Westminster News

Pharmacist Joe Serio describes himself as the Betty Crocker of the prescription world -- and he's cooked up something special for the grand reopening of the Westminster Pharmacy on Friday and Saturday.

Four people were displaced yesterday when a four-alarm fire destroyed their home at 375 Mellen Road.

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Over the past two weeks, eight men learned the basics on a bus that was parked at the North Central Career Center here.

To anyone who's passed by 7 Bacon St. in Westminster during the past two days, your eyes are not playing tricks on you.

A Westminster man who exchanged gunfire with police at his home Sunday night died from gunshot wounds to his legs, an autopsy has revealed.

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State and local police surrounded a Westminster home on Sunday evening where a man was barricaded inside with a gun, state police said.

Authorities say a Westminster man who brandished a handgun and made threats at a Fitchburg bar has died after exchanging gunfire with police outside his home.

The armed man, who was wearing body armor, was found "gravely" wounded outside a Minott Road home, said State Police spokesman David Procopio.

Residents partied with joy as they wrapped up the town's 250th anniversary celebration with cake and music at the Wachusett Village Inn Saturday.

A very soft-spoken and polite Joanne Keefe arrived in court this morning to face charges of kidnapping her daughter more than a year and a half ago and fleeing to Tennessee, where she was found earlier this month.

Army Reserve Spec. Nicholas O. Seibert has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Westminster's 250th anniversary parade was held Sept. 27. Many townspeople and local bands and schools were involved, and everyone should be commended on a job well done.

New Voice: Kim Olmilla For Immediate Release Contact: Grethel Bolandrina 476-0009 Gretheline@aol.com Even if the Boston Fil-Am music scene relies heavily on nearby NY and NJ artists, every so often, in Massachusetts, real talent comes along.

Erick Phillips has seen remarkable changes in the behavior of some students since he started working full time as the school resource officer for Ashburnham-Westminster schools.

IC Federal Credit Union will begin filming a TV commercial today, featuring Boston comedian Dave Russo.

Superintendent of Schools Michael Zapantis said the state School Building Authority's decision to change some of its regulations "borders on discrimination," against the Ashburnham- Westminster Regional School District.

Members of the Mixed Use Overlay Committee discussed their mission during their first official meeting Wednesday night.

A little boy wearing a Gardner fire helmet waves to the crowd lining the streets during Westminster's 250th anniversary parade today.