Leicester News

LEICESTER, Mass. - After four years together, the students from Leicester High School's Class of 2012 are now looking to the bright futures ahead of them, knowing that it is through hardship that they can get to the stars.

LEICESTER, Mass. - Growing up singing in her father's band, Holden resident Deborah McDonnell has had music play an important role in her life since she was young, and now the talented musician will share her rich mix of Bluegrass, country and folk music with the Leicester community at the upcoming Hezekiah Stone Coffeehouse in June.

LEICESTER, Mass. - As part of a nationwide effort to save lives, the Leicester Police Department is launching a high-visibility seat belt enforcement blitz called Click It or Ticket, in partnership with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division, the State Police and nearly 190 other local departments.

Hours prior to his first meeting as a board member, newly elected Selectman Kenneth A. Holstrom resigned from his position as director of emergency management.

LEICESTER, Mass. - After a fast-moving fire devastated the Auburn Street home of a Cherry Valley family on Saturday, the community has quickly organized an effort to lend a hand to their neighbors through a series of upcoming events in town.

The smaller bags of white powder believed to be cocaine that was recovered from one of the passenger's shoes.

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LEICESTER, Mass. - Young children will have the chance to see story characters come to life outside the pages of their favorite books with the Leicester Public Library's upcoming program "Wild Tales with Mass Audubon". On the next two Wednesdays, children can come in to hear a much-loved children's story and then meet a "character" straight from ... (more)

LEICESTER, Mass. - The time has come again for Leicester dog owners to visit the Town Clerk for dog licenses, which are due June 1. Residents must have a valid rabies certificate for their dog.

ARMED FORCES Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Jamie N. McAvey , a graduate of Worcester Technical High School and Quinsigamond Community College, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.

A couple from Auburn Street is being helped by the Red Cross after a fire heavily damaged their home yesterday afternoon.

LEICESTER, Mass. - A head on collision on Rt. 9 at approximately 1:45 p.m. resulted in three people being transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

LEICESTER, Mass. - Emerging from the torn up trenches of World War I and covering over the fields of no-man's land, poppies signify remembrance of the sacrifice of veterans, and Saturday morning members of VFW Post Rochdale will be holding a poppy drive at the four corners.

LEICESTER, Mass. - A Leicester man was arraigned Thursday for allegedly buying Percocet pills in an alleged drug transaction at a Worcester Honey Farms Market.

One hundred and ten Leicester residents, by the latest count, gave their lives defending their country in wars dating back to the American Revolution.

LEICESTER, Mass. - Hundreds of families poured into Leicester Primary School yesterday for their 2nd Annual Summer Reading Kickoff, an event that encouraged young readers to dream big through the world of books.

Photo shows the car and WRTA bus involved in Monday's crash partially on the sidewalk that runs along Rt.

State Rep. John J. Binienda, D-Worcester, has formally announced he is running for re-election in the 17th Worcester District.

LEICESTER, Mass. - The Public Library in Leicester received notification on May 3 that the Massachusetts Library Board of Commissioners approved a $4.2 million grant proposal request.

With a recent $4.2 million grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the $8.1 million renovation and expansion of the landmark public library building took a giant step forward.