Ludlow News

Gerry L. Delisle's son Chris spent every Thanksgiving volunteering at Open Pantry Community Service's holiday meal.

The town has nearly completed the initial phase of a $500,000 improvement project that is slated for several streets in the village of Housatonic.

With the holiday shopping season upon us, this is where I shamelessly promote biker-friendly businesses to give you ideas on what to get the biker in your life for gifts.

The tear filled mother of a teenage drunk driving accident victim from Ludlow speaks of life without her 17-year-old daughter.

An accountant, charged with illegally lobbying on Beacon Hill for a bill sought by ticket brokers, said that Rep.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County has been awarded a $240,000 federal grant to expand its work with the children of incarcerated parents.

The cards are still on the table for people on both sides of the casino issue. Supporters and opponents will have a chance to weigh-in during a public hearing at the State House.

A man wanted for armed and attempted robberies in West Springfield, Ludlow and Palmer has been apprehended in West Virginia.

* Angel L. Martinez, 31, of Ludlow, was arrested Monday at 3:13 p.m. on South Pleasant Street on four outstanding warrants from Springfield District Court, police said.

Alex Valle's past caught up with him this week when his prior crimes meant his new conviction on gun charges landed him a mandatory 15-year state prison sentence.

Police in Ludlow are working with their counterparts in two other communities to determine if a 28-year-old Brockton man who held up a convenience store here at knifepoint Sunday night was responsible for other recent robberies.

The swine flu continues to spread across the country and in the Commonwealth. In Ludlow, while there are no confirmed cases of H1N1, hundreds of students were out sick Monday with flu-like symptoms.

LUDLOW / PALMER, Mass. - A 28-year-old Brockton man tried to use a fast food drive-thru more like a walk-up A-T-M. The man, identified as Jason Delaney, is still at large and the drive-thru employees at the Palmer McDonalds, and Wendy's are terrified that the fast-food banditi with a craving for cash, may strike again.

Top legislators on Beacon Hill are proposing that a special commission decide the locations of possible casinos, clearing the path for consideration of gaming legislation without a divisive debate about sites for casinos.

Chicopee's Raheem Kelly-Reid rushes past Ludlow's Eric Retzlaff. The Suburban League matchup was too interesting to ignore, with the Pacers gunning for a fifth consecutive win and the Tigers looking to avoid the dreaded second league loss.

POSSESSION OF DRUGS, Oct. 12. David J. Minucci, 44, of Ludlow, Mass., was arrested for possession of more than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to an affidavit filed in state Superior Court.

A fire at 3 Hickory Hill Drive on Friday afternoon displaced the family living there.

Jake Trombley, 18, pleaded not guilty in court Thursday to motor vehicle homicide.

Police are detouring traffic around the intersection of Rood and Church streets Wednesday morning while workers repair a utility pole that had been damaged in a single vehicle crash.

A 6-year-old Holyoke boy, and a 17-year-old Ludlow woman were laid to rest on Tuesday.