Westminster News

Nicholas Hay, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, apologized to his colleagues and townspeople last night for a motor vehicle citation he received last week.

The special-education records of all Ashburnham-Westminster Regional High School District students born in 1987 will be destroyed on Jan.

The Wachusett Chamber of Commerce is rolling out 'Pick Local for the Holidays,' a campaign to promote shopping locally that supports local businesses in the Wachusett Region.

Three longtime Westminster residents are running for an open seat on the Board of Selectmen vacated by former board Chairman Tom O'Toole. O'Toole is employed by Tyco and relocated to its Maine facility after receiving a promotion.

Three local actors have lead roles in Mount Wachusett Community College's musical production of "Peter Pan," which will begin shows at the Theatre at the Mount starting Nov.

Peter Normandin is running for the position of selectman in the town of Westminster.

Dance2Swing: Swingin' Sundays at Leominster Elks, 134 N. Main St. Featuring Compaq Big Band With Britt and Ed Scheer of the Love Dogs.

Jonathan Dennehy will say good-bye to the town and to his seat on the Board of Selectmen in January when he starts his new job as a foreign diplomat.

Region Rt. 2 work expected to halt for winter soon A two-mile stretch of Route 2, from Fitchburg to Westminster, is being overhauled using $6 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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.

By Jacqueline Reis TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF jreis@telegram.com You want to provide kids a safe way to get to school and get home.

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.