Tewksbury, MA|News|
Drug Arrests, Freight Train Derails, Man Injured in Explosion and More
Plus, a bill to declare a date of remembrance for fallen first responders, sponsored by a Tewksbury resident, passes the House.

Liz Taurasi is the Associate Editorial Director for Patch in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. An award-winning editor and reporter, hyper-local community journalism has been Liz's passion for as far back as she can remember. In her 20-plus; year journalism career, Liz has worked for several community newspapers, wrote opinion pieces, columns, managed sections of a daily newspaper and managed a group of weekly newspapers in south suburban Boston. A winner of two first place New England Press Association Awards for her reporting and column writing, Liz is also proud to be a member of a team which captured two FOLIO Eddie Gold Awards, including one for online content, as well as a Jesse H. Neal Award. After a four-year stint in magazine publishing, as executive editor for Reed Business Information's Design News, Liz is back to her roots and looking forward to working with some of the brightest local editors New England has to offer!
Plus, a bill to declare a date of remembrance for fallen first responders, sponsored by a Tewksbury resident, passes the House.

They had been staying at a Tewksbury hotel where officers found a card coder, blank gift cards and a laptop computer.
Artwork by children who attend preschool or daycare in Wilmington is on display all week at the Wilmington Memorial Library.
See how Burlington voted in this year's Annual Town Election.
For more than 20 years Evelyn worked in the maps and surveys department for the Middlesex County Registry of Deeds in East Cambridge.
Boston Marathon spectators: what not to bring and what to expect from security at the 2016 Boston Marathon.
The 23 poems were created as part of a collaboration between fifth grade teacher Amy Iascone and North Andover Poet Laureate Karen Kline.
In the market for a new home? Here are this weekend's scheduled open houses.
In the market for a new home? Here are this weekend's scheduled open houses.
Take a look at the list of the nine runners from Wilmington participating in the 2016 Boston Marathon.
A witness who was behind the Toyota Camry recorded the incident after noticing the woman's reckless driving prior to the crash.
The arrests followed a drug transaction that took place across the street from the Half Pints Learning Center located at 1563 Main St.
Three cars involved were carrying carbon dioxide, prompting a hazmat response.
Take a look at the list of the 22 runners from Burlington participating in the 2016 Boston Marathon.
Take a look at the list of the nine runners from Bedford participating in the 2016 Boston Marathon.
Take a look at the list of the 13 runners from Tewksbury participating in the 2016 Boston Marathon.
The second checkpoint in as many weekends will be operated during varied hours in Middlesex County this weekend.
The second checkpoint in as many weekends will be operated during varied hours in Middlesex County this weekend.
The second checkpoint in as many weekends will be operated during varied hours in Middlesex County this weekend.
The Wilmington resident was one of 13 Worcester Polytechnic Institute students recently honored.