The Five Minute Read

Daffodil Day raises $5,500

LOWELL » The Lowell General Hospital Auxiliary thanks everyone who participated in Daffodil Day. Through their generous support, the Auxiliary raised $5,500 to support cancer patients at Lowell General.

Daffodil Day is an annual fundraiser in which the Auxiliary sells bunches of daffodils and mini potted daffodils. One hundred percent of the proceeds support the hospital’s cancer patients.

Brush chipping for Westford residents

WESTFORD » The Westford Recycling Commission will hold a brush chipping day for town residents on Saturday, April 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm at the Westford

Highway Garage at 28 North St.

Proof of Westford residency is required.

Brush and branches up to 3 inches in diameter and 10 feet in length will be accepted. Must be average residential brush and reasonable amounts: A load ranges from a trunk to pickup truck volume; includes tow behind a full trailer.

Building materials (such as fences and boards), land clearing materials and debris (roots, bushes, anything mixed with poison ivy), grass and leaves will not be accepted.

The cost is $10 per load, payable only by check made out to the Town of Westford.

Checks must be deposited in the marked container on site.

For more information, visit westfordma.gov/recycling.

Townsend to celebrate Earth Day

TOWNSEND » The town will celebrate Earth Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the North Middlesex Regional High School parking lots, located at 19 Main St.

Visitors will enjoy crafters, vendors, nonprofits, entertainment, animals, a plant and seed swap, and delicious food.

Local sponsors will collect good clothing and textiles, returnable cans and bottles, printer cartridges, eclipse glasses, used K-cups, chip bags, and eyeglasses. Free document shredding will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

New this year will be a child thrift clothing area. Attendees are welcome to bring usable clothing and switch out for items in the size they need.

ARRESTS » PAGE 4

Smoking, as well as dogs and other pets, are not allowed on the NMRHS grounds.

Piano concert: Heal the Earth with Music

COURTESY RAY LEAVITT Lowell General Hospital Auxiliary members who wrapped and distributed the daffodils sold in the recent Daffodil Day fundraiser, from left, are Maureen Howe, Peggy Sullivan, Christine Fraser, Pauline Lambert, Mary Bennett, and Deborah Trull. • Alexis Smith, 24, 5 Strawberry Bank Road, Apt. 16, Nashua; endangering welfare of child, four counts of simple assault, two counts of resisting arrest/detention. • Christopher Rowley, 34, 12 Cedar Lane, Merrimack, N.H.; criminal mischief, criminal threatening. • Jason Carl Normand, 34, 8Whitney St., Apt. A, Nashua; criminal trespass. • Nicholas Travers, 33, 10 E. Pearl St., Apt. 2, Nashua; violation of protective order. • Timothy Dulac, 52, 130 Mammoth Road, Hooksett, N.H.; operating motor vehicle after certified as habitual offender, nonappearance in court, driving motor vehicle after license revocation/suspension, driving without giving proof. • Alex Metallic, 81, Palm St., Apt. 3, Nashua; violation of protective order, stalking. • Jacob Dumont, 24, no fixed address; criminal trespass. • Brian Keith Bolyard, 28, 52 Palm St., Apt. 1, Nashua; theft by unauthorized taking ($0-$1,000), theft by unauthorized taking ($1,501 or more), three counts of simple assault, obstructing report of crime/injury, driving motor vehicle after license revocation/suspension for driving under influence. • Lisa Dimambro, 44, 44Pelham Road, Hudson, N.H.; driving under influence, resisting arrest/ detention, simple assault. • Eliezer Rosario-medina, 24, no fixed address; nonappearance in court. • Emma Harris, 18, 3 Jackson St., Nashua; theft by unauthorized taking ($0-$1,000). • Larry Thompson, 43, 18 Fifield St., Nashua; violation of protective order, witness tampering, stalking. • James Eric Mackerchar, 50, 8 Copp St., Nashua; nonappearance in court. • Timothy Powell, 68, 10 Progress Ave., Nashua; two counts of simple assault.