Webster News

A downtown improvement project that started 10 years ago came nearer to fruition yesterday with the awarding of a state transportation grant worth nearly $1 million.

It hasn't looked too much like summer yet, but on Thursday July 2 summer will be forced to arrive at VIA's Party on the Patio from 4pm 10pm.

Webster police with a warrant searched a Lake Street apartment early Saturday morning and found drug paraphernalia and what is believed to be marijuana, resulting in five arrests on drug-related charges.

Stephen Lucero, 39, of a last known address of 52 Hartley St., Webster, was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 2 to 4 years in Walpole state prison after being found guilty by a jury of two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

A 60-meter meteorological test tower was installed on the site last week. DOUGLAS - With the appeal period ended, the Douglas Woods wind farm project is moving forward with the installation of a test tower and negotiations over connection agreements.

A dispute over drugs led to a teen allegedly shooting a Webster man in the head Friday night in Webster, according to a police report.

Rhiana joined the WTVY news team in October of 2007. She currently serves as a General Assignment News Reporter.

A Main Street man survived a gunshot wound to the head last night, but police are still looking for his assailant.

They're providing a means by which the private and public sectors can be brought together.

Judge John S. McCann Michael Nolette , 54, of 39 Graham St., Gardner, sentenced to 2 to 3 years in Walpole State Prison after being found guilty by a jury of driving under the influence of drugs and negligently causing serious injury.

Judge James R. Lemire Robert Colon, 40, of 385 Main St., Webster, was sentenced to 2 to 3 years in Walpole state prison after pleading guilty to unarmed robbery.

A woman who was having trouble collecting a drug debt Monday allegedly recited the names and addresses of a customer's children and said she was calling one of her 'boys' to bring a gun, police said.

Robert Colon, 40, of 385 Main St., Webster, was sentenced to 2 to 3 years in Walpole state prison after pleading guilty to unarmed robbery.

Sunday, May 31, 2009 Saving Sunday The Rev. Luke A. Veronis of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Webster, his wife, Faith, with their four children, from left, Nicholas, 4; Panayiota, 6; Theodora, 9; and Paul, 10.

A 51-year-old Grafton man who has been convicted of three armed robberies in Central Massachusetts was charged yesterday with involvement in the July 11, 2007, robbery of a Cumberland Farms in Thompson.

Upton Memorial Day plans for parade in town UPTON - Veterans from town are scheduled to meet at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow at the VFW Post on Route 140.

" " " " Man killed by fire truck in Webster - A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a Webster fire department truck.

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His Navy uniform fresh out of the cleaners, 67-year-old Philip J. Walach was looking forward to another Memorial Day parade, said Jim Frissell, senior vice commander at the Webster-Dudley American Legion Post 184.

A 67-year-old pedestrian was killed this morning when he was hit by a Fire Department vehicle that was backing into the fire station, according to authorities.