East Brookfield News

EAST BROOKFIELD, Mass. - A former Massachusetts man authorities say moved to Europe in 1996 without permission while on probation for a child assault conviction has been ordered by a judge to spend two years behind bars.

Local towns have set their officially sanctioned hours for Halloween trick-or-treating on Saturday, Oct.

Worcester Central District Court Jury Session Jury-Waived Cases Judge Andrew M. D'Angelo Kenneth H. McKernan, 41, of Mashpee, charged with criminal harassment, found not guilty Criminal and Traffic Sessions Judge Margaret R. Guzman Richard Gomez, 20, of West Hartford, Conn., charged with assault and battery, sentenced to 1 year probation, and ...

A man placed on probation last week for allegedly assaulting his wife was arraigned in Western Worcester District Court, East Brookfield, yesterday on new charges stemming from an alleged assault his spouse said was brought on by her failure to properly cook his bacon on Sunday.

The plan for Spencer and East Brookfield school and town officials to get together cordially before any budget or teacher-salary decisions are made is on hold, two Spencer officials said earlier this week.

It would be a bloody shame if veteran rockers Deep 6 - singer-guitarist Jimmy D'Angelo, singer-bassist Al Gallo and drummer Dave Balcom - doesn't break the big time with its new, self-titled disc - not because they deserve it but because of the colorful stories that would make up what would be the ultimate 'VH1: Behind the Music' episode ever.

Armed with five-gallon buckets and plastic jugs, protesters step off tonight at 6 p.m. on a "Walk for Water" on Westford Road at the entrance to Nemco Way.

West Boylston Committee rejects activities fee WEST BOYLSTON - The School Committee last night opted against an extracurricular activity fee proposed by Superintendent Thomas J. Kane, instead asking him to re-examine the budget to find $13,000 cut earlier this year during the budget process.

A 63-year-old Spencer man was sentenced to 3 years to 3 years and a day in state prison yesterday after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.

A 63-year-old Spencer man was sentenced to 3 years to 3 years and a day in state prison yesterday after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.

A 63-year-old Spencer man was sentenced to 3 years to 3 years and a day in state prison yesterday after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.

Spencer Police say man raped woman who rebuffed him EAST BROOKFIELD - A Spencer man who police said offered a woman $500 for 'a good time' spent the money on bail instead, after he allegedly raped her in Spencer earlier this week.

With East Brookfield voters turning down their share of the Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District budget earlier this week, the school board will gather to decide what to do next.

Despite the economy, East Brookfield's annual Fourth of July celebration will be held in two weeks, again capped off with a fireworks display.

A 22-year-old man who has had several brushes with the law in the five years since he crashed his Honda in Spencer, killing two of his friends, was back in court this week on drug charges after he allegedly sent text messages touting his product to the wrong person.

The Spencer-East Brookfield School Committee is offering teachers a choice: agree to a salary freeze for fiscal 2010, or watch colleagues lose their jobs.

The chairman of the Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School Committee has written teachers asking them to agree to a wage freeze to preserve the jobs of some educators who have already been handed pink slips.

An erratic driver traveling on Route 9 Saturday evening didn't stop in time when he approached a backup near Donnelly Road, causing a three-vehicle crash that left some people with minor injuries, according to police.

An East Brookfield man who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing nearly half a million dollars while working as a bookkeeper for a Boylston company was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay full restitution yesterday.

The former substitute teacher at Quaboag Regional Middle School who allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student is being summoned to a second court on similar charges.