FITCHBURG — The community is welcome to celebrate the fictional saint — St. Urho — who is said to have driven the grasshoppers out of Finland to save the grape crop, with a dinner and dance on Saturday, March 15. The event will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. at the Finnish Center at […]
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Sunday, March 2 Creative Drawing Basics with Jill Pottle: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Lunenburg Public Library, 1023 Massachusetts Ave. Register at lunenburglibrary.org. “Into the Woods” performance: 2 p.m.; Theatre at the Mount, 444 Green St., Gardner. mwcc.universitytickets.com. Art Reception: 2-5 p.m.; Groton Public Library, 99 Main St. Enjoy a reception for Pastels by Joelle Feldman and […]
Massachusetts DPU accused of not telling truth about $500 million Mass Save budget ‘cut’
The Massachusetts DPU has claimed Bay Staters can expect to save on utility costs after it “reduced” the budget for the Mass Save energy program by $500 million, but some groups say state officials and companies aren’t conveying the truth.
Security scrub of Massachusetts emergency shelters finds flaws
Safety policies for state-run shelters are inconsistent, security presence at sites vary “significantly,” and a lack of coordination between state officials, providers, and police hinders the ability to share information about residents’ backgrounds, a report released Friday said.
‘Passionate about a positive change’
LEOMINSTER — The Miss Worcester County Scholarship Organization recently crowned its 2025 titleholders in an annual competition held at City Hall on Feb. 23. Nineteen young women from across the state competed for the four crowns in the local preliminary to the Miss Massachusetts and Miss America organizations. Olivia Bellas was named Miss Worcester County […]
Northboro man gets 2 years prison for embezzling from nonprofit
WORCESTER — A Northborough man was sentenced Friday in federal court for wire fraud and money laundering charges after embezzling approximately $366,477 from a nonprofit organization in Sturbridge. Kyriakos Kapiris, a/k/a Rick Kapiris, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to two years in prison, to be followed by five years […]
