Douglas News

As the town continues to struggle financially, voters will be asked to approve a $25.1 million budget for fiscal 2014, as well as a $1.4 million Proposition 2-1/2 override for supplemental funding for that budget.

Firefighters battled a pesky two-alarm fire at 3 Cross St. this afternoon. Fire was coming from four sides of the Cape-style home when the first firefighters arrived, about 1 p.m., according to Fire Chief Dean Kochanowski.

Selectmen welcomed Craig Blais, president of the Worcester Business Development Corp., to their April 23 meeting.

Sean J. Wolf , 35, of 5 Lawrence St., Apt. A, Shrewsbury, using a motor vehicle without authority, guilty, remain drug and alcohol free; larceny from a person, guilty, filed; operating under the influence of liquor, second offense, guilty, probation until March 20, 2015, 90-day loss of license, $250 operating under the influence fee, $50 operating ... (more)

Calling infrastructure, innovation and education 'the trinity of what the governor and our administration are trying to focus on,' Lt.