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.
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.
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.

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.
Officials resist solar project
LUNENBURG -- Members of the Lunenburg Conservation Commission continued a hearing on a proposed solar farm on Electric Avenue after submitted plans presented questions about the impact of the farm on wetlands.
Sewer rate to increase by 20% in Lunenburg
LUNENBURG -- Residents can expect to see a 20 percent increase in their sewer bills to help combat rising costs.
Neighbors of solar project in Lunenburg don't see...
LUNENBURG -- Abutters of a proposed solar project on Electric Avenue sounded off at Monday night's Planning Board meeting, requesting that the project not be allowed to move forward.
Lunenburg residents invited to comment on Summer...
LUNENBURG -- Property owners living in the vicinity of Summer Street will have a chance to voice their opinions about the possible reconfiguration of the street at a meeting tonight.
Trend drives uptick in auto repair business, auto...
LUNENBURG -- Mark Chapdelaine, of Chapdelaine Buick GMC, said he saw an increase last year in new vehicle sales, but he thinks it won't be until 2013 when sales will really pick up.
Lunenburg man gets six months for OUI
AYER -- A 52-year-old former Lunenburg man will serve six months in jail after pleading guilty to his third drunken-driving offense.
Glued to the Arts
Leah Sciabarrasi, 2, of Shirley, glues a paper dragon in celebration of the Chinese New Year during craft time at the Lunenburg Public Library Thursday afternoon.
Probation possible for Lunenburg High School
LUNENBURG -- Lunenburg High School is expected to stay on accreditation warning status because of the condition of the building, according to Principal Joseph Dillon.
Lunenburg committee backs grade 6-12 school
LUNENBURG -- The School Committee on Wednesday night presented its school reconfiguration plan, generated by an advisory committee, that would reconfigure grades six through 12 into one building.
'Kangaroo' the horse rescued from mud in Townsend
TOWNSEND -- This was not your average request for a tow. Emergency crews were called to a wooded area near 215 Lunenburg Road Tuesday afternoon after a horse got stuck in the mud as it was being ridden by a young man, according to published
State says Lunenburg board violated labor laws
LUNENBURG -- The state Department of Labor Relations has issued a complaint against the School Committee for "violating state labor laws when it unilaterally froze the wages and benefits of teachers and professional staff.
Solar-farm developer wants to meet town in middle...
LUNENBURG -- A developer looking to bring a solar farm to Lunenburg asked the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night to consider allowing them to make payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) when their development goes in.
Sprinklers squelch Lunenburg condo fire
LUNENBURG -- State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan is crediting working sprinklers for saving a family's home and dog after a fire broke out inside a condo Monday morning on Royal Fern Drive.
Church land sought as site for solar panels
LUNENBURG -- A Maryland company looking to place 11,000 solar panels on residentially-zoned property on Electric Avenue brought their proposal before the Planning Board Monday night.
Fixes at problem intersection await study
LUNENBURG -- Possible solutions to allaying residents' safety concerns about the intersection of Townsend Harbor Road and Mulpus Road will have to wait until an engineering study can be completed.
New councilor: Let's consider aggregation
FITCHBURG -- Early this month Lunenburg was given the green light to purchase electricity from power plants with the intention of lowering costs, and Fitchburg City Councilor Elect Jeffrey Bean said he'd like to see it happen in his city as well.
Sleigh Rider
Santa Claus makes an appearance along Lunenburg Street in Fitchburg Saturday morning. After visiting with locals, Santa rode throughout Fitchburg on his motorcycle delivering presents to needy families this holiday season.
Lunenburg may adopt mutual-aid statutes
LUNENBURG -- The members of the Lunenburg Board of Selectmen are mulling over a proposal by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to adopt two statewide mutual-aid laws that would allow the town to rely on communities from across the
Potter to students: It's not impossible to make a...
LUNENBURG -- Richard Hamelin has been working with pottery for nearly four decades and has made it his life's work.
POLICE BRIEFS Lunenburg man indicted on...
FITCHBURG -- Domestic-violence charges, including attempted murder, against a Lunenburg man have been moved to superior court, after he was indicted, according to Fitchburg District Court records.
Lunenburg gets OK for electric aggregation
LUNENBURG -- Electric customers in Lunenburg can expect to see a decrease of as much as 5 percent in their bills beginning next month thanks to a municipal electric-aggregation plan spearheaded by town officials in March.
Lunenburg leaning toward 7-grade school
LUNENBURG -- A school advisory committee said its recommended reconfiguration of the town's schools will provide the best quality education for students districtwide.
Lunenburg official: Storm cleanup will exceed...
LUNENBURG -- Department of Public Works Director Jack Rodriquenz is advising town officials that the $250,000 estimate for the cleanup of debris left by the October nor-easter has likely doubled.
School authority gives Lunenburg project go-ahead
LUNENBURG -- Town Manager Kerry Speidel told members of the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night that the school district is moving to the next step in its renovation or building project with the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

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