Leominster News

All high-school students face challenges on their road to graduation. For students at Fitchburg Alternative High School, sometimes that path wasn't clear, or altogether missing, before they found their way there.

The School Department needs to do a much better job advertising its successes with students, Ward 4 City Councilor Robert Salvatelli said Wednesday night, while lamenting the number of students who choose to attend other school districts.

Talk about taking guacamole to a new level. Last month, Niche Hospitality Group in Worcester decided to lend a little extra support to the Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation Worcester County .

A suspect in several armed robberies last week is scheduled to appear Wednesday in Gardner and Leominster district courts to face charges, according to the Worcester District Attorney's Office.

A Water Street man attacked another man in an apartment lobby, smashing his victim's face into a wall Saturday evening, according to Leominster District Court documents.

Carmen Sanchez recalled a child playing inside the Commonwealth Plastics building at 98 Adams St.

A three-year agreement with city unions on health insurance, a sticking point for months, has been reached.

AAA Southern New England reports Tuesday that the cost of a gallon of self-serve, regular dropped four cents in the past week to an average of $3.61. The current price is two cents below the national average for self-serve, regular and 22 cents less than at the same time last year.

Ali Morrilly may be new to Fitchburg, but she felt it was important to bring her two young sons out to the Upper Common to honor and celebrate all veterans, past and present.

A man wanted in connection with a bank robbery last week has been arrested, according to police.

Jennifer L. Albert's 13-year-old son, whose diabetes was diagnosed a year ago, has to check his blood sugar level six to eight times a day by pricking his finger and getting a reading on the level from an electronic device called a glucometer.

A second suspect who was wanted on a charge of armed and masked robbery in connection with multiple robberies in Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, was arrested Monday in Fitchburg.

On this Memorial Day, as the nation pauses to remember all men and women who served our country and are no longer with us, here are the stories behind some of the names on local monuments and history books to fallen soldiers who served in the nation's major wars: Thomas Cowdin of Fitchburg was an innkeeper and, at one time, a soldier for the ... (more)

The City Council is expected to schedule hearings to review the proposed $104.34 million municipal budget for fiscal 2013 when it meets Tuesday, President John Dombrowski said.

It's time to think about packing up the car, dropping the dog at the kennel and heading out on vacation for many North Central Massachusetts residents.

Several Fitchburg students allegedly caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to Leominster's showcase Doyle Field, but their classmates' remorse has moved the field's head caretaker.

Matthew M. Pena , 24, of 24 Olive St., Clinton, was arrested at 7:25 p.m. by Det.

Graduating seniors at St. Bernard Central Catholic High School graduation ceremony on Friday overwhelmingly spoke of strong bonds of friendship and love in their small class as the things they will miss the most about their school.

There's plenty of credit to go around now that Leominster's 13 municipal unions agreed this past week to a new health-care benefits package that will save the city $6 million over the next three years.

Eugene Maslov, 89 Monarch St., used his neighbor's Internet account to access a file sharing program for child pornography, according to a court document.