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6 hrs ago | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Is one night enough to kill life's dreams?

A Division 2A all-star, Bismark Osei owns South High School's career records for rushing yards and TDs .

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Thu Jul 24, 2008

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Fake robbery still stinging

A Gardner man who pleaded guilty to faking the robbery of a gasoline station he managed now is facing charges in Worcester Superior Court for fraudulently obtaining workers' compensation benefits as a result of ...

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

Sentinel & Enterprise

Arrest made in fatal Fitchburg shooting

A Boston man injured during the fatal July 3 gunfight on Congress Street is charged with murdering another Boston man, according to Tim Connolly, spokesman for Worcester District Attorney.

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Related Topix: Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg Metro, Boston, MA

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Man who tried to flee pleads guilty to fraud

When U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers learned about a flight plan for a private plane leaving Opa Locka Airport for Venezuela, Mr.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Telegram & Gazette

Testimony concludes in inmate murder trial

To assess his compatibility with a new cellmate while awaiting trial on burglary charges, Dennis R. Hadley would introduce himself as Jesus Christ, then stand back and gauge the other man's reaction, Mr.

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Related Topix: Worcester County, MA, Douglas, MA

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Police search Worcester site for murder victim

Police are excavating a Worcester property after receiving a tip that a murder victim may have been buried there about 20 years ago.

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Fatal shooting trial under way

Testimony began yesterday in the Worcester Superior Court trial of a 26-year-old city man charged in a fatal shooting three years ago on Fruit Street.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Mon Jul 21, 2008

CBS 5

Worcester Police Seek Evidence in Unsolved Murder

Police in Worcester are searching for evidence in what may be a decades-old murder.

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Worcester schools to get grant

Worcester public schools have received a $280,444 competitive grant from the federal Department of Education for the district's middle school libraries, U.S. Rep.

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Sun Jul 20, 2008

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Worcester Firm Works To Strengthen Ties To Morocco

When academics pursue research and develop business plans around that research, it can be a strong catalyst for bringing countries and their economies together.

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Related Topix: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

City should pay for Part B Medicare

I read with compassion Clive McFarlane's column on June Lynch and her 8-year battle with leukemia .

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Worcester Magazine

Worcester's Weekly Shuffle

In fact, there are hundreds popping up in every college town. Spelled a variety of different ways, sometimes even with a different name, the hookah's a glass water pipe that you can smoke a variety of things ...

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Shingles shot dramatizes retirees' dilemma

In November 2007, my doctor recommended I get a shingles inoculation, I checked if this shot would be paid by Blue Cross, and it was.

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health

Telegram & Gazette

Spencer cemetery vandalized; 3 12-year-olds face charges

Three 12-year-old Spencer boys are facing criminal charges after allegedly vandalizing a town cemetery and causing thousands of dollars in damage.

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Student facing charges in robbery awaits fate

A Fitchburg State College student accused of robbing a bank last month is waiting for a grand jury to determine whether he will be indicted on three felony charges, or if his case will be dismissed.

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Related Topix: Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Girl, 2, drowns in Auburn pool

Authorities are investigating the swimming pool drowning of a 2-year-old Thayer Avenue girl.

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Related Topix: Auburn, MA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Minor League News

Brockton Rox Pound Worcester Tornadoes 9-1 - Can-Am League

Brockton Rox Pound Worcester Tornadoes 9-1 - Can-Am League MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - WORCESTER The Tornadoes were dealt a quick 8-0 hole which proved to be too much as the Brockton Rox ...

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Seven injured in collision of SUV, pickup truck

Seven people were injured in a two-vehicle accident last night that left a sport utility vehicle on its roof.

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Related Topix: Rutland, MA, Princeton, MA

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Inmate's murder trial advances

Jury selection is scheduled to resume today in Worcester Superior Court for the trial of a Worcester County Jail and House of Correction inmate accused of murdering his cellmate in 2005.

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Related Topix: Worcester County, MA, Douglas, MA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Spencer man charged in WRTA theft

Police officers boarded a bus and arrested a 31-year-old Spencer man yesterday, after he allegedly stole cash from a Worcester Regional Transit Authority office downtown and then fled on foot before getting ...

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Related Topix: Spencer, MA

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