WORCESTER COUNTY NEWS
Get Your Head in the Game! Go Pats!
Rob Crespo, a barber at Thumbs Up Barbers on John Fitch Highway in Fitchburg gives a New England Patriots logo haircut to Julio Moralez, Jr.
Students get lesson in animal care
FITCHBURG -- Fitchburg High School students got a lesson in proper animal care Friday, as part of Animal Care Education Awareness Month.
Marine mom steps up for the wounded
FITCHBURG -- For Bonny Hillman, it would have been harder not to get involved. Hillman, 46, formed Helping Hands for our Heroes several months after her son, Justin Hillman, 23, left for Afghanistan with his Marine unit last April.
Fitchburg Ward 4 Democrats to caucus
FITCHBURG -- Registered Democrats in Fitchburg's Ward 4 will hold a caucus at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb.
Ashburnham woman charged with OUI
FITCHBURG -- An Ashburnham woman arrested for drunken driving early Friday later exhibited severe mood swings during booking, according to court documents.
Health officials get peek into future
FITCHBURG -- Administrators from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester were in Fitchburg Friday to tour the future site of Community Health Connections on the Burbank Campus of HealthAlliance Hospital.
Young robotics aces hope for trip to Calif.
LEOMINSTER -- Samantha Davis believes her VEX robotics team, Devil Bots, is the de facto state middle-school champion.
Young entrepreneur creates unique school...
LEOMINSTER -- What started out as a college project with some friends for Leominster native Matthew Maynard has turned into a lucrative career move that is helping to bring awareness to school-age children about the importance of making a difference
Regional Relay for Life raised $778G
GARDNER -- The Relay for Life of Greater Gardner recently announced that it raised $778,794.94 during the 2011 Relay for Life.
Small hands, big thanks
Jake Thibeault, 8, paints a plaque during an art project in celebration ofCatholic Schools Week at St. Anthony School in Fitchburg on Wednesday.
For Leominster CTE students, a healthy gift
LEOMINSTER -- Alice is falling apart. Really. She is about 20 years old and has received constant medical attention from the students in the Leominster High School Center for Technical Education health occupational skills program, but the
Ashburnham school project needs $950G trim
ASHBURNHAM -- Construction on the new J.R. Briggs school will not start as planned on Monday, as contractors work to slim down an extra $950,000 that was not originally budgeted into the $24.
Lancaster commission weighs energy-purchase plans
LANCASTER -- The Energy Commission has a tough choice ahead in determining whether it will proceed with either Colonial Power Group or GridSmart Energy in the town's quest for municipal aggregation, according to commission member Andrew Detsikas and
Fitchburg board backs formation of energy panel
FITCHBURG -- The Legislative Affairs Committee advanced a petition to create a six-member energy commission at Thursday night's meeting.
Westminster senior center plan headed to May vote
WESTMINSTER -- Most local senior centers have their own, municipally owned home, and the town of Westminster would like to join those ranks.
Monty Tech adviser pushes for AP classes
FITCHBURG -- Starting next year, Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School students may be able to chip away at college courses without stepping foot into a university, said Christina Favreau, director of Academic Programs.
Regional nonprofit has 'Opportunity' to succeed
FITCHBURG -- Arc Community Services will now be known as The Arc of Opportunity in North Central Massachusetts, following a brief presentation Wednesday morning.
Fitchburg man arraigned on credit-card charges
FITCHBURG -- A Fitchburg man who told police he confused a stranger's credit card with pennies from heaven was arraigned in Fitchburg District Court Wednesday.

Local poet represents U.S. at international conference
LUNENBURG -- Local poet Frederick Farryl Goodwin never dreamed that only months after a three-and-a-half-year struggle to have his life's work published, he would be among the select few invited to read at one of the largest poetry gatherings in the
Parent: Bus stop location unsafe
LUNENBURG -- A parent went before the School Committee for the second straight week Wednesday to raise concerns about changes to the district's bus service due to cuts in the budget.
Selectmen deny application for liquor license
LUNENBURG -- The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday denied an application by the owner of Bengal's Convenience for a beer and wine license after multiple local business owners spoke out against granting the license.
Business looks to expand in Lunenburg
LUNENBURG -- Members of the Planning Board reviewed a subdivision Monday that will allow Powell Stone & Gravel Co.
Furloughs can save money and jobs
LUNENBURG -- The topic of employee furloughs has been raised in several towns throughout the year as officials looks for ways to offset declining revenue.
Residents stage Unitil protest
FITCHBURG -- Lunenburg resident Lea McDonald still gets emotional when asked to recall the 12 days her family went without power following last December's ice storm.
Local woman takes on power company
LUNENBURG -- Cathy Clark, a local real estate agent and mother of four, wasn't well known outside of the area a year ago.
Town's bond rating gets a boost
LUNENBURG -- Improved long-term financial planning and sound fiscal policies have led a major bond rating agency to increase Lunenburg's bond rating by two grades, according to Town Manager Kerry Speidel.
School improvement plan hitting goals
LUNENBURG -- The creation of a student senate, implementation of a virtual classroom, and increased common planning time for teachers are all goals being accomplished as part of the Lunenburg High School Improvement Plan, according to Principal
Construction to begin on condo development
LUNENBURG -- Residents can expect to see a lot of activity at the former site of Whalom Park beginning as early as next week, when construction gets under way on a massive condominium project that was approved by the town more than two years ago.
Businesses battle for beer-and-wine license
LUNENBURG -- A controversy arose Tuesday during a public hearing before the Board of Selectmen for a beer-and-wine license application submitted by Bengal's Convenience at 21 Main St.
Firefighters want residents to be prepared this...
LUNENBURG -- Local firefighters have scheduled an event on the anniversary of last December's ice storm aimed at better preparing residents for future emergencies.
Residents stay late to vote again
LUNENBURG -- Faced with the prospect of leaving Special Town Meeting without closing a $300,000 budget deficit, residents voted late Tuesday night to overturn a decision earlier in the evening to reject the article aimed at closing the budget gap.
Lunenburg Town Meeting voters struggle with...
LUNENBURG -- Residents failed to address the town's budget deficit as of press time during special Town Meeting Tuesday, after voting to reject the article aimed at closing the gap.
Lunenburg preparing for Town Meeting
LUNENBURG -- Wind- and solar-energy bylaws, an increase in the local meals tax and different options for closing a budget deficit are among the major items residents will vote on during Special Town Meeting at Lunenburg High School Tuesday.
Sandwich shop and store opens in Lunenburg
LUNENBURG -- A new family-owned sandwich shop and convenience store opened its doors Friday in the center of town.
Senior Center collecting items for wounded...
LUNENBURG -- Officials at the Eagle House Senior Center recently kicked off a big effort to collect items for wounded U.
New cable station seeks show ideas, fresh...
LUNENBURG -- Members of the Lunenburg Cable Access Advisory Committee are welcoming any local budding television stars to create programming for the town's new public access television channel.
Fire guts Lunenburg house, kills beloved family...
LUNENBURG -- A beloved black Labrador known around the neighborhood for his friendliness died in a fire that gutted a house at 431 Townsend Harbor Road at about 11:20 a.
State tells Lunenburg to study high-school...
LUNENBURG -- The Massachusetts School Building Authority is asking Lunenburg officials to fully explore the town's options around regionalizing with another community before it will approve a feasibility study for a project at Lunenburg High School.
Lunenburg wants to sell development rights to land
LUNENBURG -- Lunenburg officials are hoping to cash in on 115 acres of town-owned land by selling the development rights to the state, according to Town Manager Kerry Speidel.
Meeting would explore possible construction of new...
TOWNSEND -- The North Middlesex School Committee has scheduled a meeting with state education officials to discuss the possibility of getting assistance with building a new high school if the towns vote to add Lunenburg to the district's region.
Officials move to upgrade school
LUNENBURG -- Officials with the Massachusetts School Building Authority voted Wednesday to move Lunenburg High School into the "feasibility study phase" for potential funding for a future project.
Proposed hike in insurance costs nixed
LUNENBURG -- Members of the town's Public Employee Committee have voted unanimously to reject a proposal by Town Manager Kerry Speidel to have employees pay a bigger share of their health insurance coverage.
Swine flu shot clinic planned in Lunenburg
LUNENBURG -- Residents in Lunenburg and surrounding towns have the opportunity to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine during a clinic at T.

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