Berlin News

Once envisioned as a semi-independent community, with its own convenience stores, restaurants and retail services, The Woodlands development off Berlin Street has become a victim of the economy.

Town Meeting rejected a proposal last week that would have provided sewer service to 127 homes in a West Acton neighborhood.

Monday, May 11 Judge Martha Brenner Ezequiel Rivera , 34, of 333 Main St., Clinton, uninsured operation, dismissed upon payment of $100 in court costs; operating an unregistered motor vehicle, not responsible; operating a motor vehicle with registration suspended, dismissed.

The city last night joined a growing number of communities imposing fines for anyone caught smoking marijuana on municipal property.

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A waitress struggles to catch the orders of a group of elderly women out to lunch at Fiddler's Green, but Worcester County Poetry Association President Mark G. Wagner isn't about to stop reading aloud from 'Ulysses' to his captivated audience.

A new farmers market will be opening next month on Pearl Street in West Acton. The Acton-Boxborough Farmers Market will operate on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting on July 12 and continuing through November.

When Barre Police Sgt. Robert J. Deschenes attended a meeting about the resurfacing of Routes 62 and 122 recently, he was surprised by what he heard.

Even though they moved their annual folk festival out of the immediate area, the organizers of the Wachusett Valley Folk Festival have not forgotten from where they came Jean Syria and Denise Hurley, the force behind what was formerly the Nashua River Valley Folk Festival, part of the Lancaster Coffeehouse series, have teamed up with two local ...

Berlin Berlin H. Wallace Woodward American Legion Post 162 invites all veterans to participate in its Memorial Day Exercises.

Berlin paid tribute Tuesday to veterans of the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift in which the Western allies flew vital supplies into West Berlin, a key Cold War moment that forced the Soviets to lift their blockade strangling the city.

The town's Zoning Board of Appeals decided last week to put off its hearing on a proposed day-care facility until next month, after the developer submitted new information that needs to be reviewed, according to Scott Mutch, the zoning enforcement officer.

Bolton 14 warrant articles at Monday's meeting BOLTON - It may be an early night at this year's annual town meeting.

Officials made several changes to the Town Meeting format this year in an effort to make the annual session run more smoothly.

A total of $5.5 million in payments in lieu of taxes has been disbursed to communities in the Quabbin, Ware River and Wachusett watersheds by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.

Michael Gowing was elected to the Board of Selectmen in Tuesday's election, defeating DeWitt Seward.

Denise Cross made dinner for all her neighbors on Sunday. Next week, it'll be someone else's turn.

Sawyer Hill EcoVillages, a sustainable development community at 46 Sawyer Hill Road, is hosting a talk by Karen Shapiro, the shareholder advocacy associate at Domini Social Investments, a firm specializing in socially responsible investing.

Kyle C. McElheney , son of Nancy and Charles McElheney of Lancaster, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at St.

Marlboro Firefighters get shoppers from hung-up elevator MARLBORO - People trapped in an elevator at Solomon Pond Mall for 40 minutes yesterday afternoon were rescued in dramatic fashion, according to the Fire ...