Sterling News

Things got a little wild at last weekend's rodeo, but it was off the arena, not on, according to police.

An Upton man was injured by a lightning strike this morning during a thunderstorm that dumped heavy rainfall across the county, flooding streets and basements, and prompting the town of Sterling to consider declaring a state of emergency.

R oger P Warfield American Legion Auxiliary Unit 373 has elected the following officers for 2009-2010: Virginia Gingras, president; Patricia Berry Lamb, senior vice commander; Tracy Smith, junior vice commander; Jackie Rumery, treasurer; Jen Lyons, secretary; Cindy Kelly, chaplain; and Valerie Lloyd and Julianna Dunleavy, historians.

Neree Roseberry said flooding near his Stuart Road house has been a problem ever since Interstate 190 was constructed.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 5:36 pm US/Eastern Read: Lightning Safety Tips Slideshow: Severe Summer Storms Reporting Ron Sanders STERLING 1 of 6 Another flooded section of Meetinghouse Hill Road in Sterling.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 9:48 am US/Eastern The National Weather Service has issued aA flash flood warning for eastern Massachusetts until 12:15 p.m. There is also a flash flood watch in effect for most of southern New England through Thursday evening.

Monday, May 11 Judge Martha Brenner Ezequiel Rivera , 34, of 333 Main St., Clinton, uninsured operation, dismissed upon payment of $100 in court costs; operating an unregistered motor vehicle, not responsible; operating a motor vehicle with registration suspended, dismissed.

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.

Leominster Credit Union recently announced the following officers will serve on its 2009-2010 Board of Directors.

The Princeton Fire Department will host the 83rd running of the Wachusett Muster League Fireman's Muster on Sunday, June 21.

Clinton High School Class of 1969 : A 40-year reunion will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. June 12 at the Twin Oaks Restaurant, 228 Leominster Road , Sterling.

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 ...

Clinton Parks and Recreation The office is located at 560 High St. , 365-4140. Summer Playground: starting June 23, will run until Aug.

Five-year-old Daniel Depatie, above, is pictured at the San Diego Zoo. The other photos show Daniel with family members.

Acorn Apartments, the affordable-housing project proposed along Rangeway Road, received a unanimous thumbs-down from the Traffic Management Committee last night.

Auburn Winds flip boat, dumping 2 teens into reservoir AUBURN - High winds yesterday flipped a catamaran on Dark Brook Reservoir, dumping two teenagers into the water.

Despite dire predictions from four state representatives and senators, the Wachusett Regional School Committee decided not to increase town assessments by $1,008,512. State Sens.

Three people were charged with breaking into two homes on North Row Road in Sterling last Thursday afternoon.

A Sterling house was spared, but a barn was destroyed by an aggressive fire Sunday that required help from several towns to fight.