Worcester County News

As Worcester County Sheriff Guy W. Glodis inches closer to a well-funded run for statewide office with tomorrow's announcement that state Auditor A. Joseph DeNucci will retire, Thomas J. Foley, the popular former top commander of the Massachusetts State Police, has signaled definite interest in the sheriff's job.

NEWARK -- The Worcester County Board of Education will go into the next fiscal year with a $994,000 fund balance, an independent audit has revealed.

A 52-year-old Charlton man was 'irate and yelling' when he allegedly attacked a 17-year-old without provocation Tuesday afternoon when the teen answered the door in a neighbor's Charlton apartment.

Some Worcester County leaders are concerned that reductions in payments and low-interest rates are jeopardizing future payouts for employee retirement benefits.

The Worcester County U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program launched this season's toy drive yesterday with a tour of its large, empty warehouse at 10 New Bond St.

Text Archive > American Libraries > History of the town of Winchendon from the grant of Ipswich Canada, in 1735, to the present time History of the town of Winchendon from the grant of Ipswich Canada, in 1735, to the present time This book has an editable web page on Open Library .

Text Archive > American Libraries > History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Survey verifies approach; foundation OKs funds James Welch left and Frank Schneider the first two tenants of the Home Again program leave the PIP Shelter Monday after the grant program was announced.

Kevin T. Starr garnered 393 votes in yesterday's election to win his second term as Ward 4 city councilor.

Friday, November 6, 2009 Outdoors: Hunt is on for 'timberdoodles' Mark Blazis Outdoors Flights of woodcock descended among our aspens, alders and red maples this week.

A Millbury woman accused of stealing about $225,000 from the Mohegan Council of the Boy Scouts of America is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Worcester Superior Court.

The Worcester County Commissioners have decided not to add any commercial zoning to Route 589 as part of its comprehensive rezoning, leaving zoning for growth on the road to be determined at a later date.

A local woman is accused of beating her 9-year-old child with a belt and then abandoning her at the state Department of Children and Families office in Leominster, according to court documents.

Emilio Cruz and Timothy Dupree were on the prowl Halloween night as part of a nationwide effort to keep trick-or-treaters safe from sexual predators.

A Charlton man faces charges of attempted murder and assault and battery after allegedly attacking his girlfriend.

A series of workshops is planned to help people cope with the economy. Gesher, a business networking group within Congregation B'nai Shalom, has joined with Connections of Central Massachusetts and Jewish Family Service of Worcester to host non-denominational sessions for job seekers.

PHASING OUT THE PIP The exterior of the PIP Shelter at the corner of Main and Charlton streets in Worcester is seen in this file photo taken in June.

SNOW HILL , Md.- The Worcester County Health Department says few school children have turned in permission forms allowing them to be vaccinated against H1N1.

Officers in the North Worcester County Drug Task Force seized 25 grams of cocaine and thousands of dollars in cash from a Mechanic Street apartment Thursday, according to police reports.

Marlboro's Elaine Stefanik is the kind of wife deer hunters dream of having. Saturday morning, while it was still dark and raining, her husband Mike looked at conditions and decided to go back to bed.