Wales News

When state Rep. Matt Patrick left the Falmouth Board of Selectmen for Beacon Hill, Carey Murphy took his place.

A special town meeting will be held at Nov. 6 to vote on whether the town supports installing artificial turf at four athletic fields in the Tantasqua Regional School District at a cost of $2 million.

Interviewing former students for teaching positions is always an enjoyable experience, said Tantasqua Regional High School Principal Steven B. Bliss.

On Saturday, dozens of artists donated their music and time to Farm Aid for its first concert in New England, held at Great Woods Tweeter Center Comcast Center.

By JOHN APPLETON jappleton@repub.com HOLLAND - Town officials are planning to request proposals later this month from developers interested in building a 20-unit complex of housing for senior citizens next to ...

By LORI STABILE lstabile@repub.com WARREN - A 25-year-old Ware man is being held at the Worcester House of Correction in lieu of $2,000 bail after a motor vehicle chase this weekend resulting in charges by ...

Northeast preps for Hanna's wind and rain First retail medical clinics to open in Mass.

Patty L. Perry 245-3506 Add a comment- * The Nipmuck Indian Council of Chaubunagungamaug will hold its 28th annual Nipmuck Powwow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday at Lake Siog Park on Dug Hill Road.

Tantasqua-Union 61 Regional School District is kicking off a community survey to identify priorities to guide the schools in the coming years.

In an aggressive marketing campaign to promote the area's unique tourism, hospitality and retail attractions, the town of Sturbridge and its neighbors have been branded as "Everything but ordinary." A regional ...

Selectmen are looking into federal loans and grants for small rural communities that could be put toward energy audits, school construction, and other expenses.

Selectmen implied it's a win-win situation for both the town and the applicant at their meeting Wednesday night, as they unanimously voted to appoint Kristin M. LaPlante executive secretary, effective Monday.

Laura and Bobb are visiting all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts and taking a picture in each as part of the Massachusetts 351 Project.

At least one of them points to two "persons of interest." Timothy J. Connolly, spokesman for District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr., characterized the two as people never before interviewed by state police ...

The Tantasqua Education Foundation has approved its first round of awards to local teachers, with nine grants totaling $25,447. Teachers from the Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales elementary ...

In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Hampden County, Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site.

Because selectmen were late for the meeting and a vote was taken one hour before their arrival, Holland will automatically remain a member of the Eastern Hampden County Veterans District, along with Wales, ...

The summer of 2008 officially begins June 20, and if early temperatures are any indication, it'll be a hot one.

By a 3-1 margin, James E. Wettlaufer was re-elected selectman for three years yesterday.

Voters will go to the polls at Town Hall on Sturbridge Road today from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. to decide on three contests and a nonbinding referendum question asking whether they support continuing a study on ...