Upton News

Thursday, May 31 4:00 p.m.: A caller at 350 E. Main St. said there was a dog in the car at the plaza with "all the windows up." The animal control officer was notified and responded, but the vehicle was gone when police and the a.c.o. arrived.

Enter Stage Left Theater will be presenting Sounds of Spring, a concert featuring ESL adult choir The Treblemakers and teen chorus Tone Deft Too on June 10 at 3:00 p.m. at the United Parish Church, 1 Central Square, Upton.

2:11 a.m. Arrested, Shaun Anthony Curtin, 24, of 29 Janebar Cir., Framingham, for marked lanes violation, operating under the influence of liquor, operating under the influence of liquor per se 0.08% BAC above.

An Upton fifth-grader is the Massachusetts winner of the 2012 Amber Alert Poster Contest sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice.

2, Worcester, for unlicensed operation of MV, warrant. 2:21 a.m. Arrested, Mariel C. Digioia, 31, of 230 North St., Upton, for failing to yield at intersection, OUI-liquor. The information from the police log is obtained directly from the official records maintained at each police station in our circulation area.

Thursday, May 17 2:51 a.m.: Police responded to an accidental/defective alarm on West Main Street.A 8:54 a.m.: An accident with property damage was reported on Ruggles Street.A 11:20 a.m.: Police searched for a suspicious person in the area of Nash Street.A 1:19 p.m.: Police filed a report of an accident with property damage on East Main Street.A ... (more)

Two students from Shrewsbury High School shared the honor of winning an art award that allowed them both to have an art show at the Westboro Gallery this weekend.

Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School student Shawna Babineau, 17, and her classmate, Russell Holbert, 16, have been singing since they could talk.

AA Brimfield Selectman Steve Fleshman, left, speaks with state Secretary of Administration and Finance Jay Gonzalez on the side of Paige Hill Road, an area that was hard hit by the June 1 tornado.

Wednesday, May 16 1:48 a.m.: A Hopkinton police officer checked a vehicle parked on Saddle Hill Road.

Friday, May 11 12:36 a.m.: An officer checked an unoccupied vehicle at the entrance to a South Street business.

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School broke ground last week on a new athletic field that will be funded entirely by the school's own stabilization account with no borrowing, a practically unheard-of financing mechanism in public schools.

About 125 residents at Thursday night's annual town meeting approved a $17.3 million fiscal 2013 operating budget and a Proposition 2-1/2 debt exclusion question seeking approval of a third municipal water source.

UPTON, Mass. - Dr. Michael F. Fitzpatrick, superintendent-director of the Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District, announced that the Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School's post-secondary Practical Nursing Program, a part-time evening nursing program, has been approved for initial accreditation by the National ... (more)

The case of a Grafton man charged with holding two hunters at gunpoint while claiming to be an Upton police officer has been continued to June 27.

Voters at the annual town meeting tomorrow night will be voting to spend money on a weapon that some police chiefs think has come a long way from its early days, when it was considered to be a glorified cattle prod.

From left, Jim Brochu, State Rep. John Fernandes, Arthur Morin, Gerald Finn, Harvey Trask, Dr.

Voters at the May 15 annual town election will decide the fate of a two-man race for a three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen and six ballot questions.

A As the debate continues over how best to fund a new fire station in town , there are many references to the high and rising residential tax rate in Westborough.

By a vote of 649-284, incumbent Donna Coakley-McGowan lost her bid Monday for another three-year term on the Mendon-Upton Regional School Committee to newcomer Christopher R. Russo Jr., according to unofficial results posted by the town clerk Monday night.