Lunenburg News

A group of residents opposed to a proposed solar energy project off West and Pleasant streets on land owned by the Twin City Baptist church plan to demonstrate after church services tomorrow.

Maple-sugar farmer Jim Lattanzi gets up early, looks out the window at the weather and then checks his iPhone for updated weather forecasts.

If all goes according to plan, the Regional Dispatch Center at Devens, which will include Devens, Harvard, Lancaster and Lunenburg, will open in April 2013, according to Lunenburg Town Manager Kerry Speidel.

Residents may see their electric bills go down slightly as early as their next bill, according to Brian Murphy with Colonial Power.

The Planning Board is looking to amend a zoning bylaw that would provide greater control over where solar projects can be located in the town.

The Energy Commission has a tough choice ahead in determining whether it will proceed with either Colonial Power Group or GridSmart Energy in the town's quest for municipal aggregation, according to commission member Andrew Detsikas and Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco.

Students with autism make up one of the fastest-growing groups of children who need additional services, Special Education Director Elaine Blaisdell told members of the School Committee on Wednesday night.

The increase will bring the rate to $9.72 per 100 cubit feet, up from $8.10. The rate increase took effect at the beginning of the year, but residents will see the increase reflected in invoices produced in the April time frame .

The Fitchburg-based bank said it is under agreement to buy 24 Monument Square in Leominster, a former Friendly's restaurant, and intends to build a branch there.

Police allege a driver helping a robbery suspect flee Walmart on Tuesday night nearly injured an officer trying to chase the man on foot, according to court documents.

The Johnny Appleseed Harmonizers, a nonprofit barbershop chorus, are ready to serenade your sweetheart at home, work, or anywhere else.

Residents of Summer Street lauded the work of selectmen for their efforts to improve their street -- work they say is long overdue.

Abutters of a proposed solar project on Electric Avenue sounded off at Monday night's Planning Board meeting, requesting that the project not be allowed to move forward.

The Boys & Girls Club of North Central Massachusetts has changed its name to the Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster and launched a new Internet site: www.bgcfl.org . "The name change reflects a board decision to focus on the kids of Fitchburg and Leominster and create room for other clubs to develop in the region's cities and towns," ... (more)

Angel Torres, center, a homeless man, is prayed over by church Deacon Alex Morales, left, and Pablo Pastoriano at the Cleghorn Youth Center.

A 52-year-old former Lunenburg man will serve six months in jail after pleading guilty to his third drunken-driving offense.

Four people were taken to the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer this afternoon after a two-vehicle accident about 1 p.m. near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Pine Street.

Head lice are not a health hazard, do not spread disease, and are not a sign of uncleanliness, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster announced Thursday that it has launched a new website, www.bgcfl.org , to reflect its name change.

Jen Benson, state Rep. of the 37th Middlesex District, talked excitedly about the homecoming she helped organize to welcome back 350 Marines from the 25th battalion in Devens.