Sturbridge News

May 20th, 2013 June 2nd, 2013: State Liquors , 370 Park Ave. in Worcester June 3rd, 2013 June 23rd, 2013: Fannon's Liquors , 212 N. Main St.

A top official with the Western Massachusetts Fire Chiefs Association is questioning the motive and expertise of the consultant who recently did a critical study of the Sturbridge Fire Department.

She was born Oct. 15, 1913 in Sherbrook, Quebec, Canada. She graduated from Lowell High School in Lowell, Mass.

Cpl. George A. Blood was born in Sturbridge, Mass., on April 11, 1843. He served three years with the Union Army, from July 21, 1862 to July 31, 1865.

From the moment one enters the Gateway Players Arts Barn, it's obvious that the Southbridge community theater company has put a great deal of effort into making their production of Ernest Thompson's venerable "On Golden Pond" as captivating as possible.

Erik K. Larson of Southbridge, president of the Shrewsbury Historical Society, at the Mountain View Cemetery.

A longtime worker for the Sturbridge Fire Department is questioning the motives behind a controversial consultant study that resulted in the indefinite suspension of the town's fire chief.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation encourages travelers to plan ahead and travel safely during the upcoming Mother's Day weekend especially for travelers using the Massachusetts Turnpike or traveling to Cape Cod.

The sheep at Old Sturbridge Village will be a little cooler after getting their annual "haircuts" during "Wool Days" on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27. OSV farmers will demonstrate sheep shearing 1830s-style throughout the weekend, and Border Collies will show off their sheepherding skills on May 25.

With a common goal of strengthening communities through a qualified and engaged workforce, three of Gov.

BRIMFIELD - A belly dancing show will be held at Hitchcock Free Academy on May 11, from 2 - 10 p.m. Eight schools from five states will be in attendance; vendors will sell their belly dance-related wares throughout the event, and there will be various workshops to attend - creating an opportunity to study with a variety of professional dancers.

An artist's rendering of the proposed Mohegan Sun Palmer resort casino off Massachusetts Turnpike Exit 8 in Palmer.

Written by William Shakespeare, directed by Ed Cornely. At Stageloft Repertory Theater, 450A Main St., Sturbridge.

A stop by a Massachusetts StatePolice trooper for a lane violation turned into a drug bust resulting in the arrest of three men and the confiscation of hundreds of Oxyodone pills and thousands of dollars in cash.

Savers Bank has announced a $1,000 donation to the Southbridge Police Department's Cops 'N' Kids program.

'A Celebration of the Artistic Life of Shirley V. Errickson' will be held 1 to 5 p.m. May 4 and 5 at 5 Pratt St., Worcester.

Free heirloom tomato plants will be given to Old Sturbridge Village visitors on Saturday, May 18 to celebrate the start of the gardening season.

Sturbridge Police Chief and Acting Fire Chief Thomas J. Ford III said four pieces of apparatus were out of service for maintenance last week during back-to-back blazes.

BRIMFIELD - The victim of a fatal car wreck has yet to be publicly identified, but authorities say the older man died after a rollover crash on Route 20 at about 4:30 p.m. Monday.

A postcard for sale on eBay shows the Basketville building as it was years ago, with baskets for sale covering seemingly every inch of the walls and ceiling.