Lancaster News

State Rep. Harold Naughton's son Eamon knew exactly what he liked best about the third annual Lancaster Nashua River Festival, put on by the Lancaster Friends of the Nashua River Saturday.

Although kayak rides on the river had to be cancelled due to overflowing conditions, The Lancaster Nashua River Festival was held under sunny skies, with a pond substituting as a kayak venue.

Confederate artillery and infantry fire roared from the formidable defenses of Port Hudson, La., on June 14, 1863.

"Proclaiming God's Grace" will be the theme of the 145th annual Camp Meeting, to be held in South Lancaster, starting this Friday evening, June 21, on the grounds of the Southern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

TOWN BEACH AT SPEC POND: will open on Saturday, June 22. The beach will be open seven days a week, weather permitting, from noon to 6 p.m., through Aug. 17. Lifeguards are on duty during these hours.

The town later this month will be the first community to participate in a company's pilot program to promote solar water heating in private homes.

Two of the town's four dispatchers will keep their jobs at the end of the month when the town enters a regionalization plan based at Devens, it was revealed at a Board of Selectmen meeting Monday night.

WOMEN'S MINISTRY EMPHASIS DAY: is Saturday, June 8, at the Village Church, located on 75 Sawyer St. The special guest speaker, Joan Cummings, former Publishing Director of the Allegheny Conference.

BOOSTER CLUB BRICK FUNDRAISER: is a chance to make a mark and become a part of Nashoba Chieftain History.

PATIO BBQ/POT LUCK: on Friday, May 31, from 6 to 8 p.m., behind the Senior Center.

He leaves his wife, Edeltraut "Edie" Schlueter, with whom he would have celebrated 47 years of marriage on June 4; three sons, Hans-Peter Schlueter and his wife, Ann Alverado Schlueter, of Ayer, Ingo Schlueter of St.

A man confessed to attempting to break in to a Marlborough home after a neighbor alerted police to suspicious people in the area.

Local communities celebrated Memorial Day on Monday, honoring those who have served in the military, including those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

NPR's Bob Mondello and Susan Stamberg read excerpts of two of the best submissions for Round 11 of our short story contest.

He leaves his daughter, Moran Dziczek, with whom he lived; three brothers, Henry P. Dziczek Jr.

The sale includes beds, bookcases, antique school and a desk. The 4-H does not need any donations.

A town firefighter safety committee, that has waited nearly a year for a resolution to ongoing problems with Fire Department communications, again asked selectmen to take action.