Lancaster News

One night in June, as a Rhode Island woman looked up at the sky, her eyes fell upon a cigar-shaped object she did not recognize.

The Pike Soccer Club is looking for donations to help cover its expenses for the 19-and-under boys' trip to the national championship in Boston.

My hat is off to the organizers and staff of Saturday's Nashua River Brewers' Festival.

A new garden and waterfall recently installed at Fall Brook Elementary School will serve as a tribute to every future retiree from the school, according to John Mendes, who served his last day as principal on Tuesday.

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Water has recommended a $500,000 earmark in a future spending package to benefit a proposed solar-energy field, Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco said.

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By Henry Mukasa and Agencies UGANDAN-born Grace Rwaramba finds herself at the centre of a custody battle for the three children of Michael Jackson, currently being looked after by the singer's 80-year-old mother.

The Pike Indy Under-19 boys team, which recently won the U.S. Youth Soccer Region II championship, will compete in the national tournament at Lancaster, Mass., on July 21-26. Other regional champions in the finals are NASA 08 Elite from Georgia and Colorado Rush Nike.

Northeastern University is pleased to recognize several area students who distinguished themselves academically during the the school year.

The year-long planning process to renovate three empty buildings on the town commons has taken a major step toward becoming a reality, Town Planning Director Noreen Piazza said Tuesday.

Monday, April 27 Judge Martha Brennan Mark Litterio, 50, of 423 Langen Road, Lancaster, uninsured motor vehicle, dismissed, $100 court cost; unregistered motor vehicle, not responsible; number plate violation, not responsible.

According to planners, an event intended to mark the occasion of a special partnership between the town and the families of its veterans and those currently serving in the armed forces is on schedule and highly anticipated.

The following area students recently graduated from Becker College. Fitchburg: Julie Lantry graduated honors with a Associate of Science in veterinary technology degree; Chelsea Mahon graduated with a Associate of Science in veterinary technology degree; Shirley Araujo graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in business administration, ...

Selectmen plan to ask town and state health officials a few questions after receiving an environmental report on the rifle range site.

It's rare when a group of adults can spend hours enjoying the same activity alongside a group of teenagers, according to Lunenburg resident Gail Coakley.

It was canine heaven - tails wagging, sniffers working overtime; big dogs, really big dogs, little tiny dogs; happy, happy dogs - at the second annual Whisker Walk yesterday.

The sun came out on Saturday and so did the walkers for the 5-Mile Walk for Hunger.

SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE / NICK BROWN Bill Grady, who has spent 16 years directing plays at Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, works in his history classroom at Lancaster's Luther Burbank Middle School.

Friday, April 17 Judge Martha Brennan Karen A. Barfield , 49, of 56 Mt. Pleasant Ave., #1, Leominster, operating a motor vehicle with license suspended, dismissed upon payment of $200 in court costs.

Even though they moved their annual folk festival out of the immediate area, the organizers of the Wachusett Valley Folk Festival have not forgotten from where they came Jean Syria and Denise Hurley, the force behind what was formerly the Nashua River Valley Folk Festival, part of the Lancaster Coffeehouse series, have teamed up with two local ...