WORCESTER COUNTY NEWS
Brian Meifert drops pounds and inspires others to...
CLINTON -- Two years ago, Brian Meifert would have laughed in the face of anyone who told him he would run five miles during his lunch break at work.
Leominster Emergency Management puts out the call...
LEOMINSTER -- Leominster Emergency Management is calling a summit meeting with 17 churches and synagogues asking for help raising reserve volunteers who can work at shelters during disasters and emergencies.
Team Colors
Brian Whitney, owner of Bay State Apparel, a subcontractor for VF Corporation which holds apparel licenses for the NFL, reviews a color separation filter at their factory in Leominster Saturday afternoon.
Lancaster OKs permit for affordable housing
LANCASTER -- The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a comprehensive permit for the construction of an affordable-housing development to be located off of Mill Street Extension, according to Planning Director Noreen Piazza.
T-shirt printer: Pats victory would be win-win for...
LEOMINSTER -- If the Patriots win the Super Bowl, Brian Whitney won't be able to celebrate like other fans.
Leominster garage will increase spaces for rail...
LEOMINSTER -- The North Leominster commuter rail station opened in 2005, and every one of the parking lot's 140 spaces were full almost immediately.
Lunenburg farmer taps into new market
LUNENBURG -- Lunenburg resident Jim Lattanzi has operated a successful beef and pork farm on Hill Road for several years, but now he's undertaking a new and sweeter challenge -- maple sugaring.
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.

Only sheer talent will prevail at Barber Battle
FITCHBURG -- Whoever told you haircuts are a time for gossip and conversations about the weather was wrong.
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.
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.
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.
WEEKEND BEST BETS Dan Zanes rocks with kids
FITCHBURG -- CenterStage at Fitchburg State University welcomes the folksy, family-friendly music of Dan Zanes, formerly of The Del Fuegos.
Record profits for Unitil Corp.
FITCHBURG -- Unitil Corp. reported a net profit of $10 million during the fourth quarter, finishing up what CEO Robert G.
Author to speak in Fitchburg Feb. 9
FITCHBURG -- Author Saloma Miller Furlong will speak at the Fitchburg Public Library about her memoir, "Why I Left the Amish," at 6:30 p.
Applewild School grants are available
FITCHBURG -- Applewild School announces a major scholarship opportunity for students entering fifth grade, as well as additional opportunities for students entering sixth grade.
Fitchburg's Clark, Conry join Monty Tech board
FITCHBURG -- A joint meeting between the City Council and School Committee to approve two candidates for two slots on the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District Committee was anything but terse Tuesday night.
Fitchburg resident: Unitil dragging its feet on...
FITCHBURG -- A local resident said he has been calling the Unitil utility company about a tree that leans over a power line near his house for more than a year with no response.
Shots fired in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG -- Police responded to Westminster Street early Monday morning after receiving several calls of shots fired, and found five buildings with evidence of gunshot damage, Sgt.
Book sales at Fitchburg, Leominster libraries
The Fitchburg Public Library will hold a book sale Thursday at 610 Main St., from noon to 7 p.m. In addition to a large collection of books and movies, there will be CD-ROMs, LPs, CDs, large-print books and children's books.
Fitchburg bridge repairs to begin sooner than...
FITCHBURG -- The state is moving up its timetable for repair work to the River Street and Kimball Street bridges, Mayor Lisa Wong said.
Pressure to fix city's ailing sewer system...
FITCHBURG -- City officials are saying their battle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not about whether Fitchburg will rebuild its sewer system, but to what extent and how long it will take.
Having a Ball
The 2012 Inaugural Ball is held Saturday night in the Fitchburg Senior Center. (SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE / BRETT CRAWFORD)
Inaugural Ball a celebration
FITCHBURG -- Mayor Lisa Wong strolled arm-in-arm with Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson into her Inaugural Ball, kicking off one of the most formal occasions of the year Saturday evening.
Meeting on sewer, water rates planned
FITCHBURG -- The Fitchburg Senior Center is holding an informational meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday about recent increases in water and sewer rates, Executive Director Joan Goodwin said.
Fitchburg planner makes smiling brides her...
By Patricia O'Connell Correspondent What should a bride expect on her wedding day? "She's going to expect that everything is going to go flawlessly," said Michelle Rattanavong, an event planner based in Fitchburg.
20 suspects indicted in multiagency Fitchburg...
Twenty suspects were indicted in the culmination of "Operation Red Wolf" in Fitchburg. Federal, state and local authorities arrested 16 people in the city Thursday morning, two are already in custody and two are still being sought.
16 nabbed in Fitchburg gang sweep
FITCHBURG -- The city is a safer place after the culmination of "Operation Red Wolf," a federal, state and local bust of 16 people with ties to gang activity, drugs and illegal weapons, Police Chief Robert DeMoura said Thursday.
Post-office visit opens window for Fitchburg Arts...
FITCHBURG -- It was a first for 13 students in the Life Skills Program at Fitchburg Arts Academy -- a Wednesday-morning visit to the post office on Main Street and a chance to experience basic skills they have been learning since the beginning of
Fitchburg registry will target neglected...
FITCHBURG -- The city's recent difficulty finding the owner of a Canton Street property shows that Fitchburg needs a centralized registry of empty or abandoned buildings, Housing Director Ryan McNutt said.
Fitchburg council to take up $8.8M sewer loan...
FITCHBURG -- The $8.8 million loan order for the city to update its sewer system to comply with federal regulations is going back to the City Council on Tuesday, after the Finance Committee this week approved it 3-2.

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