The nickname is hardly a new one. “America’s Yankee Doodle Town” appears on the town’s stationery, while the Yankee Doodle Homecoming brings Billericans together each year to celebrate the town’s ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Wish "Yankee Doodle" a happy 250th birthday. Maybe. The original lyrics to one of America's best-known songs, one associated with the American Revolution, were actually written a couple ...

BILLERICA — It’s something residents have known for a long, long time. But 240 years later, it still wasn’t official. That’s until Tuesday, when Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill on the steps of the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Wish “Yankee Doodle” a happy 250th birthday. Maybe. The original lyrics to one of America’s best-known songs, one associated with the American Revolution, were actually written a ...