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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.

The autumn harvest continues at Fitchburg's Farmers' Markets, held three times a week.

Patrick Alamed of Fitchburg graduated from the Army ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

The Governor's Council today approved the nomination of clerk magistrates for the Uxbridge and Fitchburg district courts, but one council member opposed the Uxbridge appointment because of a political donation to the lieutenant governor.

Share + Oct 13, 2009 11:58 pm US/Eastern Reporting Eileen Curran FITCHBURG An effort to save money in Fitchburg appears to have sparked a crime wave.

A 78-year-old Fitchburg woman who hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes crashed into the front end of a parked car in the Market Basket parking lot at 90 Water St., and knocked down a Gardner woman loading the trunk of her parked car Saturday, said police Sgt.

Police arrested a Leominster man who allegedly assaulted his pregnant, 20-year-old ex-girlfriend, giving her a fractured eye socket and broken nose, according to police reports of the incident.

Dr. Frederick "Fred" Wirth Jr., the physician to America's first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday.

Some city councilors say they are unhappy that Police Chief Robert DeMoura and Sgt.

Want to get rid of your unwanted electronics equipment responsibly? There will be an Electronics Disposal Day on Oct.

Regarding the deputy chief position in the city of Fitchburg Police Department: What a joke! We're not Boston or Worcester.

Leominster District Court Judge Mark E. Noonan ordered a 19-year-old Fitchburg woman held on $30,000 cash bail after she allegedly tried to kill a city man by cutting his throat.

Harold Brown has some advice for President Barack Obama. Listen to the Army generals who are on the ground in Afghanistan and can see the terrain when deciding whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to the barren and mountainous land, said Brown, a 70-year-old retired Army master sergeant who did two tours of duty in Vietnam.

The Fitchburg Public Library will have its second interim director in less than a year when longtime librarian Sharon Bernard takes over the post later this month, according to Board of Library Trustees Chairman Robert O'Connell. O'Connell said he hopes Bernard will be able to guide the library through tumultuous fiscal times, while also working ...

State police arrested a 19-year old Fitchburg woman late Friday afternoon in connection with a Leominster stabbing on Fairmount Place Monday evening, according to Worcester District Attorney spokesperson Tim Connolly.

Westfield State College has recently named the following local students to the Dean's List of the spring 2009 semester: * Timothy Cetrano of Fitchburg, majoring in criminal justice.