Lauren Elizabeth Terrazzano (March 28, 1968 - May 15, 2007) was an American journalist best known for her "Life, With Cancer" Newsday column and other writings about her illness with cancer .
41-516: She was born on March 28, 1968. Terrazzano graduated from high school in Tewksbury, Massachusetts . In 1990, Terrazzano earned a bachelor's degree from Boston University . After graduating from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in 1994, Terrazzano worked at The New York Daily News and The Record before joining Newsday in 1996. She was part of a team of reporters who won
82-435: A construction project in the city to highlight $ 2.8 billion spent during Baker's administration on highway construction projects and improvements to bridges, intersections, and sidewalks. The former Tew-Mac Airport was located in the town before it was closed in 1997 and replaced with condominiums and a country club. As of the census of 2000, there were 28,851 people, 9,964 households, and 7,692 families residing in
123-480: A high school, two junior high schools, one private school and four elementary schools, specifically: The four elementary schools in Tewksbury were redistricted in 2010. Before the switch, each school had its own district and served grades K–4. The two schools on each side of town were then grouped together and each was given specific grades for that school. North Tewksbury: South Tewksbury: High school students have
164-401: A household in the town was $ 87,073, and the median income for a family was $ 95,128. The per capita income for the town was $ 32,517. About 2.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. Billerica was a contender for CNN Money's "Best Places to Live" in 2009 but did not make the top 100 list for
205-488: A musket from a British soldier. The song " Yankee Doodle " supposedly became a term of national pride instead of an insult because of this event. The town now celebrates "Yankee Doodle Weekend" every September. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 26.4 square miles (68 km ), of which 25.9 square miles (67 km ) are land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km ) (1.90%)
246-468: A small water spout, and traveled west and then southeast to the Shawsheen River. It dissipated at North Wilmington . Several corn fields and orchards were severely damaged, with one residence having its roof blown off. The tornado was powerful enough to flatten barns and sheds, pull up large trees by their roots, and sweep away and kill a team of oxen. Due to the sparse population, and homes located above
287-503: Is Merrimack College in North Andover , with several others within an hour's drive in Boston. Tewksbury is served by the Boston television stations, and by newspapers such as the "Boston Herald" and the "Town Crier" (weekly). Tewksbury Hospital was used in the opening scene of Adam Sandler's Hubie Halloween . It was also the setting of the fictional Juniper Hills Psychiatric Hospital in
328-462: Is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts , United States. Its population was 31,342 as of the 2020 United States Census . Tewksbury was first settled in 1637 and was officially incorporated on December 17, 1734, from Billerica . The act that made this was the act of ANNO Regni Regis GEORGII Secundi Octavo. It states residents were not close enough to middle of town so they broke apart. There
369-472: Is at a point in the middle of the Concord River where Billerica, Chelmsford, Lowell and Tewksbury all meet . The Shawsheen River and Concord River are the two major waterways within the town. Nuttings Lake offers a public beach and other recreational water activities including canoeing and sailing. As of the census of 2000, there were 38,981 people, 12,919 households, and 10,244 families residing in
410-431: Is headed by a Town Manager, appointed by a five-person Select Board. Since the 2020 United States Census and the redistricting process following it, the town of Billerica has been split between the 3rd and 6th Massachusetts Congressional Districts. With the northern part of the town in the 3rd Congressional District and the southern half in the 6th Congressional District . The Middlesex House of Correction and Jail
451-565: Is led by a town manager, who reports to the town's five member board of selectmen. Every spring the town holds an open town meeting where the budget is submitted for approval by the town's citizens. Tewksbury is located in the 6th Congressional District and thus represented in the House of Representatives by Seth Moulton of Salem. The town is represented in the Senate by Senators Ed Markey of Malden and Elizabeth Warren of Cambridge . Tewksbury
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#1732872929694492-461: Is located here. Originally built as an almshouse in the mid-19th century, it includes over 900 acres (3.6 km ) of open space. The hospital is home to the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Public Health, and has many programs for addictive behavior and other health concerns. Anne Sullivan ("Annie", Helen Keller 's teacher) spent time at Tewksbury Hospital before Annie was sent to
533-542: Is no evidence that the town was named after Tewkesbury , England. Still, Tewksbury, Massachusetts and Tewkesbury, England kept connected through a local committee called the Twinning Committee. Tewksbury also owned a section of Lowell , but not much is known on the topic aside from it being the lands east where the Merrimack River and Concord River meet, referred to by Tewksbury citizens as Belvidere. One of
574-557: Is one of the more Republican-leaning towns in the Commonwealth. With the exception of 2020 , Tewksbury has supported the Republican candidate for president in every election since 2008 . In the 2010 special election to replace the late Ted Kennedy in the Senate, Tewksbury supported Scott Brown over Martha Coakley by a two-to-one margin. Tewksbury Hospital , a state-owned facility,
615-620: Is water. Billerica is located 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of Boston along the Northwest Expressway portion of U.S. Route 3 , positioning it as the border between Boston’s inner suburbs to the south and the Merrimack Valley region to the north. The town is also situated less than 3 miles (5 km) from the Massachusetts Route 128 /Interstate 95 High-Technology belt to the south and less than 2 miles (3 km) from
656-627: The Castle Rock (TV Series) . The now closed Kmart located in the Stadium Plaza Shopping Center was used as the location for the Kmart scenes in Grown Ups 2 . Billerica, Massachusetts Billerica ( / b ɪ l ˈ r ɪ k ə / ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts , United States. The population was 42,119 according to the 2020 census. It takes its name from
697-525: The Interstate 495 (Massachusetts) outer belt highway to the north. Billerica has several small neighborhoods that form villages (or sections) of town. Those villages are Billerica Center, East Billerica, North Billerica , Nutting Lake, Pinehurst , West Billerica, River Pines, Riverdale, and South Billerica. Billerica borders the following towns: Chelmsford , Lowell , Tewksbury , Wilmington , Burlington , Bedford , and Carlisle . The border with Lowell
738-515: The Middlesex Turnpike . The Middlesex Canal , which flowed through Billerica between 1795 and 1852, was used to transport goods between Lowell and Boston. In the 1840s, the Boston and Lowell Railroad 's main line was built and passed through the town's villages of North Billerica and East Billerica. Stations were built in both locations and North Billerica station is still an active station on
779-715: The Bay State." MBTA Commuter Rail provides service from Boston 's North Station with the North Billerica station on its Lowell Line . The southern portions of the town are also geographically close to the Wilmington (MBTA station) and the Anderson Regional Transportation Center in Woburn. The Lowell Regional Transit Authority provides bus service in parts of Billerica. Route #3 (South Lowell) services
820-863: The Kellers, and suffered the loss of her younger brother, James, in his childhood before her departure. Tewksbury Hospital and the Public Health Museum in the Old Administration building were featured in the Stephen King series Castle Rock , as was the Tewksbury Cemetery directly across the street. The building houses murals done by artists during the Works Progress Administration program. The Tewksbury public schools district serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade by
861-477: The MBTA Commuter Rail. Trains stopped taking passengers at East Billerica in 1965 and the station was remodeled and is now a private home. Billerica has been governed through a representative town meeting since 1956, after citizens approved its adoption in 1955. In this system, 240 representatives are elected from 12 precincts to attend the town meeting, the town's legislative branch. The executive branch
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#1732872929694902-864: The North Billerica MBTA station and the North Billerica Business Center. Route #13 (Billerica via Edson) services Boston Road ( Massachusetts Route 3A ) from North Billerica to Pinehurst . Stops along the way include the North Billerica MBTA Station, Pollard Street, High Street, Billerica Center and Town Hall, the Billerica Mall, and Towne Plaza, and a shopping center located in Riverdale. Route #14 ( Burlington Mall / Lahey Hospital & Medical Center ) services Route 3A until Billerica Center, where it continues onto Concord Road and
943-671: The Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2004, although she was not a smoker. She died of lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan on May 15, 2007. This article about an American journalist born in the 1960s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tewksbury, Massachusetts Tewksbury / ˈ t ʊ k s b ɜːr i /
984-546: The US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining nine straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 25.4 days, or 7% of the year. The LRTA 12 bus connects Tewksbury to Lowell and Wilmington on the MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line . In July 2017, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and other Baker administration transportation officials visited
1025-414: The average family size was 3.24. The town's population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 68,800, and
1066-405: The average family size was 3.30. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males. As of the 2010 census, the median income for
1107-491: The median income for a family was $ 76,443. Males had a median income of $ 50,296 versus $ 33,918 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 27,031. About 1.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. Tewksbury, like most towns in Massachusetts, operates under a New England town form of government. Day-to-day management
1148-457: The name Billerica because some of the families originally came from the town of Billericay in Essex, England. The town was incorporated as Billerica in 1655, on the same day as neighboring Chelmsford and nearby Groton . The original plantation of Billerica was divided during the colonial period into the towns of Billerica, Bedford , Wilmington , and Tewksbury . The oldest remaining homestead in
1189-473: The nation. In 2016, Billerica was on the NeighborhoodScout 's "America's Top 100 Safest Cities" list. Billerica Public Schools operate primary and secondary schools. The Billerica public school system consists of five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. A sixth elementary school, Eugene C. Vining Elementary, closed permanently at the end of the 2019 school year. In addition,
1230-516: The oldest sections of town is the area around the Shawsheen River . This is where the Shawshin tribe settled, allowing them access to a food source through fishing in the river. Tewksbury was also known for a historic visit by President Andrew Jackson , who stopped at local watering hole, Brown's Tavern. On July 24, 1857, a powerful tornado swept through Tewksbury. The storm began at Round Pond as
1271-573: The option to attend Shawsheen Valley Technical High School , which serves five area communities. Tewksbury’s athletic teams are known as the Redmen. The nearest community college, Middlesex Community College , has two campuses in nearby Lowell and Bedford . The nearest state university is the University of Massachusetts Lowell , with several state colleges in Salem and Framingham . The nearest private college
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1312-409: The population. There were 12,919 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and
1353-407: The population. There were 9,964 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. Of all households 18.9% were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and
1394-539: The southern end of town as well. Tewksbury is located within the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The town is located about 19 miles (31 km) north-northwest of Boston along I-93 and I-495 (Boston's outer beltway). Tewksbury is bordered by the city of Lowell to the northwest, Dracut to the north (unreachable across the Merrimack ), Andover to the northeast, Wilmington to the southeast, and Billerica to
1435-463: The southwest. Tewksbury also borders the Concord River to the southwest, and the town of Chelmsford exists on the other side of this river. In a typical year, Tewksbury, Massachusetts temperatures fall below 50 °F (10 °C) for 195 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 44.6 inches per year (high in the US) and snow covers the ground 62 days per year, or 17% of the year (high in
1476-405: The town is home to a regional technical high school. Shawsheen Valley Technical Highschool. There are no parochial or private schools in the town of Billerica. However, there are several in neighboring towns including: In celebrating Sports Illustrated 's 50th anniversary, the magazine named Billerica one of the nation's top fifty towns for sports and recreation and the "Sportstown for
1517-536: The town is the Manning Manse built in 1696, which was also the residence of William Manning (1747–1814), the author of The Key of Liberty, a critique of Federalist policies. Other notable Revolutionary War–era residents included Asa Pollard , the first soldier killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill , and Thomas Ditson, who was tarred and feathered in 1775 while on a visit to Boston after attempting to illegally purchase
1558-530: The town of Billericay in Essex , England. In the early 1630s, a Praying Indian village named Shawshin was at the current site of Billerica, commonly spelled Shawsheen today, as in the Shawsheen River . In 1638, Massachusetts Bay Governor John Winthrop and Lt. Governor Thomas Dudley were granted land along the Concord River in the area, and roughly a dozen families from Cambridge and Charlestown Village had begun to occupy Shawshin by 1652. The settlers chose
1599-444: The town. The population density was 1,505.9 inhabitants per square mile (581.4/km ). There were 13,071 housing units at an average density of 504.9 per square mile (194.9/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 94.68% European American , 1.11% African American , 0.10% Native American , 2.76% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 0.33% from other races , and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of
1640-435: The town. The population density was 1,392.3 inhabitants per square mile (537.6/km ). There were 10,158 housing units at an average density of 490.2 per square mile (189.3/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.44% White , 0.67% African American , 0.12% Native American , 1.59% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.41% from other races , and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.22% of
1681-405: The valley floor, no one was killed, and only a few people were injured. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 21.1 square miles (55 km ), of which 20.7 square miles (54 km ) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km ), or 1.61%, is water. The Merrimack River forms part of the northern boundary of Tewksbury, and the Shawsheen River runs through