Winchendon News

Mayor Dean Mazzarella raised the ante in a friendly community rivalry with Fitchburg and Gardner during a Light the Town Purple celebration that bathed City Hall in purple lights Thursday to recognize the upcoming Relay for Life of Greater Gardner.

Water, water, everywhere..... but Chelmsford's is the best. Okay... that might not be how that line goes, but Chelmsford residents can take pride in the fact that the stuff coming out of their faucets is coming from a system that earned a Public Water System Award from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection .

Mr. Turner leaves his father, Gary G. Turner and his wife, Anita Leporati of Sterling and his mother, Joyce A. and her husband, Gordon Marko of Webster; his brother, Randy P. Turner and his partner, Julie Bouvier of Hawaii; his sister, Wendy A. Turner of Franklin; his high school sweetheart, Debby Osipov; and many nieces and nephews.

Some of the region's youngest residents began to feel the effects of sequestration on Wednesday, when all of the Montachusett Opportunity Council's Head Start programs were forced to close a week early due to 5 percent budget cuts.

The former Winchendon District Court building at 80 Central St. has been approved as the site of a new police station.

HOLYOKE - Sunday's brush fire along Interstate 91 in Holyoke was just the tip of the iceberg, with numerous fire stations throughout Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester counties keeping busy over the past few days.

One of the most rewarding parts of Bob Johnson's job as the town's veterans agent is bringing comfort to a soldier's loved ones by honoring their service when they are killed in war.

United Way of North Central Massachusetts has provided $125,000 in grants to 17 organizations, with the goal of helping to meet the demand for food and utility assistance.