It’s the official dog of Antigua. Still puzzled, but now there’s intrigue. See his webbed feet, I say. They were bred to lead leatherback turtles safely into the ocean. There are only about 800 of ...

Hundreds of residents gathered on the front steps of the Billerica Public Library Tuesday, Sept. 27 as Governor Charlie Baker officially designated Billerica the state’s Yankee Doodle Town. Residents ...

BILLERICA — It’s something residents have known for a long, long time. But 240 years later, it still wasn’t official. That’s until Tuesday, when Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill on the steps of the ...

BILLERICA — Thomas Ditson is smiling somewhere, probably. The bill to designate Billerica as the “Yankee Doodle Town” has been enacted by the Legislature and is heading to the governor’s desk. Later ...

Billerica has been long known as the “Yankee Doodle Town,” a patriotic nickname whose roots date back to Revolutionary times. Now, it’s official. Governor Charlie Baker and town leaders were gathering ...