Barre News

Spectacular views of the Quabbin Reservoir, a historic covered bridge, and plenty of watermelon at the end of the day.

Fifteen one-room schoolhouses once dotted the landscape here, serving small neighborhoods before the era of school buses and central buildings.

'Trash, A Bucky Jones Video,' will have an encore screening at 8 p.m. Friday at the WCUW Front Room, 910 Main St., Worcester.

Tonight we'll have aA slight chance of showers and areas of dense fog after 8pm.

The news at Tuesday night's membership meeting of the Oliver Ashton American Legion Post 343 in the Rockdale part of Northbridge was grim.

Uxbridge Chief will step down to pursue his 'passions' UXBRIDGE - Police Chief Scott J. Freitas has informed selectmen and the town manager that he intends to retire in August.

A grieving father is calling for legislation at the Massachusetts State House aimed at preventing child drownings.

Among the myriad problems Quabbin Regional School District now grapples with as it searches for ways to convince the towns to approve massive proposition 2-1/2 overrides to fund a $1.8 million budget increase is the prospect of losing children to private schools, faculty to other institutions and program elimination should the levy increase ... (more)

The Barre Players will present the world premiere of 'Memorial: David's Peace' by Barre playwright Lester W. Paquin beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Barre Players Theater, 64 Commons St., Barre.

Barre classes offer a fat burning and body sculpting exercise that incorporates elements from Pilates, ballet and resistance training.

Kate Lathrop has been president of the Barre Library Association for a little more than a month, and Monday night she was the bearer of bad news.

Local students at Applewild School recently earned top awards in the Junior Division of the regional competition of Massachusetts History Day, held at Quabbin Regional School in Barre.

She was born in Clinton, daughter of Curtis and Minnie Taubert, and lived here until moving to her daughter's home in Lunenburg in 2007.

An investigator from the state fire marshal's office talks to a resident of the house.

The Harding Allen Estate, a magnificent Newport-style mansion in the heart of Massachusetts, will be a hosting a Mother's Day Brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in an elegant and relaxed atmosphere.

A Military and veteran graduate recognition coin ceremony is scheduled for May 2 for APSU Spring Graduates.