Charlton News

The state Registry of Motor Vehicles has ruled out closing the Charlton branch despite a recent loss of millions in budget cuts.

Proposed cuts in state aid to libraries have area directors preparing to rally lawmakers at the State House tomorrow.

Orchid lovers and vendors from as far away as Michigan attended the Massachusetts Orchid Society's annual show and sale at Tower Hill Botanic Garden this weekend.

A Charlton man faces charges of attempted murder and assault and battery after allegedly attacking his girlfriend.

A Charlton teen faces charges after allegedly threatening to blow up Shepherd Hill Regional High School on a day when students were remembering the Columbine massacre.

Harrington Hospital this week installed Ronald P. Carlson, chief financial officer of Hyde Group, Inc., as board chairman.

All times for Saturday, Oct. 31 * Southbridge - Horribles Parade from Wells Middle School to the Town Common 5-5:30 p.m.; Trick-or-Treat 5:30-7:30 p.m. * Sturbridge - Trick-or-Treat 5-7 p.m.; Horribles Parade from Town Hall to Town Common at 7 p.m. * Charlton - 5:30-7:30 p.m. * Brimfield - 4-7 p.m. * Wales - 4-7 p.m. Snowbird manatee flies to balmy ...

A Charlton man who delivered 3 kilograms of cocaine in a pizza box pleaded guilty yesterday to narcotics charges in U.S. District Court.

While getting acquainted with her new work surroundings at Karl Storz Endoscopy - America Inc., Sharon Duhamel of Charlton knew she had been here before.

Boston's northwestern suburbs and other parts of the state got an early taste of winter this morning.

ASPIRA, the country's largest Hispanic organization, has launched its first Massachusetts chapter.

The board of selectmen in Charlton, Mass., should be commended for conducting its evaluation of the town administrator in an open meeting.

The Dudley-Charlton Regional School District will operate H1N1 flu vaccination clinics, open to everyone, at Shepherd Hill Regional High School and Charlton Middle School - once doses of the vaccine arrive.

Moose are mating. If you can imitate a bull's grunt or a female's wail, you can call them in very close at this time of year - if you dare.

Two Tri-Community towns are receiving an economic shot in the arm. Imaging device manufacturer Karl Storz Endoscopy has moved its logistics and distribution operations from its Charlton site to a 47,000-square-foot warehouse at 15 Wells St.

The town's quest to supply municipal water to residents with tainted wells has hit a new snag - pipes buried and left dry for nearly a decade are not holding water.

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Handicapped customers will be able to access the Registry of Motor Vehicles on the Massachusetts Turnpike free of charge, but complaints continue about the new office.

German endoscopy company KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG has announced that it has doubled the size of its Massachusetts-based logistics headquarters.

The behind-the-scenes financial backer of a now-defunct Charlton hazardous waste recycler has been indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with the case against the recycler.