A Superior Court jury has found in favor of a city police officer in a nearly 7-year-old civil lawsuit brought against him by a Fitchburg man, who alleged that the officer severely beat him with his service baton when an altercation broke out at a downtown nightclub in April 2005. […]

UMass Memorial Medical Center and the union representing 1,100 nurses at its University Campus reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract late Wednesday night, averting a strike that had been scheduled to start Thursday. […]

Reports have come in from Worcester, Leicester and Paxton over the past few days between 3 and 5 p.m. In Leicester, police say there have been two incidents where the man reportedly took photos of a teenager and two children. […]

These details follow similar reports in neighboring Leicester and Paxton over the past two days and another report in Leicester earlier this month. […]

After two hours of discussion to retain a 19th police officer and to fully fund the Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, town meeting voters Monday adopted a $22.9 million general operating budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. The meeting opened with $1,384,825 in the town's savings account, known as stabilization. […]

One year after police shot and killed a troubled 15-year-old boy, city and community leaders are still working to extract lessons from the incident. […]

Erik K. Larson of Southbridge, president of the Shrewsbury Historical Society, at the Mountain View Cemetery. […]

The Charlton-based alternative-pop-rock power trio Hero On Hold will have its CD release party May 11 at The Cannery Music Hall, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. […]

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has released a list of its accommodations for drivers on one of the heaviest traffic weekends of the year. […]

Katrina Peppler, 13, of Leominster, has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Massachusetts Pageant to be held July 20-22 at Sturbridge Host Hotel. […]

May 20th, 2013 June 2nd, 2013: State Liquors , 370 Park Ave. in Worcester June 3rd, 2013 June 23rd, 2013: Fannon's Liquors , 212 N. Main St. […]

A top official with the Western Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association is questioning the motive and expertise of the consultant who recently did a critical study of the Sturbridge Fire Department. […]

She was born Oct. 15, 1913 in Sherbrook, Quebec, Canada. She graduated from Lowell High School in Lowell, Mass. […]

Cpl. George A. Blood was born in Sturbridge, Mass., on April 11, 1843. He served three years with the Union Army, from July 21, 1862 to July 31, 1865. […]

From the moment one enters the Gateway Players Arts Barn, it's obvious that the Southbridge community theater company has put a great deal of effort into making their production of Ernest Thompson's venerable "On Golden Pond" as captivating as possible. […]

Erik K. Larson of Southbridge, president of the Shrewsbury Historical Society, at the Mountain View Cemetery. […]

A longtime worker for the Sturbridge Fire Department is questioning the motives behind a controversial consultant study that resulted in the indefinite suspension of the town's fire chief. […]

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation encourages travelers to plan ahead and travel safely during the upcoming Mother's Day weekend especially for travelers using the Massachusetts Turnpike or traveling to Cape Cod. […]

Teachers and school administrators warn of dire consequences if residents here and in Spencer continue to turn down an override to fund a roughly $26 million fiscal 2014 regional school budget. […]

State Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Rep. Peter J. Durant, R-Spencer, have asked the state Ethics Commission to look into Quaboag Regional School District's "questionable recruitment of select students from one public school district to another using taxpayer funds." Town Manager Christopher Clark told town councilors Monday that Quabo […]

Manuel E. Fernandez, 21, of 15-1/2 Mendon St., Worcester, charged with assault and battery, sentenced to 18 months in the House of Correction, with 4 months to be served, balance suspended until Aug. […]

The solar facility planned for Harrington Street is expanding into a segment of the same property situated in neighboring Spencer. […]

State Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and Rep. Peter J. Durant, R-Spencer, have asked the state Ethics Commission to look into Quaboag Regional School District's "questionable recruitment of select students from one public school district to another using taxpayer funds." Town Manager Christopher Clark told town councilors Monday that Quabo […]

East Brookfield Man charged after police find buried guns EAST BROOKFIELD - A Barre man is being held without bail after he allegedly threatened to kill his wife, then later led police on Sunday to three guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition he had buried in their backyard. […]

Area ambulance services are taking a hard, collective look at finding a better way to handle emergency responses in a half-dozen local towns. […]

The Massachusetts Honor Guard leads the casket of Army Cpl. William C. Knight out of Varnum Funeral Home in West Brookfield on Friday. […]