  Will the work simply be repaving, or will they fix the underlying road problems?  Will there be detours/closures posted?  Will intersecting streets simply be joined to be new pavement or will there be more significant work further along these intersecting roads?

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Current News & Events / Re: RT128 Southern half repaving update?

« on: February 27, 2012, 08:10:08 PM »

This was just being discussed on the Westford Front Porch Forum last week. 
Here's the posting from Westford/Essex Rep Martha Heath:

"This is the response I got from the Secretary of the Agency of Transportation when I inquired about Route 128 as a result of the posts I was reading on Front Porch Forum:  A paving project for the rest of 128 is scheduled for next year.  Short-term fixes will be applied as soon as the asphalt plants open (April/May).  No Irene connection.  Mostly a matter of money for paving not going as far as it used to due to high oil prices.

You can refer people to kevin.marshia@state.vt.us for a more complete explanation of future plans."

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Current News & Events / Re: Getting Close To Tax Time

« on: February 06, 2012, 05:36:21 PM »

If your adjusted gross income was less than $57,000, you're eligible for free preparation and filing.  You can find a listing of online providers and instructions on the IRS web page.