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.
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.
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.

Leominster Emergency Management puts out the call for reserve volunteers
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.
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
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
Mayor makes health pitch
LEOMINSTER -- Mayor Dean Mazzarella and Comptroller John Richard made their pitch to the City Council Wednesday night for a change in the way the city negotiates health-care costs with employees.
Addiction center fights to stay open in Leominster...
LEOMINSTER -- Chris Dunn readily admits he was shy about crossing the threshold at the Montachusett Addiction Council Center downtown a couple months ago.
Register to vote in Leominster primary by Feb. 15
LEOMINSTER -- The last day to register to vote or change party enrollment for the presidential primary on March 6, 2012, is Wednesday, Feb.
First Friday at The Leominster Art Center
LEOMINSTER -- The Leominster Art Center will hold its next First Friday event this Friday, from 5 to 8 p.
'Mockingbird' flies to top of the reading list in...
LEOMINSTER -- With all due respect to videos and books on CD, reading is alive and well, said Edward Bergman, head of adult services at the Leominster Public Library.
MassHousing extends lease for Waterway apartments
LEOMINSTER -- MassHousing on Monday announced a loan closing of $5.6 million, which will extend for another 20 years the terms for affordable housing in the 89-unit Waterway apartments, a complex on Water Street.
Boston Post Cane tradition returns to Leominster
LEOMINSTER -- The city has a new Boston Post Cane. Mayor Dean Mazzarella's office purchased a replica and is having it inscribed at Joseph's Jewelers.
Alario accounting firm in Leominster announces...
LEOMINSTER -- Robert C. Alario, CPA PC, an accounting firm that specializes in taxation and finance, recently announced the following personnel moves: * Dianne Feroli, of Townsend, was promoted to senior staff accountant.
Man sought in Leominster armed robbery
LEOMINSTER MA -- Police say a man made off with a cash-register drawer from Cumberland Farms at Kings Corner on Tuesday night in an unarmed robbery officers are still investigating.
Leominster students hear Haiti lesson: You can...
LEOMINSTER -- There, on a big screen in the gym at St. Leo School, was a picture of 3-year-old Peter snuggled fast asleep in the arms of Amalia Ciottone.
Icicle Ball to raise money for Leominster High...
LEOMINSTER -- The Leominster High School Band Boosters are taking advantage of the season to hold the group's third annual Icicle Ball at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel Feb.
Corrections officer arraigned in police chase that...
LEOMINSTER -- A police officer had Matthew S. Strong in his gun sights during a protracted chase Monday, according to Leominster District Court records.
With iPads, students at St. Anna School in...
LEOMINSTER -- Ron Richard told the eight students in his American history class Tuesday to find out where in the United States Adolph Hitler owned nearly 9,000 acres.
Fun for all at Sky View School's Winter Carnival
Kids of all ages enjoyedSaturday's Winter Carnivalat the Sky View MiddleSchool in Leominster.
Leominster unions speak against planned changes...
LEOMINSTER -- City employees filed into the City Council chamber Monday night to speak out against Mayor Dean Mazzarella's proposal to buy health insurance through the state Government Insurance Commission.
Corrections officer charged after chase
LEOMINSTER -- Police arrested a Department of Correction officer who threatened to kill himself and nearly rammed a police car Monday afternoon, police Sgt.
Leominster High School work on fast track
LEOMINSTER -- Thanks to mild weather over the December school break, reconstruction at Leominster High School kicked into high gear, putting the renovations on course for a crucial upcoming deadline.
Leominster group to welcome back troops
LEOMINSTER -- Welcome home. American Family Link, in coordination with the Veterans Services Center, is thanking three veterans Thursday at 7 p.
Accurate Fun
Ashton Molzahn, 6, of Leominster tries to get a football through one of the two tires during Sky View Middle School's 9th Annual Winter Carnival, Saturday.
Leominster officials to discuss residency rule
LEOMINSTER -- The City Council's Legal Affairs Committee is expected to recommend a slow approach for two controversial items on the council's agenda Monday night.
Test your knowledge of North Central Mass....
LEOMINSTER -- At its Good Morning Breakfast on Friday, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce recognized 52 members that have been in business the longest.

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