Fitchburg News

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Brian Herr believes his experience running his own business and his involvement in local politics give him the edge over Democratic incumbent Ed Markey in the November election for the senate seat.

City Solicitor John Barrett says that Fitchburg State University does not have the authority to convert the Landry Arena from an ice rink to a field house as it has proposed.

A Fitchburg woman whose husband claims her life has been consumed by voodoo was arraigned in Fitchburg District Court Friday on domestic abuse charges.

Join Senator Smith in Calling on Jeanne Shaheen & Scott Brown to renounce their support for a federal gas tax hike.

A Fitchburg man was arrested after storming into his ex-girlfriend's home and threatening to stab her boyfriend, according to police reports.

A Fitchburg man whose drug evidence was handled by disgraced state chemist Annie Dookhan was sentenced to time served Thursday morning in Worcester Superior Court.

The farmers market scene in North Central Massachusetts has been in a state of flux for many years, with new markets popping up and blooming, only to wilt before the next season.

Whether up a tree in the flooded forest of Cambodia's Tonle Sap with bird guano, ants and a 400mm lens, or lurking in a blind in Bhutan's Himalayan foothills, Eleanor Briggs has photographed some of the most spectacular and wild parts of Asia.

Four headstones were pushed over, but it appeared at least a couple of them may have been toppled anytime dating to Memorial Day weekend, she said.

The Gardner Animal Control Facility located at 899 West Broadway will be hosting a visit of the Catmobile, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats sponsored by Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society.

Selectmen bade a final farewell Monday night to Police Chief J. Gregory Massak and presented him with a certificate of appreciation from the town.

The Brandon Funeral Home of Fitchburg is considering building a second location in Ashburnham, a town of 6,000 people that hasn't had a funeral home of its own in a decade.

While saying relations with the new Department of Children and Families commissioner are an improvement over her predecessor, the president of the union representing social workers told a legislative panel the agency is still struggling with high caseloads and low morale.

The City Council Finance Committee has approved a transfer of animal-control funds from the Department of Public Works to the Police Department following the closure of the Fitchburg Animal Shelter, but questions remain as to what some funds will be used for.

The longtime girlfriend of Hector "Gaby" Perez, one of the Leominster men who died in a car crash in New Jersey last week, said he always had a big, bright smile on his face.

A project to redevelop the historic Fitchburg Yarn Mill into housing will receive a $4.25 million subsidy from the state Department of Housing and Development, Gov. Deval Patrick announced Monday.

Several local and state officials served lunch at the Spanish American Center in Leominster as part of an awareness effort for the Summer Food Services Program offering free breakfasts and lunches to children.

Police attempted to check on the well-being of a Gardner man but he wanted no part of their help Friday, said Capt.

Jose Carrion was sentenced Monday to nine to 11 years in state prison for the death of Nelson Geraldino in 2009 and was given credit for the nearly five years he has been in custody.

Brothers Jose Carrion, 28, left, and Orville Carrion, 22, sit in Worcester Superior Court during opening statements of their murder trial three weeks ago.