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Online Open HousePaws Four the Claws Holiday Fundraiser
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8TH  ANNUAL  HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER ~ Paws Four the Claws

Fundraiser to benefit Homeless Animals! Our busy elves have been creating our famous, beautifully Handcrafted Soaps, Soy Wax Candles, Soy Wax Meowy Melts, Odor Neutralizing Room and Linen Sprays, Spa Quality Body Oils, Luscious Lip Butters, Whipped Shea Body Butters, Ornaments, Gift Bags + so much more! Lots of new products and scents to excite your senses, gift giving, and treats for yourself especially with Old Man Winter around the corner!

       Along with purchasing …

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Sustainable Tyngsborough
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SUSTAINABLE  TYNGSBOROUGH

Repair Café – Saturday, October 26, 11AM-2PM at The Beehive Coworking Community (2 Bridgeview Circle): Have Something That Needs to be Fixed? Bring it to the Repair Café.

The Sustainability Committee, Tyngsborough/Dunstable Rotary Club, Tyngsborough Public Library and community volunteers are working together to offer this local Repair Café. Bring your broken items and, with the help of volunteer repairers, let’s fix them. Volunteers with a variety of areas of expertise will be available to …

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First Middlesex Senate DistrictLegislation Passed in Senate
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Sen. Ed Kennedy Economic Development Legislation

Legislation passed in the senate in July, including $10 million in funds for projects throughout the First Middlesex Senate District.

Key points include:

  • $5 million for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell
  • $2.5 million for the Lowell Community Health Center
  • $1.3 million for the Dunstable water main replacement
  • $600k for Pepperell library restorations
  • $600k for Tyngsborough Department of Public Works
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General News
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 RACHEL  JACOBSON  MEMORIAL  SCHOLARSHIP

Rachel dedicated her life to serving others.  She might have even been your nurse at Lowell General (during Covid),  MGH, Lahey, Lawrence General or one of the many hospitals she worked at in the United States. Rachel firmly believed in helping others to help themselves by providing support, skills, love and hope.  This scholarship memorializes her commitment to these beliefs. The Rachel Jacobson Youth Changemaker Scholarship will be awarded to a local MA youth living …

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DunstableMattress Recucling
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Dunstable Launches Curbside Mattress Recycling Program with Nonprofit UTEC 

UTEC, a violence intervention, reentry, and advocacy nonprofit in Massachusetts that helps offer justice-involved young adults the life-skills to prevent recidivism, will offer cost-accessible curbside mattress collection to Dunstable residents beginning on July 30, 2024, through a new partnership with the Town of Dunstable. Dunstable residents will have access to monthly mattress collection dates, which will take place on Tuesdays.

Appointments can be scheduled by visiting: www.utecinc.org/mattress-recycling and selecting the “schedule service” option, and Dunstable …

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Critical Home Repair ProgramHabitat For Humanity
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOWELL – Critical Home Repair Program

Is your home in need of a critical repair? Did you know that Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell does more than just build homes for local Families?

In an ongoing effort to meet the Habitat mission that everyone should have a decent and affordable place to live in dignity and safety, Habitat Lowell also offers with homes in need of a critical repair. Repairs focus on safety, accessibility, mobility and code enforcement issues …

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Dunstable Planning BoardDunstable Scenic Road Bylaw
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DUNSTABLE PLANING BOARD ~ Town’s Scenic Road Bylaw

At Town Meeting in May of 1995, The Town of Dunstable voted to designate certain streets as scenic roads within the meaning of “Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 15C: Scenic road designations; improvements; fines”

The law states: “After a road has been designated as a scenic road any repair, maintenance, reconstruction, or paving work done with respect thereto shall not involve or include the cutting or removal of trees, or the tearing down or destruction of …

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Public Outreach and Educational ResourcesStormwater Management
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Stormwater Management – Public Outreach and Educational Resources ~ THE IMPACTS OF PET WASTE AND FERTILIZER TO DUNSTABLE’S STORMWATER

The Town of Dunstable provides outreach and educational materials to support municipal compliance with the Town’s MS4 Stormwater Permit. The permit and its requirements aim to reduce polluted runoff keeping our Town’s waterways clean and healthy.

     To learn more about how pet waste and the use of fertilizer can impact stormwater runoff, please review educational materials https://www.dunstable-ma.gov/stormwater-ms4/pages/fertilizer-and-dog-waste-notices-reminders.

     You are also encouraged to visit the Town’s website, https://www.dunstable-ma.gov/stormwater-ms4 for more stormwater related information and the following …

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Mass. Mattress and Textile Waste Bans
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BOARD OF HEALTH  MassDEP Mattress and Textile Waste Bans

What to do with your old mattress? If you’re not sure what to do with your old mattress, there are a few options to consider. You can donate mattresses in *good condition*.

• Household Goods, 530 Main St. (Rt 27)Acton, MA 978-635-1710 ext. 5 www.householdgoods.org Donation Drop-Off Hours: Tues, Thurs, and Sat. 9AM – 12PM

• The Wish Project, 166 Middlesex St., North Chelmsford, MA 866-947-4360 You can visit their website to fill out the …

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American Red CrossGeneral NewsVolunteer Opportunity
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GIVE  THE  GIFT  OF  TIME

     Want to turn your compassion into action? Volunteer with your local American Red Cross Disaster Relief Team! People are displaced every day due to home fires, storms, and other disasters. Disaster Relief Volunteers respond to these emergencies to provide those affected with food, clothing, shelter, and hope. Join your local Disaster Relief Team and provide much needed support to your neighbors in their greatest time of need.

     You can also support your community …

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DunstableTyngsborough
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TYNGSBOROUGH  DUNSTABLE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY

Little Red Schoolhouse, 64 Main St. (Route) 113, Dunstable, MA – Not far from the Dunstable/Tyngsborough town line near Route 3

The Tyngsborough Dunstable Historical Society has copies of the following books for sale at $20 each. We will deliver free of charge to residents in Dunstable and Tyngsborough, MA.  Are you new to the area? These will give you a glimpse into the past. Dunstable/ Images of America Series, Tyngsborough/ Images of America …

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General News
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TICKS AND MOSQUITOES by Ashley Pavlakos Public Health Nurse, Town of Tyngsborough

     It is that time of year again when ticks and mosquitoes are most active (April-September). As you prepare to go outdoors this season here are a few tips to remember on how to best protect yourself from these pesky bugs.  

     Ticks are known to live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas. Spending time outside doing activities that are common to where ticks live could potentially bring you in close contact with them. Some …

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Estate Planning
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TRUSTS FOR ESTATE PLANNING

by Attorney Edward H. Adamsky

            Trusts are a useful yet misunderstood tool of Estate Planning. The problem is that there are so many different kinds of trusts. Trusts can be Revocable, which means they can be changed, or Irrevocable, which means they cannot be changed. There are many specialized trusts for particular purposes like Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs), QTIP Trusts (for estate-tax planning), Special Needs Trusts (to handle assets for a …

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Tyngsborough Library
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TYNGSBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY 25 Bryants Lane, Tyngsborough 978-649-7361 www.tynglib.org

Library Hours: Mon. & Wed.  10:30 a.m. – 8 p.m   Tues. & Thurs., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sat., 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Fri. & Sun. Closed

Register for TPL programs by calling or emailing (circdesk@tynglib.org) the Library or using links provided on the online calendar for virtual programs.

Kids & Teens – Check TPL’s online calendar for events and activities.

Kids & Teens – Check TPL’s online calendar for Fall events and …

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General NewsLowell ArtistUpcoming Event
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WESTERN AVENUE

 See what’s happening on our social sites! Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.   We host at least one event monthly, on the first Saturday of the month.  The location is 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA

https://www.facebook.com/events/885455905731843/?active_tab=discussion

Western Avenue | Studios & Lofts  978-710-8605   http://www.westernavenuestudios.com…

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Dunstablenon-profitSenior Citizen TopicTyngsboroTyngsborough
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FRIENDS OF THE TYNGSBORO ELDERLY, INC.

The Friends of the Tyngsboro Elderly, Inc. a 501 C3 Non Profit (Formally, Friends of the Council on Aging) was established in 1984 to defray the cost of programs, activities, luncheons, and lectures as well as assist in payment of capitol expenditures. To date the Friends of the Tyngsboro Elderly, Inc have donated $47,000 for those expenditures  in the new building.

Membership dues are $10 per year.  Forms are available at the senior center …

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