Leominster News

The jury in the Dominic Kent rape trial got a crash course in forensic testing today when the prosecutor offered DNA evidence allegedly linking Mr.

Sandra A. Couture was a genuine trouper, a talented actress and teacher who inspired people to pursue theater in an age when the arts sometimes get tossed aside in favor of other subjects, according to those ...

An adjusted sewer rate-increase proposal is coming soon to reflect a study's findings about rates and to meet increasing expenses, Department of Public Works Business Manager Roger Brooks said Wednesday.

The city has just under $5.5 million in certified free cash, Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella announced Tuesday.

Eyeglasses, gloves and a belt that police found in the home of Dominic Kent were identified by a Leominster woman yesterday as having been worn by the man who raped her more than three years ago.

Police are looking for one suspect in a robbery at Save-A-Lot Asphalt Services on John Fitch Highway.

Members of the School Committee on Monday expressed concern with areas of the latest results in MCAS testing, including student scores for science and technology.

Two executives of the former Gitto/Global Corp. plastics manufacturer were arraigned in U.S. District Court yesterday on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud, in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud ...

Jury selection began today for the Worcester Superior Court trial of a Leominster man accused of assaulting two women in their homes in 2005 and raping one of them.

Close to 80 people came out for Saturday's dedication of Pine Grove Cemetery as a National Historic Site.

The Leominster Public Library is offering a number of worthwhile events in October.

A student was arraigned yesterday in Leominster District Court on charges she stole a credit card from her teacher and made purchases with it.

The city's oldest cemetery and the final resting place for about 100 soldiers from the Revolutionary War will officially be placed on the National Register of Historic Place on Saturday.

Hoping to energize their base and pull off a few giant upsets come November, the Leominster Republican Committee opened up an election headquarters Wednesday at 899 Central St.

A Leominster resident may be able to open an upscale restaurant and bar on Central Street after separate plans to open a Mexican restaurant in the downtown fell through.

Three Worcester men were arrested early yesterday minutes after police learned of the theft of a wallet and a mugging.

The new Walgreens pharmacy on Central Street opened Friday and had an "extremely busy weekend," store manager Tina Tweedy said Monday.

Leominster Credit Union plans to build a 31,000-square-foot, three-story building near its headquarters at 20 Adams St.

Water Department officials and engineers are on track with plans to build a new water filtration plant at Distributing Reservoir, according to Department of Public Works Director Patrick LaPointe.

For the last couple of months, 13-year-old Shalysse Taylor of Worcester organized walkers and a bake sale and collected money at her school to honor her sister, Shaianne Ivana, at the 10th annual UMass Medical ...