Dudley News

Auburn * Mark Thallander will be the guest organist at the 10 a.m. worship service July 12 at First Congregational Church, 128 Central St.

A legion of Bernard Madoff victims cheered yesterday when the Ponzi scheme artist was sentenced to 150 years in prison by a federal court judge, but Charles J. Zacek isn't one of them.

Two local teens allegedly made and placed chemical reaction bombs that exploded in mailboxes in Oxford.

The good news for the town is the state's $2 million road construction project of Route 31 is under way, but the bad news is that motorists will likely experience delays on the two-lane roadway for the next several months.

Charlton poet Francine D'Alessandro has been named the winner of the Worcester County Poetry Association's annual poetry contest, judged by poet and scholar James Haug.

Middle school students who rely on energy drinks to power them through the day will face prohibition this fall.

Jun 12, 2009 10:16 am US/Eastern I know a few middle school aged kids and I would have to say for the most part they're pretty hyper.

They're providing a means by which the private and public sectors can be brought together.

Palmer Anti-casino group plans demonstration PALMER - The Quaboag Valley Against Casinos group will hold a traffic simulation from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday in the center of town.

There are many events that shape a young person's life, one of those being high school graduation.

Relations between city officials and Robert J. Moscoffian, promoter of the New England Summer Nationals hot-rod show, have become so strained that it appears increasingly doubtful the event will be held here for a 19th consecutive year during the Fourth of July weekend.

The Dudley-Charlton Regional School Committee last night ratified an agreement with its teachers union to eliminate cost-of-living pay increases in the fiscal year starting July 1. In March, the committee adopted a $45.5 million fiscal 2010 budget predicated on $29.1 million in state aid, $914,946 from district reserves and $15.5 million from ...

Guitarist Gary Moore, featured in story published in Guitar Buyer Magazine. Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose said he lost this same guitar in the early 1970s, when he lived in Marin and believes Moore's guitar is the same one.

Upton Memorial Day plans for parade in town UPTON - Veterans from town are scheduled to meet at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow at the VFW Post on Route 140.

The Berkshire Chamber of Commerce will host the Berkshire Energy Showcase and Summit at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock on Thursday.

Chrysler has asked a New York Bankruptcy Court to allow it to eliminate 789 dealerships in its network, including 11 in Massachusetts.

Two Central Massachusetts Dodge franchises are among 789 dealerships that Chrysler plans to close under a bankruptcy plan filed in court today.

A dozen Chrysler dealers in Massachusetts have been targeted for closure as part of the restructuring process for the automaker.

IF ONLY the Craigslist Killer had gunned down Soheil Turner. Then the world might pay attention.

A 25-year-old Charlton man allegedly arranged an after-party at a Sturbridge motel where people got high from a nitrous oxide tank.