Holden News

Families are enjoying the new playground at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation. Audra Piewak and her son, Griffin, 2, of the Jefferson section of Holden, relax on a swing at the park yesterday.

A small, declarative sentence halfway down in a recent Boston Globe news story perfectly sums up the contentious issue of police details in Massachusetts: "Gov. Patrick's plan to reduce the number of police ...

The potential loss of state aid and a list of projects that need funding were addressed by the Board of Selectmen last night in discussions about fiscal 2009 budget goals.

Sep 29, 2008 7:31 pm US/Eastern Reporting Ron Sanders WORCESTER The battlefront to combat and control Asian Longhorn Beetle in and around Worcester has been expanded by federal, state and local officials.

City, state, and federal officials said yesterday they came away from a meeting in Washington, D.C., assured that the U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to cover the first-year cost of eradicating the Asian ...

A 19-year-old Princeton man remains hospitalized with injuries suffered when his SUV crashed into Orbit Pizza on Main Street last night.

Leaves on the trees and in a children's book make StoryWalk an opportunity to connect with books and nature's beauty.

For a limited time only, pre-order a copy of D. Brenton Simon's new book for just $31.50. Sale ends October 30.

The U. S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed finding Asian longhorned beetles in Holden, and another official involved with the investigation says an infested tree has been confirmed in West Boylston.

Lisa Welsh Wachusett Watch Whenever my Grampa Parker attempted to back out of his driveway onto Reservoir Street in Holden, Gramma would sing out "Holden's fiiiine.

Sunday's ribbon cutting ceremony at Wachusett Regional High School will mark the official end of a project that began more than five years ago.

There are so many things on the table with this plan that we divided it into three phases for implementation.

The Wachusett Regional School Committee unanimously voted last night to name the new field used for football and other sports at Wachusett Regional High School after former principal Harold "Hal" M. Lane.

Eliminating Asian longhorned beetles in Worcester and surrounding towns could cost as much as $24 million in the first year of extermination alone, a price tag members of the Massachusetts congressional ...

Two days after her fifth birthday, Claire Sosik of Sturbridge will serve as ambassador for the Arthritis Foundation's Central Massachusetts Arthritis Walk-Run. The event, to be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...

Wachusett Regional High School Principal William P. Beando stands in the hall as students pass by on the first day of school yesterday.

Crews could begin felling trees heavily infested with Asian longhorned beetles here within weeks - a month or more earlier than previously expected, officials said.

The Afghan National Army is growing in its capabilities, partly with the help of Maj.

Mover and shaker Alice Lombardi, owner of The Bean Counter Coffee Bar and Bakery in Worcester and Shrewsbury, took over the Black Diamond Coffee Shop, 307 Grafton St., Shrewsbury, on Aug.

By CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN The state officially decertified TLT Construction Corporation, the general contractor for the Falmouth High School renovation, this week, a ruling that means the firm cannot bid on any ...