Fitchburg News

Councilor-at-large candidate Robin Streb won Monday's mock election at Crocker Elementary School, gathering 224 student votes.

Rosemary E. Reynolds and incumbents Thomas J. Conry Jr., Marcus L. DiNatale, Stephan Hay and Dean A. Tran captured the five available seats in today's 10-way race for councilor-at-large. Ms.

Local politicians worked up to the last minute Monday trying to win votes in today's municipal elections.

A Hudson man is being held without bail after appearing in Leominster District Court today to face a murder charge in connection with the August beating death of a Leominster man.

Former longtime Fitchburg City Councilor E. Thomas Donnelly made the surprise announcement Tuesday night that he was running a sticker campaign against incumbent Mayor Lisa Wong in Tuesday's election, giving him just one week to run his long-shot campaign.

After petitions and discussions by residents of the Neighborhood Association, Mayor Wong continues to deny their requests for restoring streetlights, as well as insisting that the crime-rate has shown a decrease for the past six months.

A Westminster man who exchanged gunfire with police at his home Sunday night died from gunshot wounds to his legs, an autopsy has revealed.

Authorities say an autopsy shows that Massachusetts correction officer was fatally shot in the legs by police after brandishing a handgun and making threats at a Fitchburg bar.

Artist Gillian G. Christy is immersing herself in Fitchburg's culture and history for inspiration for a larger-than-life sculpture that will welcome travelers coming into the city.

Fitchburg has granted a cable franchise to Verizon, which allows the company to offer its FiOS TV service to businesses and homes in town.

Authorities say a Westminster man who brandished a handgun and made threats at a Fitchburg bar has died after exchanging gunfire with police outside his home.

A Massachusetts divinity school professor has been elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.

A Leominster man pleaded not guilty yesterday to motor vehicle homicide charges, five years after a car crash that authorities say ultimately claimed his friend's life.

A 50-year-old Granite Street woman was released on personal recognizance by a Fitchburg District Court judge, after allegedly stabbing a 28-year-old man Tuesday night.

Prosecutor Lisa McGovern called the Dora the Explorer children's underwear found in attempted rape suspect Scott W. Risko's backpack "disturbing." At a dangerousness hearing Monday, Lowell Superior Court Judge Jane Haggerty said she will rule by Friday whether she will declare the 41-year-old homeless man a danger to society and continue to hold ...

School Committee members voted unanimously Monday night to enforce a spending freeze in the district, although Superintendent Andre Ravenelle said he will not end spending, but just slow it down.

New details have emerged about a homeless Fitchburg man who is accused of trying to rape a woman on an Ayer bike path, as he goes before a judge Monday to argue he is not a danger to society.

Authorities say an 18-year-old man faces a charge of disorderly conduct for donning a mask like in the movie "V for Vendetta" to terrorize central Massachusetts residents.

The ding of the hammer on hot metal rang throughout Riverfront Park all day Saturday, as blacksmiths and visitors celebrated the Fitchburg Forge-In Blacksmith Festival in its sixth year.

Police say an 18-year-old man faces a charge of disorderly conduct for donning a mask like in the movie "V for Vendetta" to terrorize residents of central Massachusetts towns of Ayer and Groton.