Brookfield News

Rehabilitative Resources, Inc. one of Central Massachusetts' leading providers of services and supports for people living with development disabilities, is hosting a Volunteer Day at Elm Hill Center from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 23.

State and local police are at the Wagonwheel Mobile Home Park investigating a report of gunshots fired this afternoon.

Rutland firefighter/paramedic Bradford Bemis, who has been on paid leave since March 29 pending the results of an internal investigation into an alleged theft, has come to an agreement with the town of Rutland and voluntarily ended his employment, Acting Fire Chief Seth Knipe said today.

Upward of 40 residents here appear ready for a fight to prevent a planned solar facility from locating on 16 acres of farmland off Route 9, not far from the Brookfield line.

The closing of the Shore Road bridge will mean at least a six-mile detour for the next seven months.