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Earth Day Celebrations, DevensConnect, Mirror Lake Passes, and Calendar of Events.
Read moreAt Bandoleros in Concord, an American dream worth waiting for
Where to: Bandoleros in Concord.
Why: For Mexican food in a suburban shopping plaza, with lines out the door in the middle of the week, coupled with a uniquely American success story. The backstory: “Every day is a fiesta in Concord,” says Bandoleros owner Elmer Melendez. In 1999, he fled violence in El Salvador to come to the United States with his wife, Delmy Madana, and two young children. He found a cooking job at Savory Lane in Acton. Later, he became a cook at Serafina’s in Concord. In 2007, he began opening his own restaurants with his wife: Dario’s in Fitchburg; Bandoleros in Devens.
His latest triumph is opening a second Bandoleros in the very space where he got a job all those years ago: This is the former Serafina’s, where he was once a young cook.
“It’s an achievement for me, 20 years later. I started out working 100 hours a week. Now, I own my own business. Life has come full circle,” he says.
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Devens Fire Department, Skating on Rogers, Christmas Tree Disposal, and more.
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Devens Resident News, Loaves and Fishes, Parker Charter School, Voting Updates, and more.
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems Topping Off, Trees for Soldiers, Voting Information, and Ayer Devens Pocket Forest Project
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Devens Holiday Tree Lighting, Devens Annual Report, Toys for Tots, and Voting information.
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Have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving holiday!, Devens Coin Show, Voting Info, and Calendar.
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Devens Resident Dinner, Voting Information, Regional Shuttle, and Calendar of Events.
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Voting Information, TaraVista Behavioral Health Center celebrates its sixth anniversary, Devens shuttle service, DEAC Update, and Calendar.
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Annual Devens Resident's Dinner, Shuttle Service, DEAC Update, and Calendar of Events.
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Devens Dog & Music Festival, Devens' Halloween Parade, Assessor News, and Calendar of Events.
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Devens' Halloween Parade, Devens Educational Advisory Committee update, The Great Exchange, and Calendar of Events.
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Dragonfly Wellness celebrates the opening of IridESSENCE Community Health Collaborative, The Great Exchange has new items, Devens Dog & Music Festival, and more.
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Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry who received the Community Partner of the Year Award, DPW & Recreation's newly acquired field painting robot has been christened, Lil’ Ro, and more.
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Jordan Clark newest member of the Devens Fire Department, Devens Board of Assessors, Harvest Fest, and more.
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Devens Dog & Music Festival, 27th Annual Fire & Life Safety Education Conference, and Calendar of Events.
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Local news & calendar of events
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Town of Ayer & Devens Community Awarded $282,640, Breast Cancer Awareness Shirts, and Calendar of Events.
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Local News: Mulch Fires, Noise Alert, and Seussical.
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Fort Devens Day photos, Devens Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center, Seussical the Musical, and more.
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Topics Include: Fort Devens Day food and vendor list, Fort Devens Museum, Back to School Info, and calendar of events
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Fort Devens Day food and vendor list, Massachusetts' drought status, and calendar of events
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Fort Devens Day Celebration Information, Volunteers Needed, 5K Huff & Cuff, and Calendar of Events.
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Fort Devens Day Information, Devens Farmer's Market, Fort Devens Restoration Advisory Board, and more.
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Fort Devens Day & Summer Celebration Information, Patton Road Closure, Devens Farmer's Market, and more.
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Devens Farmer's Market, Firework Testing, and Calendar of Events.
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Devens Firefighters Training, Devens Farmer's Market, Yoga on Rogers, and Calendar of Events.
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Happy 4th of July, Devens Farmers Market, and Calendar of Events.
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Devens Farmers Market, 2021 Water Quality Report, and Calendar of Events.
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Devens Workforce Ride Program, Mirror Lake Beach Passes, Yoga on Rogers, and Calendar of Events.
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Mirror Lake Family Fun Day, Road work in Devens, Federal Bureau of Prisons, FMC Devens hiring event, and more.
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Devens Food Truck & Craft Festival this weekend, DEAC survey, and calendar of events.
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Local Happenings, DEAC Update, Calendar of Events.
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Three Can't-Miss Events in Devens this Summer, Around Town, Devens Resident Updates, and Calendar of Events.
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Fort Devens Police Officer Christian Robinson, Save the Date for Food Truck & Craft Festival 2022, Devens Dog and Pet Animal Licenses, and more.
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Devens Community Yard Sale, Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry's Neighborhood Food Project, DEAC News, and Calendar of Events.
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Earth Day Celebrations, Devens Farmer's Market, Community Yard Sale, and Calendar of Events.
Read moreHow four Massachusetts communities are thinking outside of the box to save the environment
When corporate offices opt for new furniture, or close up shop entirely as remote work culture persists, where do the discarded chairs and desks go? The filing cabinets, manila folders and cubicle panels?
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Dick’s Market Garden, Bio-techne Hiring Event, Devens Community Yard Sale, and Devens Recreation Calendar 2022.
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Devens Fire Department, Ribbon Cutting, Mirror Lake, and Easter Egg Hunt.
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Easter Egg Hunt, Mirror Lake, Shout-out to Marty's Cafe & Deli, Pathway at King Street's Topping-off Ceremony.
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Devens Fire Department, Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA) Events, Calendar of Events.
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Marty's Corner Cafe & Deli, Welcome to Devens, Women's History Month, and more.
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Devens Fire House Update, Food Truck Vendors Wanted, Women's History Month, and more.
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Jessica Strunkin's Retweet, Devens DPW, Willy Wonka at the Cannon Theatre, and more.
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Parking Ban, Devens Fire Dept. Training, Willie Wonka at the Cannon Theatre, and more.
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Things to do on Winter Break, Top Tweet, and Calendar of Events.
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Happy Valentine's Day, Featured Tweet, and Calendar of Events.
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Snow Removal, Ice Skating Rink Update, DEAC Announcement, MWCC Training, and more.
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Parking Ban Information, Ice Skating on Rogers Field, Clear Path for Veterans Canine Service Dog program, and more.
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Devens Fire Dept. Receives Grant, Ice Rink Opening, Featured Tweet, and more.
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Mask Advisory for Devens, From the Fire Chief's Desk, and Calendar of Events.
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Mask Advisory for Devens, Devens DPW & Recreation Update, MassDevelopment's Annual Report, and more.
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Mask Update, Devens Residents: Sand & Salt Available, Tweet of the Week, and Calendar of Events.
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Happy Holidays, Tweet of the Week, and Calendar of Events.
Read moreAfter years of doubts, hopes grow that nuclear fusion is finally for real and could help address climate change
DEVENS — It’s been compared to everything from a holy grail to fool’s gold: the ultimate solution to clean, readily available energy or an expensive delusion diverting scarce money and brainpower from the urgent needs of rapidly addressing climate change.
Read moreNuclear Fusion Startup Facility Isn’t the Only Project Heating Up Central Massachusetts Construction Market
Beyond being the future site of a revolutionary nuclear fusion startup, a decommissioned military base in Central Massachusetts has become one of the hot spots for construction in Massachusetts beyond Boston, with more than $1 billion in development activity. Construction on hundreds of millions of dollars in new life sciences and other projects is underway or nearing completion at the former Fort Devens Military Base.
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Tweet of the Week, Devens Fire Chief Tim Kelley, DEAC News, and Calendar of Events.
Read moreHow Little Bee Bookshop came to be
“I’m going to own a children’s bookstore in downtown Ayer,” declared Devens resident Debra Rivera one day in the summer of 2020 while sitting on the back porch with her husband. “Imagine children coming into the Little Bee Bookshop,” he responded immediately.
“And it was that simple—I knew it couldn’t be called anything else,” said Rivera. She explained that the name Debra means “bee” in Hebrew, and her husband and his family had often given her bee-themed gifts.
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Tweet of the Week, Devens Fire Department Training, The Great Exchange, DEAC, and more.
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Devens 2021 Annual Report, Tweet of the Week, Toys for Tots, and Calendar of Events.
Read moreA Massachusetts company leads as the race for fusion energy heats up
Some of the same billionaires who pioneered the commercialization of space are now using their fortunes to fund companies to create the energy source of the stars on earth. And a new round of funding is sending MIT spin-off Commonwealth Fusion Systems into orbit.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Holiday Tree Lighting, and Calendar of Events.
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Devens Firefighter Steven Giaimo, Tweet of the Week, YMC Expands, and Holiday Tree Lighting.
Read moreBritish fluid-device manufacturer to build out Devens facility
British medical device manufacturer Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group will break ground this week on a manufacturing facility in Devens, a 150,000-square-foot building that will bring 150 jobs to the area.
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Hildreth Elementary School, Community Grant Announcement, Toys for Tots, and more.
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$4.1M Helps Accumet Expand in Devens, 2021 Devens Dog & Music Festival and Halloween Parade, Featured Tweet, Elections, and more.
Read moreAccumet Engineering will use $4.1M loan to build 40K-sq.-ft. Devens facility
Advanced processing manufacturer Accumet Engineering, Inc., currently based in Hudson and Westford, plans to consolidate its operations in a planned 39,375 square-foot facility in Devens, using a $4.14-million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment, according to a Monday announcement from the state agency.
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Halloween Information, Featured Tweet, Election Information, and Calendar of Events.
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Featured Tweet, Stormwater Update, Voting, and Calendar of Events.
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Harvest Fest Photos, Devens Elections, Featured Tweet, and Calendar of Events.
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Featured Tweet, Hydrant Flushing, Flu Clinic, and Calendar of Events.
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Harvest Fest on 10/7, Featured Tweet, Flu Clinic, and Calendar of Events.
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Devens Community Contacts, Devens Fire Chief, Featured Tweet, Harvest Fest, and more.
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Honoring the Fallen, Bike Rodeo, Community Yard Sale, Little Bee Bookshop, and more.
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Featured tweet, Devens' Third Annual Residents Dinner, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and more.
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Devens Third Annual Residents Dinner, Devens Workforce Assistance Meeting, and upcoming events calendar.
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Tweet of the Week, Fishing in Devens, and upcoming events calendar.
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Tweet of the Week, Information from the DEC and the Devens Fire Department, and August Calendar of Events.
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Tweet of the Week, Fire Station Visitors, The Great Exchange, and August Calendar of Events.
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Devens History Tour, Who Lives Here?, and August and September Happenings.
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Tweet of the Week, Red Tail Golf, Birdwatching, SUP Mirror Lake Style, and August Happenings.
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Support a Local Biz, Birdwatching, and Events Calendar.
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Welcome Deputy Chief Desautels, Biking in Devens, and July & August Happenings
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Tweet of the Week, Water Rescue Training, The Great Exchange, and more.
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Enjoy a Safe and Happy Independence Day, Devens Fire Completes Rescue Drill, The Wall That Heals, and more.
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Marty's Corner Cafe & Deli Now Open, Devens Fire Dept Receives Grant, Yoga on Rogers Continues, and more.
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Devens Welcomes New Firefighters, Yoga on Rogers is Back, Tweet of the Week, and more.
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Family Fun Day June 13, Little Leaf Farms Tweet, Nashua River Watershed Summer Programs, and more.
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Tweet of the Week, Station Visit, Lifeguards Wanted, and more.
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Tweet of the Week, Nashoba Valley Food Pantries, Reduce Stormwater Pollution, and Family Fun Day!
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Topics include: Family Fun Day, Devens Vaccine Clinic, Reduce Stormwater Pollution, and MWCC Free Training Program.
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"2021 Power 50: Jessica Strunkin", COVID-19 clinic, EMT of the Year Awards, and more.
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Topics include: New Restaurant Opens in Devens, Online Bill Pay, National Wildfire Awareness Month, and more.
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Topics include: The Great Exchange, Tweet of the Week, Devens Water Use Restrictions, Calendar of Events, and more.
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Topics include: Earth Day Celebrations, Nashua River Watershed Association Video, Tweet of the Week, Updated Devens Recreation Calendar, and more.
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Details include: Dog/Pet License, Yard Waste, The Great Exchange, Devens Recreation Calendar Update, and more.
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Topics include: Devens Fire, Yard Waste Pickup, Business Impact Survey, MassBioEd Apprenticeship Program, and more.
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Topics include: Recreation and Events Calendar, American Women in WWII Exhibit, EMT Training, New Great Exchange Website, and more.
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Topics include: 'Devens in Demand' article, 2021 Events Calendar, MWCC EMT Program, Job Openings, and more.
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