Worcester is declaring a “Road Safety and Traffic Violence Crisis” following the three recent pedestrian crashes involving one toddler and two adolescents, City Manager Eric Batista and Mayor Joseph Petty announced Thursday.
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Fitchburg DPW Alerts: Week of Aug. 5, 2024
FITCHBURG – The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of Aug. 5, 2024. Road Construction Monday – Sunday 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. River Street Bridge MassDOT’s contractor Northern Construction has implemented a detour on the River Street Bridge. All southbound traffic […]
Festival brings a touch of Italy to downtown
The aroma of Italian food, the sounds of Italian music, the sweet tastes of cannoli and gelato – mixed in with smiles, fellowship, and lots of dancing – all added to the success of the second annual Italian Festival, held downtown Leominster, on Sunday.
‘It helps heal a painful chapter’
DEVENS — Over 30 Vietnam veterans were honored during a remembrance ceremony on July 27 at The Wall That Heals and received a 50-year welcome home pin. With the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Regent Sharon Bouchard said the chapter members “are committed to publicly thanking and honoring our Vietnam […]
Prison guard who was knocked unconscious shares his ‘scary’ story ‘
Massachusetts prison guard who was knocked unconscious shares his ‘scary’ story: ‘I don’t want this happening to anyone else’
Contemporary artists paints the ferocity of nature on canvas
SHIRLEY — Downeast Maine saw a series of winter storms during 2023-24 which created a collision of wind, water and land. “It seemed that the wind never stopped, that it would blow from one way then come around in what seemed a lull, and then blow from the other way,” said Lora Whelan, a contemporary […]
