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.
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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 […]
VFW patriotic art contest offered to local students
TOWNSEND — The VFW Auxiliary to Townsend Post No. 6538 is sponsoring the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest in conjunction with the VFW Auxiliary Department of Massachusetts and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Auxiliary. Through the contest, high school students have the opportunity to use their artistic talents to express […]
Beating the odds
FITCHBURG — City resident Naomi is celebrating her journey from foster care to a successful college career and a bright future ahead of her. The 19-year-old Fitchburg State University (FSU) senior (whose last name was left out for privacy) entered foster care when she was just four years old. She was adopted at age nine […]
