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Worcester youth decorate Grant Square Park plant boxes in light of recent gun violence
WORCESTER, Mass. — Twenty-five garden boxes are being decorated at Grant Square Park by young people in Worcester. 25 garden boxes were decorated at Grant Square Park by young people in Worcester Saturday as part of an effort to uplift the spirits of the community in light of recent gun violence.
Cornhole tournament raises money for 5-year-old battling cancer
DUDLEY, Mass. — Memorial Day weekend is often a popular time for friends and family to gather for yard games and a cookout, and some people decided to put their cornhole skills toward a good cause on Saturday for a local 5-year-old girl battling cancer. Ava Blazis of Sutton...
Norfolk Tides extend winning streak to five with come-from-behind win at Worcester
Knocked in the go-ahead run in the ninth to lift the Norfolk Tides to a 9-8 win over the Worcester Red Sox on Sunday. The win was the fifth in a row for the Tides (28-23), the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Norfolk was down two entering the ninth....
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School commencement: here's the list of grads
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School in Fitchburg held its graduation exercises on May 22, graduating 339 seniors. Christian Michel Altomonte, an Electrical major from Gardner was Class Valedictorian. Aaliyah Julianna Cooper of Sterling, a Veterinary Science major, was Class Salutatorian. Class officers are: President: Ronald Jackson Harris of Sterling - Welding...
Student achievement: honors and graduations
WESTON – Two Leominster residents were named to the spring dean’s list at Regis College: Jasmine Saavedra Alvarez and Katelyn Thompson. EASTON – Domenic Bosco, of Leominster, was among 625 students to process at Stonehill College’s 73rd Commencement on Sunday, May 19. **. WORCESTER – Several...
Celebrating ordination of new priests and the Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Next weekend will be wonderful for the local Catholic Church as well as the Universal Church. June 1, Bishop McManus will ordain new priests at St. Paul’s Cathedral for lifelong service to the people of the Diocese of Worcester. And June 2, all our local parish churches and those...
Library Corner, May 29 edition
For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. Visit the library’s website calendar for event registration information. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @HopkintonPLMA. Not Just Ancestry.com. Wednesday, May 29, 1-2 p.m. Whether an...
Defense rests for former Mass. teacher accused of rape
The defense rested Friday in the trial of the former Hudson Middle School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student. Caitlin Harding is accused of raping one of her sixth-grade students in 2010. Prosecutors cross examined Harding on Friday after she took the stand in her defense this week. She...
Worcester Mill Street redesign hotly contested as crash data released
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to remove and replace a quote regarding residents’ reaction to the reconfiguration. Residents of Worcester have spent the past seven months arguing about the narrowing of a 2.5-mile street from two lanes to one lane and whether it has made the area more or less safe for pedestrians and motorists.
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