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FSU basketball player suspended over vicious hit on opponent from Tewksbury
FITCHBURG -- A Fitchburg State basketball player has been barred from campus after he delivered a vicious right elbow to a Nichols player's head, knocking him to the ground, during a game Tuesday night. → Read More
Two held on bail as traffic stop leads to drug bust
FITCHBURG -- An Erving man and a Turners Falls woman were arrested in near Route 31 in Fitchburg on heroin trafficking charges after a traffic stop Sunday, according to a statement released by state police. → Read More
Left of Center launched to target GOP
CAMBRIDGE -- A new political organization launched Sunday by communications director Mara Dolan and Massachusetts Democratic Party Vice Chair Deborah Kozikowski aims to help flip congress by supporting center-left Democrats as the party trends → Read More
Fitchburg paraprofessional on paid leave over tweet involving President Trump's son
FITCHBURG -- Longsjo Middle School Principal Craig Chalifoux says a tweet that led to his wife, a district paraprofessional, being placed on administrative leave Monday has been taken out of context. → Read More
Unitil warns customers of scam
FITCHBURG -- Unitil Corp., distributor of natural gas and electricity several communities in North Central Massachusetts, is warning of a scam reported by several Fitchburg customers. → Read More
'Piece of My Heart' staged in Fitchburg, sharing stories of Vietnam nurses
FITCHBURG -- Longtime Westminster resident Donna Peck was interviewed for a book days before the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in the nation's capital in 1983. → Read More
Pepperell woman facing OUI charge after hitting girl, 5
FITCHBURG -- A Pepperell woman was charged with OUI after allegedly striking a 5-year-old city girl with her vehicle Sunday evening on Redman Place while wearing two Fentanyl patches, according to court documents. → Read More
Even after 60 years, bonds still strong (SLIDESHOW)
TOWNSEND -- The 34-member Class of 1958 at Spaulding Memorial School came of age together. Each now nearing 80, on Tuesday, 14 classmates returned to Townsend for their 60-year high school reunion, when between bursts of laughter they proved → Read More
Even after 60 years, bonds still strong
TOWNSEND -- The 34-member Class of 1958 at Spaulding Memorial School came of age together. Each now nearing 80, on Tuesday, 14 classmates returned to Townsend for their 60-year high school reunion, when between bursts of laughter they proved → Read More
Police report:
ASHBURNHAM -- The principal of John R. Briggs Elementary School told her husband his conduct toward an 18-year-old district employee was inappropriate. → Read More
Ashburnham school janitor sexually assaulted fellow worker 4 times
ASHBURNHAM -- The principal of John R. Briggs Elementary School told her husband his conduct toward an 18-year-old district employee was inappropriate. → Read More
Ashburnham principal's husband charged in rape
ASHBURNHAM -- The husband of the principal at John R. Briggs Elementary School is charged with rape after allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old employee on school grounds, police said. → Read More
Lowell-based tractor-trailer rolls over in Fitchburg (VIDEO)
FITCHBURG -- The driver of a 18-wheeler was injured when his tractor-trailer rolled over at the Princeton Road entrance to a paper mill late Tuesday morning, police said. → Read More
State's newest (and youngest) judge is ready to serve (SLIDESHOW)
FITCHBURG -- Meghan Spring was ceremonially sworn in as a District Court judge among family and officials on Friday, cementing her position as the youngest sitting judge in the state. → Read More
State's newest (and youngest) judge is ready to serve (SLIDESHOW)
FITCHBURG -- Meghan Spring was ceremonially sworn in as a District Court judge among family and officials on Friday, cementing her position as the youngest sitting judge in the state. → Read More
Veterans leaders urge having parade to honor heroes, not hardware
LEOMINSTER -- Hundreds of thousands of well-wishers lined New York City streets when William LeBeau returned from the Gulf War in 1991. → Read More
Baker's drug-addict commitment bill met with mixed reviews
Gov. Charlie Baker's proposed opioid legislation that would mandate medical clinicians and police to transport drug addicts to substance abuse treatment facilities for up to three days is raising questions -- and meeting some resistance -- among → Read More
Her teacher saved Christmas. 15 years later, she pays it forward
FITCHBURG -- When Mia Reynolds lost everything in a massive house fire shortly after Christmas 15 years ago, her second-grade teacher at Crocker Elementary School made sure she and her mother → Read More
Leominster's Chalifoux Zephir heads to special election for Senate seat after beating Dem opponents in primary
A Leominster city councilor cinched the Democratic nomination for the Worcester Middlesex state Senate seat after her successor left the legislature last summer to serve on a high-profile state regulatory board. → Read More
DA: Man wounded during exchange of gunfire with Lunenburg police officers early Friday morning
LUNENBURG -- A citizen report of a suspicious man on Chase Road early this morning led to a police response and an exchange of gunfire after the suspect produced a gun and fired at police, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. → Read More