Local news coverage of the Greater Southbridge, Auburn, Charlton, Dudley, Sturbridge, and Webster areas.

Positive COVID-19 cases in Charlton, Oxford schools

Bus driver, individual in high school 'community' confirmed to have coronavirus Two local school districts announced positive COVID-19 cases on ...
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October 26, 2020 / Charlton, Coronavirus, COVID-19, David Nugent, Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, First Student, Kristine Nash, Local Schools, Original Content, Oxford, Oxford High School, Oxford Public Schools, Steven Lamarche

Letter to the Editor: OSA students learn from 19th century painter, inventor, founder

Grade 5 students at Old Sturbridge Academy have the very rare opportunity to enjoy museum-quality art while studying in the ...
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October 16, 2020 / Letter to the Editor, Old Sturbridge Academy, Oliver Wight Tavern, Rufus Porter, Scientific American, Sturbridge

Heroin found on Millbury man arrested on warrant

Crespo allegedly had 16 grams of drug hidden 'in his groin area' 📸 Webster Police Department photos WEBSTER — A ...
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October 16, 2020 / Crime, Dudley District Court, Heroin, Millbury, Original Content, Sean Ebbeling, Uriel Crespo, Webster, Webster Police Department

Local woman killed in three alarm blaze in Southbridge

Fire chief cites 'hoarding conditions' as factor in unsuccessful rescue attempt 📷 Helen Boyle file photo for The Citizen Chronicle ...
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October 15, 2020 / 217 Dennison Lane, Fire, Hoarding, Joe Early, Joseph Early, Massachusetts State Fire Marshal, Massachusetts State Police, Original Content, Paul Normandin, Peter Ostroskey, Southbridge, Southbridge Fire Department, Southbridge Police Department, Worcester County District Attorney

Local Realtors working to help teachers, service agencies

Teacher Drive concluded, Hat & Mitten Drive begins on Friday AUBURN — Members of the REALTOR® Association of Central Massachusetts, ...
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October 14, 2020 / Auburn, Community, COVID-19, Realtor Association of Central Massachusetts, Worcester County

Southbridge man arrested in connection with drive-by shooting

Cruz allegedly behind incident on Whitetail Circle 📸 Southbridge Police Department photo SOUTHBRIDGE — A Violet Avenue man has been ...
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October 14, 2020 / Crime, Dudley District Court, Original Content, Shooting, Southbridge, Southbridge Police Department, Violet Avenue, Walter Cruz, Whitetail Circle

Cloutier, Veilleux named ‘Commended Students’ by NMSC

Shepherd Hill duo among 34,000 recognized nationwide DUDLEY — William F. Chaplin, Jr., Principal of Shepherd Hill Regional High School, ...
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October 13, 2020 / Dudley, Local Schools, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, National Merit Scholarship Program, Olivia Cloutier, Serena Veilleux, Shepherd Hill Regional High School, William Chaplin

Newton teen killed in crash on I-84

Victim was lone occupant in single-vehicle fatality STURBRIDGE — A 16-year-old boy from Newton was killed in a single-vehicle crash ...
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October 13, 2020 / Accident, Interstate 84, Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, Newton, Original Content, Sturbridge, Sturbridge Fire Department, Subaru

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS – Imagine a public health crisis that forces you to quarantine with a loved one who abuses you ...
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October 1, 2020 / Community, COVID-19, Domestic Violence Awareness, New Hope, Nonprofit, October

Sturbridge Rotary awards scholarships to Tantasqua students

Eight local students recognized, honored by Rotarians STURBRIDGE — The Sturbridge Rotary Club has been awarding scholarships each year to ...
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September 24, 2020 / Arianna Renee Taft, Brian Daniel Riel, Community, Erin Shae McCarthy, Jennifer Collins, Jordan Lapierre, Leia Krans, Local Business, Local Schools, Olivia George, Phil Carlson Memorial Award, Sturbridge, Sturbridge Rotary Club, Tantasqua Regional High School, Wendall Wright Memorial Award

Hitchcock Academy gears up for changing season

Plenty of choices on tap this fall 📸 Courtesy photo BRIMFIELD — Hitchcock Free Academy has stood at the corner ...
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September 24, 2020 / Brimfield, Community, Hitchcock Free Academy

DCRSD eyes work to improve ventilation at Heritage School

Current 'closed air systems' deemed 'not appropriate' during pandemic CHARLTON — An assessment of ventilation and HVAC systems in local ...
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September 24, 2020 / Charlton, Consulting Engineer Services, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Drummey Rosane Anderson Inc., Dudley-Charlton Regional School Committee, Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, Heritage School, Local Schools, Original Content, Steven Lamarche

Girl Scouts Introduces New Badges to Encourage Girls in Civics, STEM and Entrepreneurship

24 New Badges in Automotive Engineering, STEM Career Exploration, Entrepreneurship, and Civics Help Girls Become the Leaders Our Rapidly Changing ...
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August 19, 2020 / Automotive Engineering for Girls, Charlton, Community, Dudley, Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts, Nonprofit, STEM for Girls, Sturbridge