City’s colleges get top marks for pitching in
The challenge has been enduring.
Ready and waiting for trick-or-treaters
NORTHBORO – Life-sized, hay-and-leaf filled figures sit on the wall surrounding Assabet Park on South Street. In all, there are 21 of the creatures waiting for tonight’s Halloween wanderers. The scarecrows were made by local families on the 4th annual “Scarecrow Making Day,” run by the Northboro Recreation Department. T&G Staff/STEVE LANAVA
Moore, Lebeaux square off
Pocketbook issues – ranging from ways to minimize the impact of the faltering economy on constituents to wiping out the state budget deficit – top the agenda in the race between two longtime suburban selectmen for the 2nd Worcester state Senate District seat being vacated by Worcester Democrat Edward M. Augustus Jr.
Fresolo faces Taylor challenge
WORCESTER – State Rep. John P. Fresolo is no stranger to taking on challengers for the 16th Worcester District seat. During his five terms in the state Legislature, he has faced opposition for that seat in four of the five elections, coming out on top every time.
Bech, Olver each tout experience
A political veteran of careers in state and local government faces a challenge this year from a political novice whose experience in the military in Iraq and Afghanistan led him into the political arena.
Board mulls cuts from Question 1
WORCESTER – Last night’s School Committee meeting was largely about listening.
Ceremony honors 17 officers
Three area residents were among 17 local and state police officers honored at the Statehouse in Boston yesterday for bravery and service.
Inspectors say fees should be hiked
PRINCETON – The Board of Selectmen has asked the town administrator to make looking at inspection fee increases a priority.
Probation ordered in child sex case
LEOMINSTER – A Barre woman who was a caseworker for the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps pleaded guilty yesterday to having sex with a boy client who lives in Leominster.
Regional digest
The state notified students this week if their MCAS scores qualified them for the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, and Worcester’s Doherty Memorial High School had the highest increase in scholarships in the state.
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