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

Southbridge announces virtual graduation, student protest reportedly planned

Grads to receive diploma in person, online event to follow for community 📸 Southbridge High School Principal Patrick Danby announced ...
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May 28, 2020 / Cole Avenue, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Graduation, Local Schools, Original Content, Patrick Danby, Southbridge, Southbridge High School, Southbridge Public Schools, Torrey Road

Large capacity weaponry, drugs seized in Sturbridge arrest

Oklahoma man taken into custody by State Police at I-84 rest area 📸 Massachusetts State Police photo STURBRIDGE — An ...
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May 28, 2020 / Crime, Dudley District Court, Interstate 84, Justin Barron, Massachusetts State Police, Methamphetamine, Oklahoma, Original Content, Smith & Wesson, Sturbridge, William Pothier

Photo of Chief Steven Wojnar of the Dudley, Massachusetts Police Department

Chief’s Corner

Week of May 24, 2020 A weekly column by Police Chief Steven Wojnar of the Dudley Police Department National Missing ...
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May 24, 2020 / Dudley Police Chief Wojnar, Memorial Day during Covid-19, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Take 25, Uncategorized

Ballfield vandalism investigated by police in Leicester

Tips on Rochdale Park damage sought by law enforcement 📸 Leicester Police Department photos LEICESTER — While local baseball seasons continue ...
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May 24, 2020 / Crime, Leicester, Leicester Police Department, Matthew Brady, Original Content, Rochdale, Rochdale Park, Stafford Street

68-year-old man killed in Monson car crash

Residents tried to help victim after vehicle struck a small tree MONSON — A 68-year-old man has died after an ...
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May 21, 2020 / Accident, Cote Road, Monson, Monson Police Department, Original Content, T Peck Road, Wing Hospital, Wood Hill Road, Woodhill Road

Percocet pills picked up in State Police pinch of Peabody man

Butler stopped for speeding on I-84 in Sturbridge after midnight 📸 Massachusetts State Police photos STURBRIDGE — A Peabody man ...
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May 20, 2020 / Chaz Butler, Crime, Dudley District Court, Edward Jackson, Interstate 84, Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Turnpike, Original Content, Peabody, Percocet, Sturbridge, Tyler Hopkins

Thanks to $450,000 Transition Grant, QCC Can Help More Students Focus on Their Future

WORCESTER & SOUTHBRIDGE— The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded Quinsigamond Community College’s Future Focus program an Adult ...
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May 18, 2020 / Community, DESE, Economic Development, Higher Education, QCC Future Focus Program, Quinsigamond Community College

Two images depciting Stephanie Cyr with her exhibited calligraphy and the jewelry infused with literary elements by Emily Daly

April and May Exhibits at Jacob Edwards Library Go Online

Two planned library exhibits, turned digital in the time of Covid-19 closures, connect visual arts with literature SOUTHBRIDGE - With ...
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May 18, 2020 / Art Exhibits during Covid-19, Calligraphy, Community, Emily Daly, Jacob Edwards Library, Literature, The Arts

Chief’s Corner

Week of May 17, 2020 A weekly column by Police Chief Steven Wojnar of the Dudley Police Department The COVID-19 ...
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May 17, 2020 / Chief's Corner, Community, Covid-19 and Court System, Crime, Dudley District Court, Dudley District Court Covid-19, Dudley Police Chief Wojnar, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 209a, Restraining order during covid-19

Aerial spraying to battle EEE scheduled for May 21-31

Auburn, Millbury, Sturbridge, Webster among targeted towns The Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project (CMMCP) and North Fork Helicopters will perform ...
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Local REALTORS® Honored at 2020 Awards Ceremony

AUBURN - The REALTOR® Association of Central Massachusetts held its Annual Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 7th, 2020 via Facebook ...
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May 14, 2020 / Announcements, Local Business, Realtor Association of Central Massachusetts, Realtors Association 2020 Awards Ceremony

Quinsigamond Community College Respond’s to Health Crisis with Free Courses for Businesses

WORCESTER, MA— May 14, 2020 — Quinsigamond Community College’s Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education recognizes the tumultuous workplace ...
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May 14, 2020 / Covid-19 economic impact, Economic Development, Higher Education, Local Business, Quinsigamond Community College, QVCC Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education, Workforce education

Entryway to the Community Food Collaborative's garden, Sturbridge, MA

Community Garden Launching Third Season

The Community Food Collaborative (CFC) is entering its third growing season at its garden located behind the Sturbridge Town Hall ...
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May 14, 2020 / Community, Community Food Collaborative, Community Garden During Covid-19, Economic Development, Food and Culture, Food Scarcity Covid-19, Fundraising & Charity, Outdoors and the Environment, Saint John Paul II Food Pantry, Southbridge Garden Club, Steadfast Fence, Sturbridge, Sturbridge Town Hall, Tantasqua Regional High School, The Last Green Valley

Webster drug dealer arrested with variety of narcotics

Police seize $4,300, stun gun, marijuana, opioids, hallucinogens 📷 Webster Police Department photos WEBSTER — Responding to local tips of ...
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