Winchendon News

A Leominster man being arraigned today in Gardner District Court on a bank robbery charge was sentenced to 10 days in the House of Correction for contempt of court after making an obscene gesture toward the judge and becoming aggressive with court officers while being led out of the courtroom.

A second suspect who was wanted on a charge of armed and masked robbery in connection with multiple robberies in Fitchburg, Leominster and Gardner, was arrested Monday in Fitchburg.

A man wanted in connection with a bank robbery last week has been arrested, according to police.

Police arrested one man and are searching for another in connection with the robbery of Athol Savings Bank yesterday.

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head plans a $300 million casino that will include a hotel, restaurants and retail shops on about one-tenth of the land the tribe has under agreement, according to plans unveiled Tuesday night.

Voters at the Annual Town Meeting tonight approved a $9,606,000 annual town budget that represents a drop of 8.78 percent from the current year.

Voters at tomorrow night's annual town meeting will have the unusual opportunity to reduce the annual town budget.

Graduation is a special time for all graduates, but for those who are the first from their families to graduate from college, it is even more so.

The public is invited to Fort Devens Museum's Open House on Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. where Armed Forces Day will be observed with exhibits, talks and the opportunity to share conversation about the military and local history with others over refreshments.

Massachusetts is a wealthy place. We are among the wealthiest states in the country, and the educational attainment of Massachusetts parents is well beyond that of parents in every other state.