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UMass Dartmouth is now accepting nominations for its 8th Annual Drum Major Award to memorialize the legacy of Dr.

A Spencer man who police say teamed up with an alleged thief who pawned stolen gold coins was arraigned yesterday on five counts related to a break-in at his uncle's house.

A Spencer man is charged with stealing gold coins and jewelry, then pawning them in order to buy heroin and luxury hotel rooms, police said.

A Spencer man who allegedly stole gold coins pawned them over six months for $90,000, spending the cash on heroin and nice hotel rooms, police said.

Todd R. Matera, of Palmer, shows the seeds that should produce giant pumpkins, but only grew small ones due to excessive rain this summer.

Jordan Dairy Inc., 51 Muschopauge Road, makes and ships more than 9 tons of milk a day.

Judge James R. Lemire Jose Ortiz, 19, of 137 Main St., Spencer, sentenced to two concurrent terms of 2-1/2 years in the House of Correction, with 18 months to be served, after pleading guilty to two counts of carrying a firearm without a license.

Judge James R. Lemire Alison Skerrett, 23, of 137 Main St., Spencer, was sentenced to five concurrent terms of 3 to 5 years in Walpole state prison after pleading guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute, amended from trafficking in heroin, morphine, or opium, and four counts of firearm violation with one prior violent or drug ...

By BUFFY SPENCER bspencer@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - A Hampden Superior Court jury on Thursday found Taharga Mott guilty of the brutal beating of another man who had come into the city's entertainment district on Aug.

On September 10, 1846 Elias Howe of Spencer, Massachusetts, received a patent for his invention of the sewing machine.

Mr. Nelson, who had a captive audience of young people following him from cage to cage, said he takes time to educate youth contestants on the art of breeding poultry while judging their birds.

This exhibition of works was created by these three 2009 Worcester Cultural Commission Grant Recipients, and range from peeled acrylic paintings to illustrations to ceramic sculpture.

High-flying trapeze artists, a knife thrower, an Inca museum exhibit and wooly alpacas are among the 'things new' planned for the 121st Spencer Fair, which opens Thursday.