We asked you in an on-line poll last week at wickedlocal.com/Woburn whether State Sen. James Marzilli, D-Arlington, should be removed from office.

Noticeably absent from last week’s key budget vote was state Sen. James Marzilli.

If you haven’t been to wickedlocal.com/woburn lately, check out what you’ve been missing.

With the onset of summer comes the annual rite of passage high school seniors look forward to: Walking across the stage and receiving a hard-earned diploma.

It takes just a second to click a belt, yet doing so is one of the smartest decisions a driver can make.

A guest opinion by Mayor Thomas L. McLaughlin

Without the men of the Merchant Marines and their brethren in the Army and Naval Transport services, more American troops may have fallen in combat for lack of critical supplies.

Mayor Thomas L. McLaughlin has written a guest editorial regarding the controversy surrounding the state mandate that residential water meters be installed in the city.

While teens should always drive safely, it is especially important during prom and graduation season.

By driving aggressively, carelessly, or just too fast, we endanger ourselves, our passengers and innocent passersby.

Sadly, the cumulative raise a Woburn teacher received in the past four years only went up by 6 percent.

James J. Dwyer announced that he is a Democratic Party candidate for state representative for the 30^th District of Middlesex County.

Casinos promise, at best, a small percentage of the revenues we’ll need and, worse, exacerbate some of the fundamental problems we need to address.

The other day, I received an e-mail with the subject line, “Free video on resolving conflicts with Canada geese.”

The first year of the Congress was a busy one, charting a new direction for the nation on a wide range of important issues.

Remember: the life you save may be your own.

When we’re standing in the voting booth, pens poised, let’s stop and remind ourselves to come back.

We have to talk in our own voices and be honest, in an election year like this one especially.

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