Hardwick News

The Gilbert Players will present 'Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris' at the Cultural Center at Eagle Hill, 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick.

"I have heard people say, 'Well, if we lose everything, at least we'll have our chickens.' " The online advertisement reads, "Young Chicks for Sale" and, at first glance, it could appear unseemly.

A waitress struggles to catch the orders of a group of 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.

For some school districts, "sharing resources" means teaming up with their counterparts to buy copy paper and pens.

Ware Threat in restroom keeps some students home WARE - A vague threat written on a bathroom wall at Ware High School prompted about 40 percent of students to stay home yesterday.

Century riders will tackle about 6,000 feet of climbing at the annual King's Tour of the Quabbin next Sunday.

Dudley * The Holy Rosary Sodality at St. Andrew Bobola Church on West Main Street will hold a yard sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Saturday.

A fire on Williamsville Road caused about $7,000 in damage yesterday. Fire Chief Joseph A. Rogowski said the homeowner called just before 2 p.m. to report a fire in the wall of his house at 720 Williamsville Road.

Putnam Motorcyclist killed on Interstate 395 PUTNAM - State police were investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened about 6:45 p.m. yesterday.

Central Massachusetts will host four mountain bike races this summer. Two races of the races are part of the Root 66 Northeast XC Race Series - the Domnarski Farm Race in Ware July 5 and the 14th annual Hodges Village Dam race in Oxford Aug.

The medical van owned by Veterans Hospice Homestead of Fitchburg has the following schedule this week: *Wednesday: Hardwick Town Hall , 307 Main St., in the Gilbertville section of town, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. *Thursday: Mount Wachusett Community College , 444 Green St., Gardner, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and Knights of Columbus , 110 South Main ...

Mass. stimulus projects out to bid

Ware residents voted for change on the Board of Selectmen on Monday by replacing two incumbents with two familiar faces.

For T.S. Eliot, April was the cruelest month. He obviously wasn't a Massachusetts trout fisherman.

Area *Kindergarten registration for children in Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree and Oakham.

Grants to preserve property in Hardwick, Holden, Oxford and Spencer are among nine grants from the state Executive Office of Environmental Affairs announced Friday by Lt.

The medical van owned by Veterans Hospice Homestead of Fitchburg has the following schedule this week: Wednesday: Hardwick Town Hall , 307 Main St., in the Gilbertville section of town, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday: Mount Wachusett Community College , 444 Green St., Gardner, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and Knights of Columbus , 110 South Main St., ...

After a taste of spring this weekend, winter is back today. Rain fell through the night, and this morning it is snowing and sleeting in some areas of Central Massachusetts.

You've heard the buzz, now its time to see what its all about. The Maiden Heist Movie Premier and Benefit Screening kicks off this week at the Hanover Theater on March 7. Filmed partially at the Worcester Art ...

At 38, and with just eight years as Hardwick's town moderator, Ryan J. Witkos is considered a newcomer to the post.