Libraries, legislators prepare for deep cuts
LUNENBURG – What does Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s proposed budget cuts next year mean for local libraries? Fewer books, DVDs, computers, and hours open to the public, according to Robert C. Maier, director of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Six-hour standoff ends quietly
HARVARD – A six-hour standoff yesterday between police and a man barricaded in his Ann Lee Road house ended peacefully, according to police.
Man charged in home invasion
WORCESTER – Police arrested a 23-year-old city man and are seeking his female accomplice in connection with a home invasion last Saturday in which a couple was threatened, robbed and beaten, officials said.
Budget talk goes behind closed doors
AUBURN – Discussions about how to handle a projected $2.2 million Fiscal 2010 shortfall prompted one of the longest executive sessions in memory Thursday night.
Woman charged in 2006 robbery
DANIELSON – A 45-year-old Webster woman was arrested yesterday for allegedly playing a role in the robbery of a Putnam bank in August 2006.
National Grid ready to cut trees
RUTLAND – National Grid will begin cutting trees and branches damaged in the December ice storm.
Man arraigned for alleged rape at shelter during ice storm
WORCESTER – A 23-year-old Winchendon man accused of assaulting a young girl while they both sought public shelter after the Dec. 11-12 ice storm has been arraigned on rape charges.
Religion Digest
WORCESTER – Rabbi Dennis Ross, a social worker who has taught biomedical ethics at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, will discuss end-of-life decision-making at 10:15 a.m. tomorrow at Temple Emanuel, 280 May St.
Regional digest
WORCESTER — A woman allegedly stabbed her husband early yesterday morning, according to police.
Boston Herald Story
Click here. Story, more or less, about the irony of Peter Blute (ex head of MassPort) doing for Direct Air and Massport/ORH. But what caught my eye was "The radio spots are part of a $300,000 federal grant to tout the airport and Direct Air, a new airline that flies from Worcester to Florida and [...]
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