Ware News

Sol of Mexico, which sells corn tortillas made fresh daily, has added salsa and guacamole to its take-out list.

By NANCY H. GONTER ngonter@repub.com WARE - After structural problems were discovered in the Doane Road bridge over Flat Brook, selectmen voted Tuesday night to close it until further notice.

Ware police said a man wanted for a March shooting of a house was picked up by state police Thursday on a warrant issued over the incident.

Police early this morning seized more than 100 marijuana plants from a home that had caught fire hours earlier.

An abandoned home in West Brookfield was damaged by a fire this Father's Day. Ware Fire Chief Thomas Columbe told 22News the fire broke out at about 5:30pm Sunday on 77 Ragged Hill Road.

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.

T he Massachusetts Department of Public Health is offering four weeks of free nicotine patches to veterans and their families who want to quit smoking.

Westboro Speed, alcohol blamed in crash that injured 3 WESTBORO - Excessive speed and alcohol were factors in a crash that injured three 21-year-olds and knocked over a utility pole early Sunday near Fales Elementary School, according to police.

A vague threat written on a bathroom wall at Ware High School prompted about 40 percent of students to stay home today.

The NAPA Auto Parts chain is looking to open as many as 10 new franchises in the Greater Springfield area.

By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com WARE - A 24-year-old Ware man who lost control of a motorcycle on Greenwich Plains Road early Monday morning, was in critical condition Monday morning at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, police said.

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

By FRED CONTRADA fcontrada@repub.com NORTHAMPTON - A Hampshire Superior Court jury has found in favor of a disabled man who claimed that a former friend cheated him out of his Ware home.

WARE PROM 1 - Sarah B. LeCours, Cameron W. Valle, Doug B. Meekin and Samantha N. Whitly at the Ware High School Prom held recently at the Hotel Northampton.

By CHRIS HAMEL chamel@repub.com WARE - Madisyn A. Hill and Ryan J. Swarts were among 101 seventh-graders who helped launch a new concept in education when the 2008-2009 school year began.

By JOHN APPLETON jappleton@repub.com BELCHERTOWN - Country Bank for Savings is donating $50,000 toward the proposed expansion of Clapp Memorial Library and organizers of the fund-raising drive for the project said the gift will help draw other contributions.

The Casino Theater, at 121 Main St., is seen in downtown Ware one day last month.

Drivers heading for Ware on Route 32 in Palmer get a chilling reminder they're entering the s-curve zone.

Fitchburg Drive-by shooting leaves bullet hole in car FITCHBURG - Police are investigating a drive-by shooting Tuesday that left a bullet hole in a parked car.

Preparations are underway to ready the Field Park rotary for reconstruction beginning next month.